Semchuk unfit to start women's road race

By Gregor Brown in Stuttgart, Germany

The UCI performed out doping controls on 23 riders Thursday morning. The nations of Spain, Portugal, Great Britain and Ukraine were tested, the latter had its rider Svitlana Semchuk declared 'unfit' to start.

The 22 year-old was slated to start with the Ukrainian women's team in the road race on Saturday.

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