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• Coni Recommends 12-year Ban For Ricco
  October 12th, 2011
  

  ROME, Oct 12, 2011 – The Italian Olympic Committee (Coni) on Wednesday recommended a 12-year ban for disgraced cyclist Riccardo Ricco over an apparent self-transfusion. Ricco ended up in hospital [...]

• Investigation Reveals Ricco Self-Transfusion
  September 5th, 2011
  

  ROME, Sept 5, 2011 (AFP) – An investigation into banned Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco concluded that he did perform a blood transfusion on himself, the Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper reported [...]

• Ricco Suspended By Italian Olympic Committee
  June 10th, 2011
  

  ROME, June 10, 2011 (AFP) – Controversial Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco was on Friday suspended by his country’s national Olympic committee’s (CONI) anti-doping body, a source said. The ban applies [...]

• Two Time Doper Ricco Vows To Quit Cycling
  March 12th, 2011
  

  ROME, March 12, 2011 – Disgraced Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco has vowed to quit cycling after being sacked by his Vacansoleil team following reports he tried to give himself a [...]

• Ricco Doping Gets Him Fired Again
  February 19th, 2011
  

  PARIS, Feb 19, 2011 – Disgraced Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco was sacked by his Vacansoleil team on Saturday for breaking team regulations, according to a statement released by the Dutch [...]

• Ricco Gets Dumped By Team
  February 11th, 2011
  

  PARIS, Feb 11, 2011 – Disgraced Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco has been suspended from competition by his Vacansoleil team amid doping suspicions, the Dutch outfit announced Friday. Ricco returned from [...]

• WADA Chief Laments Ricco Affair “Tragic”
  February 10th, 2011
  

  PARIS, Feb 10, 2011 (AFP) – World Anti-Doping Agency president John Fahey has described as “tragic” the case of Riccardo Ricco, the Italian rider taken to hospital after a self-administered [...]

• Is Ricco At It Again
  February 8th, 2011
  

  ROME, Feb 8, 2011 – The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) has opened an investigation into Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco, who was hospitalized after being taken ill during training on Sunday, [...]

• Ricco Wins The Coppa Sabatini
  October 7th, 2010
  

  Italian Riccardo Ricco (Vacansoleil) won the 58th edition of the Coppa Sabatini in a sprint, ahead of his teammate Marco Marcato and Leonardo Bertagnolli (Androni Giocattoli) Thursday Peccioli near Pisa [...]

• Riccardo Ricco has Unidentified Pills Seized During Search
  October 1st, 2010
  

  Unidentified pills were seized during a police operation at the home of the Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco, said Friday the Gazzetta dello Sport. On the 21st of September, five people [...]

• Former Drugs Cheat Ricco Signs For Dutch Team
  August 17th, 2010
  

  THE HAGUE – Former drugs cheat Riccardo Ricco signed for Dutch cycling team Vacansoleil on Tuesday on a two year contract, his new outfit announced. The 26-year-old returned from a [...]

• Ricco Gets Suspended Jail Term, Fine For Doping
  June 29th, 2010
  

  FOIX, France, June 29, 2010 – A French court on Tuesday handed Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco a two-month suspended jail term and a 3,000 euros (3,660 dollars) fine for doping [...]

• Vinokourov Wins Tour of Trentino By A Hair
  April 23rd, 2010
  

  ROME, April 23, 2010 (AFP) – Kazakh Alexander Vinokourov of Astana won the 34 edition of the Tour of Trentino on Friday for his first major success of the season, [...]

• Riccò Takes Stage 2 At Giro del Trentino
  April 21st, 2010
  

  Italian Riccardo Ricco (Ceramica Flaminia), who has finished serving a twenty-month suspension for doping in late March, won the 2nd stage of Tour of Trentino (north-east) on Wednesday in San [...]

• Tour of Trentino A Hint Of The Giro
  April 19th, 2010
  

  MILAN, April 19, 2010 (AFP) – Some of the contenders in the Tour of Italy which starts on May 8 in Amsterdam, will test and measure them selves at the [...]

