Tour De France: Ricco and Piepoli Sacked By Saunier Duval

Italian riders Leonardo Piepoli and Riccardo Ricco have been sacked by their Saunier Duval cycling team on grounds of doping

Italian riders Leonardo Piepoli and Riccardo Ricco have been sacked by their Saunier Duval cycling team on the grounds of doping. "[Team manager] Mauro Gianetti has lost faith in them and he decided to fire them from the team," said David Garcia, a spokesman for Saunier Duval.

Ricco was expelled from the Tour de France yesterday after testing positive for the blood-boosting drug EPO. Piepoli and the rest of the Saunier Duval team were subsequently withdrawn.

"[Gianetti] did a personal investigation and consequently lost faith in Ricco but also in Piepoli because of a violation of the team's ethics code," read a team statement. "As a result, Mauro Gianetti immediately fired these two riders."

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