A.________ v Union Cycliste Internationale (CAS 2024/A/10648; Swiss Federal Supreme Court 4A_292/2025)

Procedural record

1. 7 May 2025Switzerland

   7 May 2025Switzerland

   CAS Award in CAS 2024/A/10648

   Court of Arbitration for Sport

   Decision summary

   The CAS tribunal rejected the cyclist's appeal against the UCI Anti-Doping Tribunal's decision and ordered the cyclist to pay CHF 7,500 toward the UCI's arbitration costs.

   Participants

   Court of Arbitration for Sport

   1 year, 3 months and 12 days later · 469 days

2. 19 August 2026Switzerland

   19 August 2026Switzerland

   Judgment of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court in the case 4A_292/2025 dated 19 August 2026

   Swiss Federal Supreme Court

   Case no.

   4A_292/2025

   Decision summary

   The court rejected, to the extent admissible, the cyclist's challenge to the CAS award. It held that considering evidence from Spain's Ilex investigation did not violate procedural public policy and dismissed the fair-trial, privacy, and presumption-of-innocence complaints. The cyclist was ordered to pay CHF 15,000 in court costs and CHF 17,000 in compensation to the UCI.

   Participants

   A.________

   Representative

   Marco Vedovatti (For: A.________)

   Representative

   Emile Merkt (For: A.________)

   Union Cycliste Internationale

   Representative

   Antonio Rigozzi (For: Union Cycliste Internationale)

   Representative

   Patrick Pithon (For: Union Cycliste Internationale)

   Swiss Federal Supreme Court

   Judge

   Hurni

   Judge

   Kiss

   Judge

   Denys

   Judge

   Rüedi

   Judge

   May Canellas

   Court clerk

   Carruzzo

   Authorities cited

   13

   • Swiss Federal Act on the Federal Supreme Court (Federal Act on the Federal Supreme Court of 17 June 2005, RS 173.110)
     statute
   • Swiss Private International Law Act of 18 December 1987, RS 291
     statute
   • European Convention on Human Rights, RS 0.101
     treaty
   • International Convention against Doping in Sport of 19 October 2005, RS 0.812.122.2
     treaty
   • Semenya v Switzerland (ECtHR, Semenya v Switzerland, application no. 10934/21, 10 July 2025)
     case-law
   • Fédération nationale des associations et syndicats de sportifs and others v France (ECtHR, Fédération nationale des associations et syndicats de sportifs and others v France, applications nos. 48151/11 and 77769/13, 18 January 2018)
     case-law
   • ATF 150 III 280
     case-law
   • ATF 144 III 120
     case-law
   • ATF 141 III 229
     case-law
   • ATF 138 III 322
     case-law
   • Federal Supreme Court judgment 4A_546/2024 (4A_546/2024 of 20 May 2025)
     case-law
   • Federal Supreme Court judgment 4A_10/2022 (4A_10/2022 of 17 May 2022)
     case-law
   • Federal Supreme Court judgment 4A_488/2011 (4A_488/2011 of 18 June 2012)
     case-law