The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the National Anti-Doping Agency of Germany (NADA Germany) and the cyclist Michel Heßmann have, following the first-instance decision by NADA Germany, re-examined the decision at WADA's request and reached the following agreement with the participation of WADA and the athlete:
"The professional cyclist Mr. Michel Heßmann ("Athlete") tested positive for chlortalidone (measure concentrations: 20.2 ng/ml [A sample] and 17.4 ng/ml [B sample] following an out-of-competition doping control of 14 June 2023. The World Anti-Doping Agency ("WADA"), the National Anti Doping Agency of Germany ("NADA Germany") and the professional cyclist Mr. Michel Heßmann ("Athlete") have concluded a Case Resolution Agreement according to which the Athlete is sanctioned for an unintentional anti-doping rule violation based on Art. 2.1 of the Bund Deutscher Radfahrer e. V. Anti-Doping-Code with a period of Ineligibility of twenty-one (21) months starting with the date of the sample collection on 14 June 2023. The Athlete will therefore be eligible to participate in any activities and competitions as of 14 March 2025. The Athlete is, inter alia, allowed to retun to train with a team two months before expiry of the period Ineligibility, i.e. as of 14 January 2025."
