The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) has handed a life ban to controversial doctor Carlo Santuccione, preventing him from any future involvement in sport. Santuccione, who was previously banned from the Italian cycling federation from 1995-2000, was accused of supplying doping products to athletes as part of the Oil for Drugs investigation.
CONI released a statement on its website Monday, stating that the full reasons behind the ruling would not be released until a later date. Santuccione has publi💙cly denied any wrongdoing in the Italian media, saying that other riders became jealous when his cyclists started winning races.
detailing audio and video recordings of DI Luca, Eddy Mazzoleni and others meeting with Santuccione to inject Erythropoietin (r-EPO) in March 2004.