Vania Rossi (born 3 October 1983) is a professional
cyclocross bicycle racer from
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
. On 29 January 2010 Rossi was reported positive for EPO CERA by the Italian Olympic Committee. The Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (CONI) controlled her on 10 January after she finished second in the women's national cyclocross championships. However, on 2 April CONI revealed that the B Sample was returned non-positive.
Rossi is the partner of Italian professional
road bicycle racer Riccardo Riccò
Riccardo Riccò (born 1 September 1983) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who is suspended from all competition until 2024. He was previously ejected from the 2008 Tour de France for doping violations and suspended. Riccò returned ...
, who himself tested positive for CERA at the 2008 Tour de France.
References
External links
Riccò's partner positive for CERA - Cyclingnews.com.com*
Doping cases in cycling
Italian female cyclists
Living people
1983 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
Italian sportspeople in doping cases
People from Cesena
Sportspeople from the Province of Forlì-Cesena
Cyclists from Emilia-Romagna
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