Petacchi's case sent to CAS

Alessandro Petacchi (Milram) wins at the Giro

Alessandro Petacchi (Milram) wins at the Giro (Image credit: Sirotti)

Milram's Italian sprinter Alessandro Petacchi may have gotten back to his winning ways in the minor German stage race, the Regio Tour, but he still faces the possibility of losing the biggest battle of his career – the case of his 'non-negative' doping test from the Giro d'Italia. Petacchi was cleared by the Italian Cycling Federation of a doping violation and allowed to begin racing again in July, but the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) has appealed that decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

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