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Posted at 8:05 a.m., Monday, December 3, 2007

Cycling: 2-year ban recommended for Italy's Ascani

Associated Press

ROME — Italian Olympic Committee anti-doping prosecutors recommended today that cyclist Luca Ascani should be banned for the maximum two years after testing positive for EPO.

Traces of the blood-boosting hormone were found in Ascani's A and B samples at the Italian national championships on June 26, when he won the time trial.

Ascani was suspended Aug. 2 by the Italian cycling federation pending the outcome of CONI's investigation. The cycling federation will now make a ruling on the case.