CAS upholds Di Luca ban

Published May 2, 2008

MILAN, May 1: A three-month ban served by Giro d’Italia winner Danilo Di Luca late last year was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Wednesday, a spokesman said.

The Italian rider was banned by the Italian Olympic Committee in October for frequenting Carlo Santuccione, a doctor accused of supplying doping products to athletes.

Di Luca appealed to sport’s top court in Switzerland, despite already serving the suspension, but the appeal has been rejected.

In a separate case, Di Luca was cleared of doping by a commission earlier last month because of insufficent evidence.—Reuters

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