Bardiani-CSF ignore MPCC cortisol regulations at Giro d’Italia

The Bardiani-CSF team risks expulsion from the Mouvement Pour un Cyclisme Credible (MPCC) after allowing a rider to start the Giro d'Italia despite pre-race tests showing an abnormally low cortisol level.

Stephen Farrand
Head of News

Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.