Spanish Cyclists- Landaluze, Serrano in Deep Waters

AIGLE, Switzerland — The International Cycling Union has suspended two Spanish riders Landaluze, Serrano who tested positive for the banned blood-boosting drug CERA.

The UCI said Friday that Inigo Landaluze tested positive in two blood samples last month, one taken during the Dauphine Libere race in France and the other out of competition.

Ricardo Serrano tested positive in a sample from the Tour of Switzerland.

The UCI provisionally suspended the riders until the Spanish cycling federation holds disciplinary hearings.

Neither rider is competing in the Tour de France.

The 32-year-old Landaluze won the Dauphine in 2005, although suspicions of doping shrouded the victory. The 30-year-old Serrano is already suspended for previous doping problems.