Chasing wheels (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Stefan Schumacher and Leonardo Piepoli coming up positive has barely registered a raised eyebrow of surprise in the cycling world. Ghoulish Leo had already confessed so it was just a matter of waiting for that box to be ticked while Schumi's time-trial performances at Le Tour proved to be too good to be true. For one a career as a Marty Feldman impersonator beckons. That remake of young Frankenstein...
Swap Blog (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
James Raia writting for Examiner.com has a story up about the two latest cyclist to test positive for doping during the 2008 Tour De France (TDF). This time it was Leonardo Piepoli and Stefan Schumacher, and the doping count for 2008 is now at six (6). It seems CERA was [...]
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
PARIS – Italian cyclist Leonardo Piepoli twice tested positive for an advanced blood booster during this year's Tour de France, officials said yesterday, and German cyclist Stefan Schumacher's team suspended him for suspected use of the same substance.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Italian cyclist Leonardo Piepoli twice tested positive for a blood booster during the last Tour de France, officials said Monday, and German cyclist Stefan Schumacher's team suspended him for suspected use of the same substance. The two became the second and...
Stephen's Linlithgow Journal (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Back in July we reported how Channel 4 attacked Stefan Schumacher after his stage win in this years Tour de France over anomalies and a police intoxication test. Well in retesting of samples by the French Anti-Doping Agency the German along with Italy's Leonardo Piepoli have tested positive for Continuous Erythropoiesis Receptor Activator ( CERA ) and 3rd generation version of erythropoietin ( EPO...
Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Italian cyclist Leonardo Piepoli twice tested positive for the banned blood-boosting drug erythropoietin (EPO) at the Tour de France, the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) said.
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
While the doping accusations against Leonardo Piepoli are suprising only in that they didn't happen sooner, two other recent stories have struck a blow against one of Cycling's recent, positive narratives. Frank Schleck's entanglements with Eufemiano Fuentes and Operacion Puerto have undermined Bjarne Riis' clean-team mantra, and today's announcement that Stefan Schumacher was on CERA at the Tour...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Italian cyclist Leonardo Piepoli twice tested positive for a blood booster during the last Tour de France, officials said Monday, and German cyclist Stefan Schumacher's team suspended him for suspected use of the same substance.
Tour de France Lanterne Rouge (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
In a delayed round of testing samples from the 2008 Tour de France, three-stage Lanterne Rouge (2005) Leonardo Piepoli tested positive for EPO in two different samples . Never let it be said that the guys at the rear of the peloton are any different than the guys riding up front.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Two Tour de France stage winners - Italy's Leonardo Piepoli and Germany's Stefan Schumacher - test positive for an advanced blood doping product.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Italian cyclist Leonardo Piepoli twice tested positive for an advanced blood booster during this year's Tour de France, officials said Monday, and German cyclist Stefan Schumacher's team suspended him for suspected use of the same substance.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Italian cyclist Leonardo Piepoli twice tested positive for an advanced blood booster during this year's Tour de France, officials said Monday, and German cyclist Stefan Schumacher's team suspended him for suspected use of the same substance.
France24 (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
The Italian Olympic Committee revealed that Leonardo Piepoli tested postive twice for banned substances during this year's Tour de France, without revealing what product he used. The cyclist denied any link to doping at a hearing last summer.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Italian Leonardo Piepoli failed two doping tests during this year's Tour de France, the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) said on Monday.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Cyclist Leonardo Piepoli will face a hearing with the Italian Olympic Committee after testing positive for doping twice during the Tour de France, the committee said Monday.