• Riccardo Ricco Files A CAS Appeal Over Two Year Doping Ban
  November 17th, 2008
  

  GENEVA, Nov 17, 2008 (AFP) – Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco on Monday filed an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against his two-year doping ban after being [...]

• Disgraced Doper Riccardo Ricco Banned For Two Years For EPO
  October 2nd, 2008
  

  ROME, Oct 2, 2008 (AFP) – Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) officials hit Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco hard on Thursday by increasing a prosecutors’ request for a 20-month doping ban to [...]

• CONI Demands A 20-Month Ban For Disgraced Doper Riccardo Ricco
  September 29th, 2008
  

  ROME, Sept 29, 2008 (AFP) – Prosecutors at the anti-doping tribunal of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) have asked that rider Riccardo Ricco be handed a 20-month ban after [...]

• Riccardo Ricco Suspended by Coni
  July 31st, 2008
  

  ROME, July 31, 2008 (AFP) – Disgraced Italian cyclist Ricardo Ricco was on Thursday suspended by the Italian Olympic Committee (Coni) anti-doping tribunal after admitting to using the banned blood-booster [...]

• Riccardo Ricco Mans Up And Admits To Using EPO
  July 30th, 2008
  

  ROME, July 30, 2008 (AFP) – Italian cyclist Ricardo Ricco admitted to using banned blood booster EPO when interviewed by the Italian Olympic Committee (Coni) on Wednesday about his positive [...]

• Four Dopers, But Overall A Cleaner Tour de France
  July 28th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, July 28, 2008 (AFP) – Increased suspense, a boom in television ratings and happy sponsors left Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme in a buoyant mood [...]

• Riccardo Ricco To Face Coni At Month’s End
  July 23rd, 2008
  

  ROME, July 23, 2008 (AFP) – Disgraced Italian cyclist Ricardo Ricco is to be interviewed by the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) at the end of the month, Italian news agency [...]

• Saunier Duval Pulls Out Of Sponsoring Professional Cycling
  July 23rd, 2008
  

  PARIS, July 23, 2008 (AFP) – Saunier Duval has pulled out of cycling blaming the drug scandal that engulfed its team at the Tour de France. Saunier Duval acted after [...]

• Riccardo Ricco Caught By Secret Doping Molecule
  July 22nd, 2008
  

  SYDNEY, July 23, 2008 (AFP) – The world doping agency said Wednesday Italian rider Riccardo Ricco tested positive at the Tour de France after a secret molecule was planted in [...]

• Saunier Duval Team Set To Be Excluded From The Tour of Germany
  July 22nd, 2008
  

  BERLIN, July 22, 2008 (AFP) – The Saunier Duval cycling team look set to be excluded from the Tour of Germany because of doping, race organizers revealed on Tuesday. The [...]

• Riccardo Ricco Denies EPO Use As Doping Chief Backs Controls
  July 22nd, 2008
  

  JAUSIERS, France, July 22, 2008 (AFP) – The threat of being caught cheating at this year’s Tour de France has proved a major deterrent, according to the chief of France’s [...]

• Barloworld Positive, But Slam Drugs Cheat Duenas
  July 19th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis DIGNES-LES-BAINS, France, July 19, 2008 (AFP) – Kenyan-born Briton Chris Froome hit out at Barloworld teammate Moises Duenas here on Saturday after the Spaniard’s positive doping control [...]

• Ricco Remanded After Doping Scandal
  July 18th, 2008
  

  FOIX, France, July 18, 2008 (AFP) – Italian racer Riccardo Ricco, kicked off the Tour de France for doping, was Friday remanded in custody for “using a poisonous substance,” the [...]

• A Prognostication We Hoped We’d Be Wrong About
  July 18th, 2008
  

  A Prognostication We Hoped We’d Be Wrong About Sometimes The Labs Confirm What Our Noses Already Sensed… As the Tour headed into the Pyrenees in recent days we wrote that [...]

• Ricco Swears Innocence, But Sacked Along With Piepoli
  July 18th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis NIMES, France, July 18, 2008 (AFP) – Spanish cycling team Saunier Duval have sacked Italian star Riccardo Ricco following his positive doping control for EPO (erythropoietin) at [...]

