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Disgraced Di Luca Handed Handed Fine And Two-Year Ban
ROME, Feb 1, 2010 (AFP) – Italian Danilo Di Luca was handed a two-year doping ban and a hefty fine by the Italian Olympic Commitee (CONI) on Monday.
Di Luca, the 2007 Tour of Italy champion, finished second to Russia’s Denis Menchov in a thrilling finish to [...]
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- Vania Rossi Positive For CERA
January 29th, 2010CONI has confirmed that Vania Rossi (partner of Riccardo Riccò) has tested positive for EPO CERA throught heir website today. The test was conducted at the Italian Women’s National Cyclo-Cross Championships where Rossi placed second on January 10, 2010.
Rossi gave birth to the couples baby boy recently, and then made speedy return [...] - CAS Dismisses Schumacher’s Appeal
January 25th, 2010World sport’s top court CAS on Monday rejected an appeal by disgraced German cyclist Stefan Schumacher against a two-year ban for doping, related to offences at the 2008 Tour de France.
Schumacher tested positive for the banned blood booster EPO CERA both at the Tour de France and Olympic Games in [...] - Rebellin To Be Stripped Of Olympic Silver Medal
November 17th, 2009PARIS, Nov 18, 2009 (AFP) – Veteran Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin who tested positive for the new generation of EPO (CERA) at the 2008 Olympic Games is to be stripped of his road race silver medal the sport’s governing body the International Cycling Union (UCI) announced on Tuesday.
The UCI confirmed that the International Olympic [...] - Another Italian Cyclist Caught Using EPO
October 7th, 2009ROME, Oct 7, 2009 (AFP) – A day after it was revealed that Italian Gabriele Bosisio had failed a dope test, his countryman Francesco De Bonis has also been flagged as an EPO user.
De Bonis, who rides with the Diquigiovanni team, tested positive for the new-generation EPO called Cera [...] - UCI Suspends Tour of Portugal Champion For Doping
September 18th, 2009GENEVA, Sept 18, 2009 (AFP) – Cycling’s world ruling body said Friday it has suspended recently-crowned Tour of Portugal champion Nuno Ribeiro and two of his teammates from racing after they tested positive for doping.
Ribeiro and Liberty Seguros teammates Hector Guerra and Isidro Nozal had tested positive for the banned [...] - Di Luca Screaming Foul Over Positive CERA Tests
August 26th, 2009Italian cyclist Danilo Di Luca on Wednesday claimed he was the victim of a conspiracy after twice testing positive for banned blood booster EPO (erythropoietin) during May’s Tour of Italy.
Di Luca finished second in the event he previously won in 2007 but returned positive tests for the new-generation EPO [...] - WADA Labs Corrupted By Disgraced Austrian, Claims Kohl
August 14th, 2009VIENNA, Aug 14, 2009 (AFP) – Disgraced Tour de France cyclist Bernard Kohl said Friday that scientists working in laboratories accredited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) were bribed by his former manager, the alleged head of a doping network.
Austrian Stefan Matschiner, who managed the careers of several top [...] - Tour Chief Hails Clean Race, But Says The Doping War Not Over
July 27th, 2009by Justin Davis
PARIS, July 27, 2009 (AFP) – Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme was understandably cautious after celebrating a scandal-free 96th edition here Sunday.
For the first time in living memory the world’s biggest bike race avoided being dragged through the mire by drugs cheats.
On this year’s [...] - UCI Suspends Two Spanish Cyclists On Doping Tests
July 17th, 2009GENEVA, July 17, 2009 (AFP) – World cycling’s governing body said Friday that Spanish cyclists Inigo Landaluze and Ricardo Serrano have been suspended after traces of illicit drug CERA were found in their blood samples recently.
“The decision to provisionally suspend the two riders was made in response to reports [...] - Schumacher’s Failed Drugs Test Confirmed By B sample
July 7th, 2009BERLIN, July 7, 2009 (AFP) – The positive test of German cyclist Stefan Schumacher for EPO Cera during last year’s Olympic Games has been confirmed by the B sample, his lawyer Michael Lehner said on Tuesday.
The 27-year-old rider, however, continues to protest his innocence and is determined to clear [...] - Scandal-Free Tour Is Possible, Says Pat McQuaid
June 13th, 2009by Justin Davis
PARIS, June 11, 2009 (AFP) – Hopes of a scandal-free Tour de France in 2009 may be pie in the sky to some, but cycling’s most obstinate cheats have been warned they face a rocky road towards glory on the world’s biggest bike race.
