ROME, Jan 11, 2009 (AFP) – Italian track cyclist Annalisa Cucinotta tested positive for an anabolic steroid in December, the Gazzetta dello Sport said on Sunday.

According to the sports newspaper, the 22-year-old failed the test after a World Cup event in Cali, Colombia on December 12.

Cucinotta becomes the second Italian woman cyclist after ex-road world champion Marta Bastianelli to test for a stimulant.

Bastianelli missed the Olympic Games in Beijing in August due to her offense.