From Eurosport:
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An Italian court has set an October trial date for 10 cyclists and two
masseurs involved in a vast doping investigation, which disrupted the
2001 Giro d'Italia.
The San Remo court had set an October 27 start date for the trial,
Italian news agency ANSA said late on Wednesday. The 12 include
Italian rider Stefano Zanini (Quick Step) and Czech Pavel Padrnos (US
Postal), both currently taking part in the Tour de France.
The riders are all accused of having used drugs and doping substances
and having had performance-enhancing treatments.
The charges followed a wave of police raids on hotels in the San Remo
area in northwest Italy where the riders were staying during a Giro
stopover in June 2001.
Tour de France officials last week wrote to Italian investigating
magistrates seeking information on the alleged doping cases involving
Zanini and Padrnos.
La Gazzetta dello Sport said on Thursday the two riders could now face
being excluded from the Tour.
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