MORENI TESTS POSITIVE AT TOUR

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Italy's Cristian Moreni of the Cofidis team has been named as the rider who failed a dope control for testosterone after stage 11 of the Tour de France.

Moreni was picked at random for the test after the stage on Thursday, July 19 from Marseille to Montpellier. Moreni finished Wednesday's 16th stage to the summit of the Col d'Aubisque but was arrested by French police after doing a final anti-doping test. The team's hotel near Pau was also searched by police a witness said.

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