Michele Ferrari

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Italian doping doctor Michele Ferrari jailed for 18 months

Man banned from sport for life after helping Lance Armstrong cheat his way to Tour de France glory imprisoned for supplying biathlete with EPO

Villa Triglav (source Booking.com)

Welcome to the Grand Hotel Doping - but it's not illegal

Slovenian establishment run by ex-pro cyclist offers altitude tents to athletes - banned in Italy, but not elsewhere

Brian Cookson at the site in Paris where the UCI was founded (source Brian Cookson Images, Flickr)

Brian Cookson defends Astana licence decision, says UCI must act within the rules

UCI president also calls on Astana sponsors and suppliers to help ensure Kazakh team races clean

Danilo Di Luca (copyright Gian Mattia d'Alberto:LaPresse:RCS Sport)

Danilo Di Luca testimony "most valuable ever received" in anti-doping investigation

Italian's revelations in 2009 said to have begun chain of events that brought down Lance Armstrong

Brian Cookson at the site in Paris where the UCI was founded (source Brian Cookson Images, Flickr)

Brian Cookson: Astana decision due today or tomorrow

UCI chief tells Gazzetta dello Sport that report on Kazakh team will take account of alleged Michele Ferrari links

Banned doctor Michele Ferrari "photographed at Astana training camp" last year

As WorldTour licence decision looms, Gazzetta dello Sport says Padua prosecutors snapped Ferrari talking with riders

Blanco suspends Luis Leon Sanchez after reports of Fuentes links

Spanish rider had also been named in USADA Reasoned Decision as one of Michele Ferrari's clients

Giovanni Visconti (copyright Fabio Ferrari, LaPresse, RCS Sport)

Giovanni Visconti latest Italian cyclist banned for working with Michele Ferrari

Movistar rider suspended for three months for association with banned sports doctor

Michele Scarponi, Giro 2011 (picture Gian Mattia D'Alberto, LaPresse, RCS Sport)

Michele Scarponi gets with three-month backdated ban for training with Michele Ferrari

Punishment consistent with previous action by CONI, but could Padua investigation result in further action?

Michele Scarponi, Giro 2011 (picture Gian Mattia D'Alberto, LaPresse, RCS Sport)

Mapei Centre says it's no longer working with Lampre

Training facility's chief says relationship deteriorated in 2012 and it only saw Michele Scarponi twice

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