Tom Danielson accepts four-year sanction for doping

Tom Danielson of the US rides during the 20th stage of the Tour de France. (Laurent Cipriani/AP)

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Cyclist Tom Danielson has accepted a four-year sanction for his second anti-doping rule violation.

USADA announced the penalty Thursday, saying the 38-year-old Danielson "tested positive as a result of an out-of-competition urine sample he provided on July 9, 2015, for the presence of an exogenous Androgenic Anabolic Steroid and/or its metabolites."

The Colorado racer’s four-year period of ineligibility began on Aug. 3, 2015, the date he accepted a provisional suspension. Danielson accepted a six-month sanction and loss of results in 2012 for his involvement in the U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team doping conspiracy.

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