Austrian cyclist Kohl tested positive for CERA

So the 'mighty' keep falling... My guess that this year's Tour de France was not the 'clean' Tour that everone was hoping for...

PARIS (AP)—Third-place Tour de France finisher Bernhard Kohl tested positive for a banned blood booster when his race samples were checked for the new drug.

French anti-doping agency director Pierre Bordry told The Associated Press on Monday that he told Austrian anti-doping authorities, who confirmed the doping case.

The Austrian cyclist is the fourth rider to be caught using CERA, an advanced version of EPO.

The new blood tests for CERA also exposed Kohl’s teammate at Gerolsteiner, Stefan Schumacher, and Italian cyclists Riccardo Ricco and Leonardo Piepoli.

Kohl, the Tour’s best rider in the mountains, finished third behind Carlos Sastre and Cadel Evans in the second-tightest podium finish in the 105-year-old race.

Kohl risks a two-year suspension and could lose his podium spot to fourth-place Denis Menchov of Russia.