Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco, who was thrown off the
Tour de France in 2008 for taking a blood-boosting drug, has been
banned for life, the national anti-doping agency
announced.
The 37-year-old had already been handed a 12-year ban that was
due to expire 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.
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“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
collapsed when he was found to have taken the banned blood-booster
CERA during the 2008 tour.
-AFP
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