Published March 1, 2013 07:16AM
CAS dismisses Ricco's appeal against 12-year doping ban
Italian Riccardo Ricco loses his appeal to the CAS, which upholds the 12-year ban he received in 2012 for blood doping
Riccardo Ricco tested positive for a banned substance at the 2008 Tour de France, and then in 2011 he was rushed to the hospital following his attempt at a blood transfusion. Photo: Graham Watson | <a id="www.grahamwatson.com" href="http://grahamwatson.com">www.grahamwatson.com</a>
Lausanne (AFP) — The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday said that it has dismissed the appeal of Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco against a 12-year ban imposed for blood doping.
In a statement, the Swiss-based tribunal said it had rejected Ricco’s arguments that the Italian Olympic Committee’s anti-doping body used flawed procedures and failed to act impartially.
The sanction was imposed from April 2012, a year after Ricco had to be admitted to hospital urgently having transfused his own blood.
Ricco appealed to CAS in June 2012.