Overview
- The UCI announced a provisional suspension for Lazkano after unexplained irregularities were found in his Athlete Biological Passport covering 2022–2024.
- Red Bull–BORA dismissed the 25‑year‑old within hours of the UCI notice, stressing the flagged period predates his arrival at the team.
- Movistar said it learned of the case on October 30 and released a UCI note stating experts judged it highly probable a prohibited substance or method was used based on samples from 2020–2024.
- The Agency for International Control and the Lausanne‑based Athlete Passport Management Unit will refer the file to an independent panel, with Lazkano barred from competition until a decision.
- Lazkano has not raced since April’s Paris–Roubaix and has shown limited recent training activity, according to race records and reports.