Bastianelli called before CONI panel
- By VeloNews.com
- Published Jul. 30, 2008
- Updated Jul. 30, 2008 at 10:03 AM UTC
World champion cyclist Marta Bastianelli has been ordered to before an Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) hearing on August 5 after failing a dope test this month.
The 21-year-old has been kicked off the Italian Olympic team but protested her innocence, claiming she had inadvertently consumed the banned stimulant flenfluramina.
Bastianelli blamed her pharmacist for preparing an herbal mixture aimed at weight loss but containing the stimulant.
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