Horner cleared by USADA in doping test mix-up

MADRID (AP) A mixup over Christopher Horner's whereabouts for a doping test a day after his victory in the Spanish Vuelta has been cleared up by the U.S. anti-doping agency.

"This is not considered a missed test," the USADA said in a statement Monday.

Spain's anti-doping agency said it received a request from its American counterpart to perform a routine test on the U.S. veteran rider early Monday, only to discover that Horner was not at the address they had been given.

The RadioShack-Leopard rider had spent the night at a different hotel to the rest of his team.

The USADA later issued a statement confirming Horner had updated his whereabouts details in advance but the change received by email was not forwarded to the anti-doping control officer in Spain ahead of initially planned test.

Horner's team had earlier released a statement saying the rider had updated his whereabouts with USADA correctly, giving the name of his hotel for the night.

The team included a screenshot of the automated email reply from USADA which stated, "Your update has been received."

The Spanish agency said it was normal for anti-doping agencies such as USADA to request tests be performed for them by organizations in other countries.

Horner, the oldest rider to win a grand tour event, will be 42 next month.