Team Astana has fired Matthias Kessler following the of his B-sample, the team🌱 announced Friday. Swiss Cycling, the national federation responsible for Kessler, had earlier in the day officially announced the results of the B-sample.

"The B-sample confirms the A-sample," said Lorenz Schlaefli, the director of Swiss Cycling. Kessler i🎃s a German citizen who lives in Switzerland and therefore rides under a Swiss license.

for testosterone in a test before the Fleche Wallonne. He has always maintained his innocence.