Cycling: There were only a few hours between the nomination for the World Cup and the provisional suspension due to a positive doping test. EPO was detected in the Italian Matteo Rabottini (Neri Sottoli).
On Friday morning, the Italian federation announced the names of 16 riders who will represent the Squadra Azzurra at the World Championships in Ponferrada. Among them was Rabotini.
Just a few hours later, the world cycling association UCI announced that the third-placed rider in the Italian championships had tested positive for EPO on August 8 during a break in competition. This makes him the third driver to have been tested for the drug in recent months, according to the UCI. [Link]
After Danilo Di Luca and Mauro Santambrogio last year, the winner of the mountains classification of the Giro d'Italia 2012 is already the third driver of the Yellow Fluo Team of Luca Scinto and Angelo Citracca who attracts attention with doping. A statement from the team is not yet available. Davide Formolo (Cannondale) will take his place in the national team.