4/13/2016

Italian cyclist Paolini banned 18 months in cocaine case (The Associated Press) #Cycling

FILE -- In this photo taken on Feb. 23, 2013 in Ghent Italy's Luca Paolini celebrates as he wins the 68th 'Omloop Het Nieuwsblad'. Paolini has been banned for 18 months after testing positive for cocaine at last year's Tour de France, UCI announced Wednesday, April 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Italian cyclist Luca Paolini has been banned for 18 months after testing positive for cocaine at the Tour de France last year. Paolini was thrown out of the Tour when the positive test was announced on July 10, three days after being tested on the day of the fourth stage. With the ban dated retroactively to July 10, Paolini's ban will end in January.




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