Two Spanish cyclists banned for doping have filed appeals with sport's highest court to overturn their suspensions.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Friday that Patxi Vila and Francisco Ventoso are seeking to annul sanctions imposed by Spain's cycling federation.
The CAS said it expected to rule on the appeals within four months.
Vila was suspended for two years after testing positive for testosterone in an out-of-competition control at his home in March 2008.
The 33-year-old Vila withdrew his entry from the Giro d'Italia race when the test result was announced two months later.
The 27-year-old Ventoso, who won a stage of the Spanish Vuelta in 2006, was given a nine-month ban after a positive test for furosemide in an out-of-competition control a year ago.
Furosemide is a diuretic banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency as a masking agent for the use of other drugs.
