Di Luca positive for EPO before Giro: report

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Italian Danilo Di Luca during the 92nd Giro of Italy on May 31, 2009 in Rome

PONTE DI LEGNO, Italy (AFP) –

Italian Danilo Di Luca during the 92nd Giro of Italy on May 31, 2009 in Rome. Di Luca, currently competing at the 96th Giro d’Italia, tested positive for EPO in an out-of-competition test before the race, a report said Friday.

Italian cyclist Danilo Di Luca, currently competing at the 96th Giro d’Italia, tested positive for EPO in an out-of-competition test before the race, a report said Friday.

Di Luca, who has already served a ban for testing positive at the Giro, tested positive for the banned blood booster at the end of April, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.

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