Ricco's team pulls out of TDF
2008-07-17 14:49
Paris - The Saunier-Duval team of Italian Ricardo Ricco, who tested positive for EPO, on Thursday confirmed they were withdrawing from the race.
Ricco was sitting ninth overall while teammate Juan Jose Cobo was in eighth position.
Veteran team member Leonardo Piepoli won Monday's tenth stage.
The 24-year-old Ricco, winner of two mountain stages, provided a urine sample which contained the banned subtance CERA (Continuous Erythropietin Receptor Activator).
- AFP