German doctor Mark Schmidt faces a potential five-and-a-half-year
prison sentence when a court rules on his involvement in an alleged
international blood doping ring tomorrow.
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Austrian cyclist Stefan Denifl has been sentenced to two years in prison for his role in the Operation Aderlass blood doping scandal.
The former professional, given a four-year ban for blood doping in 2019, has been convicted of serious commercial fraud.
Sixteen months of the sentence handed down by the Innsbruck regional court will be suspended, while he has also been fined €349,000 (£311,000/$425,000).
Denifl, who represented IAM Cycling and Aqua Blue Sport during his professional career, admitted doping during court hearings in 2020 but denied the fraud allegations.
The judge ruled, however, that he would not have been employed by his teams if they were aware of his doping.
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Two-year sentence for Austrian cyclist Denifl over doping
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Vienna (AFP)
Austrian cyclist Stefan Denifl was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday for his part in the international Aderlass doping ring which was uncovered in 2019.
Andreas Stutter, vice-president of Innsbruck regional court, confirmed the sentence for aggravated sports fraud to AFP.
He said that both defence and prosecutors would have three days to appeal the verdict.
Sixteen months of the sentence will be suspended.
Denifl, 33, had admitted doping in previous court hearings in February 2020 but denied the charges of fraud, insisting he had fulfilled all his contracts.