Francesco Reda, who finished second to Vincenzo Nibali in last month’s Italian national championships, has tested positive for NESP, a derivative of the blood-booster EPO – despite having had a previous suspension reduced by more than a third for the help he gave the UCI’s Cycling Independent Reform Commission.
In January 2012, the then Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela rider, who had previously ridden for Quick Step, was handed a two-year ban by CONI, the Italian national Olympic committee. His ban was subsequently reduced to 15 months by for the assistance he provided to the CIRC, which published its report earlier this year.
Had he served the full term of that ban, the 32-year-old would have been eligible to return to racing just one week before the national championships last month, where he finished second to Vincenzo Nibali as the Astana rider successfully defended his title.
Under the latest version of the World Anti-Doping Code which came into effect on 1 January, Reda could potentially face a lifetime ban. The case has been passed to CONI, which has provisionally suspended him pending formal disciplinary proceedings.
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7 thoughts on “Rider who got reduced ban after testifying to CIRC tests positive again”
Really interesting at a
Really interesting at a psychological level; the motivation behind risking your second chance like that.
Kadinkski wrote:Really
Maybe he had no choice. Maybe it was either take EPO or else no longer be able to keep up with the rest and end up out of the sport.
He’s also the guy who held on
He’s also the guy who held on to the team car and was booted from the Irish stage race and then took to social media to lambast the comm, the officials and pretty much the whole country. Pretty much just a loser all around.
http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/cycling/race-leader-francesco-reda-fumes-at-stench-of-shit-after-being-thrown-out-of-rs-31233294.html
Yeah, that was a proper hissy
Yeah, that was a proper hissy fit.
It just goes to show that
It just goes to show that despite what some people are saying on this forum those who cheat are still being caught. Good result all round.
stumps wrote:It just goes to
No, it goes to show that some of those that cheat are still being caught. And they are the dumbest, most unsophisticated dopers – the very bottom of the doping food chain.
“If you get caught you fail two tests – a drugs test and an IQ test”
Dick Pound, WADA
So assisting in the CIRC is
So assisting in the CIRC is no longer a valid argument of cleanliness! 😉