Riccardo Riccò, born on 1 September 1983 in Formigine, is an Italian road racing cyclist whose career ended in doping suspensions. He joined Saunier Duval-Prodir in 2006 and broke through at the 2007 Tirreno-Adriatico, then won two stages and the young rider classification at the 2008 Giro d'Italia and finished second overall behind Alberto Contador. At the 2008 Tour de France he won stage 6 at Super-Besse and stage 9 over the Col d'Aspin, but on 17 July 2008 he tested positive for the blood booster CERA and was ejected from the race and dismissed by his team. After returning to racing he was fired again in February 2011, after becoming seriously ill allegedly through a self-administered blood transfusion. He was suspended for 12 years in 2012 and banned for life in December 2020.
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is an Italian professional road bicycle racer
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is an Italian professional road bicycle racer
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is an Italian professional road bicycle racer
Competed In: Tour de France, Saunier Duval, Tour de France
On 10 July 2008, Riccò won stage 6 of the Tour de France
Competed In: Giro d'Italia, Saunier Duval, Giro d'Italia
In 2008, Riccò rode the Giro d'Italia as team leader
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