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Italian cyclist Ricco banned for life

Oluwaseye Ogunsanya December 15, 2020 30


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The national anti-doping agency has announced that Riccardo Ricco, an Italian cyclist who was thrown off the Tour de France in 2008 for taking a blood-boosting drug, has been banned for life.

The 37-year-old had already been handed a 12-year ban that was due to elapse in 2024.

He must also pay a 4,000 euro ($4,850) fine and costs of 378 euros, Nado Italia said in a statement issued Monday.

“The first section of the national anti-doping court, in the disciplinary proceedings against Mr. Riccardo Ricco… imposes a life ban,” the statement said.

A once promising rider known as “The Cobra”, Ricco’s career went down the drain when he was found to have taken the banned blood-booster CERA during the 2008 tour.

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