Enrico Franzoi facing ban for Michele Ferrari links

Banned doping doctor Michele Ferrari assisted former Lampre and Liquigas rider Enrico Franzoi

Enrico Franzoi

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Italian Enrico Franzoi, eighth in the 2007 Paris-Roubaix when racing with team Lampre-Fondital, faces a three-month suspension for working with banned doping doctor Michele Ferrari.

The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) recommended the ban after the Padua (Padova) inquiry revealed telephone calls between Franzoi and Ferrari in 2010. It is the first ban from CONI after it received 550 pages of evidence from Padua, northern Italy.

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