Italian cyclist Danilo Di Luca, currently competing at the 96th Giro d'Italia, has been "provisionally suspended" after testing positive for EPO in an out-of-competition test before the race.
Di Luca, who has already served a ban for failing a doping test at the Giro and has been embroiled in other doping affairs, tested positive for the banned blood booster at the end of April.
Danilo Di Luca
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Cycling’s world governing body, the UCI, said it had “provisionally suspended” the rider, who risks a heavy sanction if found guilty. “The decision to provisionally suspend this rider was made in response to a report from the WADA,” the UCI said.
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