Longo To Face No Doping Charges PARIS, Nov 22, 2011 (AFP) – French anti-doping chiefs have confirmed thatnational cycling icon Jeannie Longo will face no charges despite missing threerandom doping tests in the space of 18 months. Longo, a 59-time national and former Olympic champion, was cleared by theFrench Cycling Federation (FFC) last month of…
Russian champion Alexandre Kolobnev (Katusha). view thumbnail gallery Russian fined, could face UCI and WADA appeals Russian Alexandr Kolobnev, the only rider in the 2011 Tour de France to test positive for a banned substance, has been recommended a warning and fine by the Russian anti-doping agency (RUSADA), news.sport-express.ru reported today. The final decision is…
Argentina’s Dotti Hit With Two-Year Doping Ban COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Oct 20, 2011 (AFP) – Argentine cyclist JuanPablo Dotti has received a two-year doping ban after testing positive forbanned substances at a race in June, the US Anti-Doping Agency said Thursday. Dotti, last year’s Vuelta de San Juan winner, tested positive for ananabolic steroid and…
Italian hopes to make a comeback despite medical allegations Riccardo Riccò has insisted during questioning by Italian Olympic Committee investigators that his life-threatening spell in hospital was not caused by an illegal blood transfusion. Riccò was rushed to hospital on February 6 and doctors have allegedly told police that he admitted to undergoing a blood…