Piepoli B sample positive, too

The French laboratory of Châtenay-Malabry confirmed yesterday the initial positive finding for Leonardo Piepoli during the Tour de France. The rider's counter-analysis for third-generation EPO, CERA, also returned a positive.

The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) will likely call for another meeting with Piepoli in the coming weeks, where he could decide to collaborate. Piepoli skipped its last meeting, October 22.

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