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News from Italy:

The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) announced that the examination of Italian cyclocross rider Vania Rossi’s B sample has returned a negative result for EPO-CERA.

CONI released the news on its website on Friday with the statement, “In the B sample analysis for Vania Rossi, conducted in the period from March 29 to [...]

Busted!

I guess Richie Rich got tired of sitting on the sidelines while his girlie girl was getting to race … so he decided to take her out by slipping her a little CERA to jack up her Hct values …

Poor Vania … did you not think that being associated with a doper might [...]

It never ends, does it?

Di Luca suspended after positive doping test – Cycling – Yahoo! Sports

AIGLE, Switzerland (AP)—Cycling’s governing body suspended former Giro d’Italia winner Danilo Di Luca on Wednesday after he tested positive for the banned blood-booster CERA.

The International Cycling Union told the Italian rider he was provisionally banned until his national federation can have a [...]

Let the doping stories begin!

Doping-Tour de France riders face intensive testing – Cycling – Yahoo Sports

PARIS, June 10 Reuters – This year’s Tour de France will be the most scrutinised sports event ever by anti-doping authorities, International Cycling Union UCI president Pat McQuaid said on Wednesday.

More than 500 tests will be carried out during the world’s greatest [...]

4-year bans for doping

I’m torn by the following news … on the one hand, yes, it should be a pretty good way to help get rid of the cheaters once and for all; although, like McQuaid, life bans would be better.

On the other hand, as slipshod as many of the testing procedures and protocols have proven to [...]

Bet Richie Rich didn’t consider this!

VeloNews | Drug maker cooperated with WADA

The World Anti-Doping Agency said Wednesday Italian rider Riccardo Riccò tested positive at the Tour de France after a secret molecule was planted in the blood booster EPO during its manufacture.

Riccò, 24, upset the big names of the sport to win two stages of this year’s Tour [...]