Cycling: World champion Italian cyclist tests positive

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ROME, July 28, 2008 (AFP) — World champion road cyclist Marta Bastianelli blamed her local chemist after testing positive for a banned stimulant, as reported by Italian news agency Ansa on Monday.

Bastianelli tested positive for the stimulant in a control run by the International Cycling Union (UCI) during the Under-23 World Championships at Verbania on July 5, the competition at which she qualified for next month's Olympic Games in Beijing.

The Italian Olympic Committee (Coni) responded to the news by kicking her off the Olympic squad but Bastianelli has insisted she is innocent and instead blamed her local pharmacy.

"I'm disgusted with my trusted chemist for preparing a mix of herbs for me aimed at weight loss.

"Like always I wanted to read the...

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