Incidents
Riccò suspension #2 19/04/2012 Temporary suspension ID 822
As a result of this second doping infraction, Riccò was suspended for 12 years and fined after CONI considered that he had self-administered a blood transfusion which resulted in his hospitalisation.
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- Ricco banned for 12 years for 2nd doping offense, Associated Press, 19/04/2012
- Il TNA squalifica Riccardo Riccò per 12 anni, CONI, 19/04/2012
- Riccò suspended 12 years for blood transfusion-gone-wrong, VeloNews, 19/04/2012
- Riccardo Ricco handed career-ending 12-year doping ban, Telegraph, 19/04/2012
- Riccardo Riccò's career ends with a twelve year ban for doping, VeloNation, 19/04/2012
- Ricco receives 12-year ban, Cyclingnews.com, 19/04/2012
- Italian cyclist Ricco gets 12-year doping ban, Agence France-Presse, 19/04/2012
- Riccardo Ricco's career all-but ended by 12-year doping ban, BBC Sport, 19/04/2012