Former Vini Zabù rider banned for three years after testing positive at Giro d’Italia 

The Italian rider tested positive twice during last year’s Giro 

Matteo Spreafico at the Giro d'Italia 2020 (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

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A former Vini Zabù rider has been banned for three years after testing positive at the Giro d’Italia.

Matteo Spreafico has been sanctioned by the UCI after he failed two doping tests during last year’s Giro, having tested positive for the banned substance enobosarm (ostarine), which can produce similar effects to anabolic steroids. 

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