CONI - the Italian Olympic Committee - has recommended that former Saunier Duval rider Riccardo Ricco be suspended from competition for 20 months after being charged by anti-doping authorities in Italy.
Ricco failed a test for banned blood-boosting drug EPO during the 2008 Tour de France after winning two stages. His urine contained traces of a 'third generation' EPO called Cera, which had previously been undetectable.
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