Saunier Duval-Scott stops racing, Riccò in custody

The Saunier Duval team did not start stage 12.

The Saunier Duval team did not start stage 12. (Image credit: AFP)

Following the announcement that its rider Riccardo Riccò had failed a doping control, Saunier Duval-Scott withdrew from the Tour de France and has voluntarily suspended itself from competition, the team announced Thursday. The team was informed "an hour before the start" of stage 12 by the French anti-doping agency AFLD that Riccò had failed a test conducted after the stage four individual time trial.

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