Police carry out doping raids in Italy

An Italian flag flies over the peloton

An Italian flag flies over the peloton (Image credit: AFP Photo)

Italian authorities have carried out raids on more than 20 different locations in an investigation to disrupt illegal doping by athletes today. In the early morning hours on Tuesday, raids were carried out by the NAS (Italian police) in the provinces of Brescia, Lucca, Firenze, Padova, Venice and Genoa.