BERLIN - German cyclist Patrik Sinkewitz, who tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone in June, was fired from his T-Mobile team Tuesday after refusing to have his backup sample tested.
T-Mobile dismissed Sinkewitz after the German Cycling Federation said the 26-year-old rider declined to have his B-sample analyzed.
"The refusal to open the B-sample is tantamount to a positive doping test," said Christian Frommert, a spokesman for T-Mobile.
T-Mobile had initially suspended Sinkewitz after he tested positive during training on June 8 - a month before the start of the Tour de France. He competed in the race until he crashed into a spectator during the eighth stage on July 15.
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