On [...] - Tour de France 2009 Peloton To Face An Anti-Doping Army
June 10th, 2009by Justin Davis
PARIS, June 10, 2009 (AFP) – Potential drugs cheats at the 2009 Tour de France will face the biggest anti-doping army ever seen at a major sports event next month, UCI chief Pat McQuaid has warned.
McQuaid, the president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), [...] - Bernard Kohl Reveals Truth On Tour de France Doping
June 9th, 2009Disgraced Austrian cyclist Bernhard Kohl lifted the lid on his doping practices at last year’s Tour de France in a candid and accusatory interview published in French sports daily L’Equipe on Tuesday.
Kohl, 27, finished third in the 2008 Tour and was awarded the jersey for the best climber but was removed [...] - Positive Doping Test Takes Pfannberger Out Of Tour of Italy
May 7th, 2009PARIS, May 7, 2009 (AFP) – Austrian professional Christian Pfannberger has been suspended by the Russian Katusha team following a positive test from a random doping control, the team announced late Wednesday.
Pfannberger, 29, was due to start the three-week Tour of Italy this coming Saturday but he has been provisionally suspended [...] - Coni Confirm Rebellin’s Positive Dope Test
April 29th, 2009ROME, April 29, 2009 (AFP) – The Italian Olympic Committee (Coni) on Wednesday confirmed that cyclist Davide Rebellin was under investigation for doping due to a positive test returned at last year’s Olympics.
The 37-year-old, who earlier this month won the prestigious Fleche Wallonne race, tested for the new generation of EPO, [...] - Stefan Schumacher Tests Positive For CERA At Olympics
April 29th, 2009BERLIN, April 29, 2009 (AFP) – German cyclist Stefan Schumacher was identified on Wednesday as one of the six athletes from the Beijing Olympic Games who has tested positive for banned blood-booster EPO CERA.
“The German Cycling Federation (BDR) have passed documents about a failed doping test on to the sportsman Stefan Schumacher,” said [...] - Olympic Silver Medal Winner Davide Rebellin Failed Drug Test
April 28th, 2009Veteran Italian rider Davide Rebellin tested positive for EPO CERA at last year’s Beijing Olympics where he won silver in the road race, Italian media reported on Tuesday.
The 37-year-old – who this month won a record-equalling third Fleche-Wallone classic – numbers many memorable one day victories during his career [...] - UCI and AFLD Reach AN Anti-Doping Collaboration
March 6th, 2009The International Cycling Union (UCI) and the French Anti-doping Agency (AFLD) reached an agreement on Friday over drug-testing measures in the Paris-Nice stage race, which starts on Sunday. This new agreement will strengthen the anti-doping stance that professional cycling has worked very hard to create.
“There was a strong [...] - Doping, Comebacks and a Man Named Contador
December 20th, 2008by Justin Davis
PARIS, Dec 20, 2008 (AFP) – History was made, new talents were revealed as drugs cheats and one of sport’s biggest names, Lance Armstrong, decided to emerge from retirement to show rivals ten years his junior a trick or two.
In all, 2008 was another [...] - Tour de France Podium Finisher Bernard Kohl Admits To Doping
October 15th, 2008VIENNA, Oct 15, 2008 (AFP) – Austria’s Bernhard Kohl, the best climber at this year’s Tour de France and third overall, admitted Wednesday to using Cera, the new generation of banned blood booster EPO.
Kohl’s admission, reported by Austrian state television and news site oe24.at, comes 48 hours after [...] - Giro d’Italia Chiefs Will Not Test Retroactively For CERA
October 10th, 2008ROME, Oct 10, 2008 (AFP) – Giro d’Italia chief Angelo Zomegnan said he will not retroactively test samples from the 2008 race in a bid to weed out possible users of CERA, the latest generation of the banned blood booster EPO (erythropoietin).
According to Gazzetta dello Sport on Friday, Zomegnan [...]
- Manufacturer of CERA Helped WADA Develope CERA Drug Test
October 9th, 2008The manufacturer of the third generation EPO, CERA, is helping the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) test for the illegal use of the drug by athletes. Roche Holding AG said that it has collaborated with WADA since 2004. “We were very pleased that this collaboration with WADA has been productive,” Roche spokeswoman Claudia Schmitt told the [...]
- More Scandal For Tour de France As Ricco Tests Positive
July 17th, 2008by Justin Davis
LAVELANET, France, July 17, 2008 (AFP) – The Tour de France was rocked by a third positive doping scandal Thursday after Italian Riccardo Ricco tested positive for banned substances.
Ricco, who won two climbing stages last week, was taken into custody by French police amid [...]
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