Ricco's partner Rossi tests positive for EPO-CERA

Doping syringe

Riccardo Ricco's partner Vania Rossi has tested positive for blood booster EPO-CERA, the same drug Riccò used two years ago at the Tour de France.

The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) announced today that Rossi tested positive at the Italian cyclo-cross championships in Milan, January 10.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.