Luca Paolini attacks in the 2015 Ghent-Wevelgem
Nine months after he tested positive for cocaine at the Tour de France, Luca Paolini has been handed an 18-month ban by the UCI's Anti-Doping Tribunal.
The Italian rider, who was riding for Katusha at the time of his positive test, was withdrawn after stage seven of the Tour having tested positive for the recreational drug.
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