German cyclist Danilo Hondo is planning to be back on his bike and racing on April 1, despite earlier reports that he would have to sit out an additional period.
Friday afternoon, the Court of Arbitration for Sport issued a "clarification" concerning his ban. According to Hondo, the court does not have the right to extend his punishment, under both Swiss and European law. In order to conform with the ban, any results and titles that he received while he rode during his suspension would be removed from his record, and any prize money that he received would have to be paid back.
However, Hondo noted, he did not receive any prize money for last year anyway, when he rode for Team Lamonta, because of the ongoing legal case.