UCI imposes doping ban on Australia's Deon Locke

GENEVA: Cycling's governing body UCI said Wednesday that it has temporarily banned Australian rider Deon Locke from the sport after he failed a doping test in October.

"The UCI advised Australian rider Deon Michael Locke that he is provisionally suspended," said the International Cycling Union, adding that the ban would last until the Australian Cycling Federation rules if the rider had indeed flouted anti-doping rules.

Locke failed a test during the Tour of Hainan, when phentermine was found in a urine sample taken from him on October 23, 2011.