AUSTRALIAN mountain biker Wade Bootes has been suspended for six months after testing positive to a banned stimulant.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport imposed the ban after Bootes returned a positive test at the Mont Sainte Anne Mountain Bike World Cup in Canada. Bootes competes on the MTB 4-Cross and BMX circuits. The 30-year-old Queenslander is a former Australian mountain bike and BMX cyclist of the year.