Svetlana Bubnenkova tested positive for the use of EPO in the Tour de Limousin 2006. In June 2007 she was suspended for 2 years by the AFLD (Agence Française de Lutte contre le Dopage). Later the UCI adopted this suspension. Because of a miscommunication Bubnenkova continued to race in 2007. At the end of 2007 the UCI disqualified Bubnenkova in all races she started between June and September 2007.