Di Luca asks for hearing date to be moved up

Danilo Di Luca hopes he will be able to defend his title at this year's Giro d'Italia

Danilo Di Luca hopes he will be able to defend his title at this year's Giro d'Italia (Image credit: Sirotti)

Danilo Di Luca has asked the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) to move up the date of his hearing from April 1, so that he will be able to ride the Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda which starts on that date. The hearing is to consider a two-year ban resulting from abnormal test results from the 2006 Giro d'Italia.

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