• Ricco Positive A Blow For Italian Cycling, Says Stefano Zanatta
  July 18th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis NARBONNE, France, July 18, 2008 (AFP) – Liquigas manager Stefano Zanatta has admitted the latest doping scandal to hit the Tour de France is also a major [...]

• Christian Prudhomme Cast Suspicious Eye At Saunier Duval Team
  July 17th, 2008
  

  NARBONNE, France, July 17, 2008 (AFP) – Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme left the future of Saunier Duval in the balance after declaring he doubted the integrity of the [...]

• Tour de France – Ricco Test Positive Video by Versus
  July 17th, 2008
  

  This Bicycle.net video is supplied by our friends at Versus.com Ricco, Doping Take Center Stage By Bob Roll The theme of doping reared its ugly head once again in the [...]

• Tour de France Stage 12 Recap Video by Versus
  July 17th, 2008
  

  This Bicycle.net Stage 12 Recap Video is brought to us by our friends at Versus.com Cavendish Sets British Mark By Phil Liggett It was a very sad day in the [...]

• Tour Chief Prudhomme, Riders, and Teams Support Snaring Cheats
  July 17th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis NARBONNE, France, July 17, 2008 (AFP) – Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme has warned cyclists, their teams and sponsors who pour millions into the sport that [...]

• The Dopers and Cheats Won’t Stop Cavendish From Winning Stages
  July 17th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis NARBONNE, France, July 17, 2008 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish was forced to hold back his anger and frustration here at the Tour de France Thursday on [...]

• Riccardo Ricco Fails Drug Test At The Tour de France
  July 17th, 2008
  

  LAVELANET, France, July 17, 2008 (AFP) – Italian rider Ricardo Ricco of Saunier Duval has tested positive for blood booster erythropoietin (EPO), the French national anti-doping agency (AFLD) confirmed on [...]

• Evans Bathes In Yellow, But On Rocky Road To Paris
  July 15th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis PAU, France, July 15, 2008 (AFP) – Cadel Evans spent his first day in the Tour de France yellow jersey being treated like a rock star – [...]

• Ricco Sticks To Promise As Piepoli Wins On Hautacam
  July 14th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis HAUTACAM, France, July 14, 2008 (AFP) – Italian Riccardo Ricco would be forgiven for looking forward to a career as a bookmaker, especially given his rate of [...]

• Tour de France Stage 9 Finish Video by Versus
  July 13th, 2008
  

  This Bicycle.net Stage 9 Finishing video supplied by our friends at Versus.com Ricco Took On Cold d’Aspin By Bob Roll The mountains of the Tour always provide us with a [...]

• Tour de France Stage 9 Recap Video by Versus
  July 13th, 2008
  

  This Bicycle.net stage 9 recap video is supplied by our friends at Versus.com First Taste of the Mountains By Paul Sherwen The first taste of the mountains in any grand [...]

• Riccardo Ricco Loves Pantani, But Not The Doping Rumors
  July 13th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis BAGNERES-DE-BIGORRE, France, July 13, 2008 (AFP) – Italian Riccardo Ricco has pleaded to be left alone following days of reports which claim he could be among several [...]

• Riccardo Ricco Rocks The Favorites As Evans Falls To A Crash
  July 13th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis BAGNERES-DE-BIGORRE, France, July 13, 2008 (AFP) – Italian Riccardo Ricco recovered from a heavy crash on the race’s eighth stage to win the Tour de France ninth [...]

• Stage 6 Finishing Sprint Video by Versus
  July 10th, 2008
  

  This excellent video of the finish of stage 6 is supplied by our friends at Versus.com Ricco Shows He’s Ready By: Paul Sherwen We expected a lot out of the [...]

• Riccardo Ricco of Saunier Duval Wins Tour de France Stage 6
  July 10th, 2008
  

  Ricco wins Tour’s sixth stage SUPER-BESSE, France, July 10, 2008 (AFP) – Italian Riccardo Ricco of Saunier Duval won the Tour de France sixth stage, a 195.5km race from Aigurande [...]