Giro leader fails dope test
Giro d'Italia leader Stefano Garzelli has failed a dope test.
Team officials told a news conference the Italian rider, who won the Giro in 2000, had tested positive for probenecid, a diuretic and masking agent.
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Team officials told a news conference the Italian rider, who won the Giro in 2000, had tested positive for probenecid, a diuretic and masking agent.
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