World road champion Marta Bastianelli and Giro d'Italia king of the mountains Emanuele Sella have both been suspended from competition following failed doping controls, the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) announced Thursday.
The anti-doping tribunal of the CONI met in a closed session and accepted the recommendation of prosecutor Ettore Torri. Bastianelli tested positive for a stimulant, flenfluramine, during the U23 European Championships on July 5. She had been removed from the Italian Olympic team after the news of the positive became public.
