AN Italian cyclist was being treated in the hospital after reportedly giving himself a "stale" blood transfusion.
Riccardo Ricco became ill during a training session Sunday and told doctors in Modena, northern Italy, that he had self-administered a blood transfusion using a three-week-old sample, Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport reported.
The cyclist's father was quoted in La Gazzetta di Modena as saying his son has suspected kidney failure.
The Vacansoleil-DCM team the 27-year-old rides for issued a statement saying that Ricco would be fired if claims of doping were proven.
"The team is aware of the rumors surrounding Riccardo Ricco, indicating that he admitted to self-administering a blood transfusion," it read.
"But the team does not have sufficient knowledge of relevant facts to make a judgment at this stage. The team has a zero tolerance policy on doping. Any riders and crew who contravene the rules will be fired," the statement added.
The Italian Olympic Committee was investigating the matter.
Ricco was previously banned from the sport for 20 months after testing positive for a blood booster during the 2008 Tour de France.
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Is it really entrenched doping culture or is the occupation pressure so great to cause all these? Very sad for the individual as well as for the sport.
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Postby goneriding » Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:44 am
Unlikely! He clearly didn't learn anything from his ban for EPO so it's highly likely this won't either. It's a shame because he'll likely get another ban and we'll never get to see what he was really capable of.jules21 wrote:apparently he's barely literate and dropped out of school at an early age. he's just not a very cluey guy. hopefully he wakes up to himself after this.
Sad really.
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Postby herzog » Thu Feb 10, 2011 12:03 pm
And this is why they need first time permanent bans from the sport. A 1-2 year ban makes this stuff worth the risk.
Any idiot who does this should cop:
1. Permanent ban.
2. Repay any sponsorship $ and prizemoney
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Probably DIY job and he missed that "Enter Use by Date" step.Mulger bill wrote:You'd think the one thing he would learn to read would be use by dates.
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poor buggers, hope this doesn't mean that the team folds/loses their sponsors
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Meanwhile Geox, complete with Menchov & Sastre didn't even get a Pro Tour licence.MichaelB wrote:Vaconsoleil did well with a couple of their star signings...... Ricco & Mosquera.
poor buggers, hope this doesn't mean that the team folds/loses their sponsors
..and yeh, Ricco. What a plonker...
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this says a lot about how serious the UCI really are about combatting doping.Fletcher wrote:Meanwhile Geox, complete with Menchov & Sastre didn't even get a Pro Tour licence.
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Agree. I don't think Landis' claims re LA and the UCI are all that outlandish.jules21 wrote:this says a lot about how serious the UCI really are about combatting doping.Fletcher wrote:Meanwhile Geox, complete with Menchov & Sastre didn't even get a Pro Tour licence.
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or significantly hemolysedsogood wrote:Stale meaning bacteria overgrown blood and renal failure. That is so stupid!!!
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Postby shiv » Wed Feb 16, 2011 2:20 pm
Considering they have rules banning anyone caught for doping offences from racing in a Pro Tour (now World Tour) team for 4 years after the sanction starts, yet Basso, Vinokourov, Ricco, DiLuca etc are all allowed back in as soon as their time is up. Not doing themselves any favours by bending the rules to suit themselves.jules21 wrote:this says a lot about how serious the UCI really are about combatting doping.Fletcher wrote:Meanwhile Geox, complete with Menchov & Sastre didn't even get a Pro Tour licence.
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