DANILO DI LUCA CLEARED OF DOPING

Di Luca pulls on pink jersey

2007 Giro d?Italia winner Danilo Di Luca has been cleared of doping in a decisive disciplinary hearing in Rome.

Di Luca was accused of injecting plasma via an intravenous drip to dilute and hide his hormone values. The Italian anti-doping investigators based their accusations on the difference identified between a standard urine test carried out after Di Luca won the stage at Monte Zoncolan and a surprise urine test carried out by the Italian Olympic Committee at 8:50 pm that night. The second test had a unusually low hormone profile - described as like a young child's, compared to the first test carried out just a few hours before.

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