Paolini moves on from cycling, buys coffee shop on Lake Como
Days after his 18-month ban for cocaine ended, the 40-year-old said he has left cycling and bought a coffee shop in Italy.
Days after his 18-month ban for cocaine ended, the 40-year-old said he has left cycling and bought a coffee shop in Italy.
The UCI imposes the suspension after Italian Luca Paolini tested positive for cocaine during the 2015 Tour de France.
The UCI says Luca Paolini was taking cocaine last year for recreational use, not to gain a competitive advantage.
Luca Paolini blames an addiction to sleeping pills for his use of cocaine, for which he tested positive during the Tour de France
Luca Paolini's doping case will be heard before the UCI's Anti-Doping Tribunal.
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Luca Paolini (Acqua & Sapone), Eddy Mazzoleni, Ivan Basso's sister and 26 others have been charged with doping after a four-year investigation, the Italian sports daily La Gazzetta Dello Sport reported Saturday.