Sports doctor Ferrari gets suspended jail sentence

0 Comments | AFP, October, 2004

BOLOGNA, Italy (AFP) — Italian sports doctor Michele Ferrari, who has worked with several top cyclists including six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, has been given a 12-month suspended jail sentence for malpractice by a court.

Ferrari, the former doctor of cycling team Refin, was acquitted of distributing doping products which could endanger health, legal sources said Friday. He is appealing the sentence.

Filippo Simeoni, one of Ferrari's main accusers and currently in Verona for the world road race championships, said: "From a human point of view, I regret Ferrari's sentence but it shows my statements were justified and that there is justice in this world. You just have to be patient."

He continued: "Everyone knew what was going on but no one...

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