Carlos Santuccione
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Doctor Carlos Santuccione is an Italian sports doctor who is also known as Ali the Chemist. Santuccione worked with Professor Francesco Conconi at the University of Ferrara in Italy at the Centro Studi Biomedici Applicati allo Sport or Biomedical Research Institute.
[edit] History
During the 1990s, Santuccione worked with Conconi the man that is said to have introduced Erythropoietin or EPO to the sport of cycling.[1]
Santuccione was suspended from acting as a physician from 1995-2000 by the Italian Olympic Committee.Santuccione's name appeared in the case against Francesco Conconi; and he was subject to additional investigation in 2001. In 2004, the large scale operation Oil for Drugs began in 29 Italian provinces against a doping network that Santuccione was suspected to have headed. Doping products such as Testosterone anabolic steroids, EPO, Aranesp and blood transfusion equipment were found and investigations were opened against 138 athletes (15 of whom were professional cyclists).[2] On December 18, 2007 Santuccione was given a life time ban by the Italian Olympic Committee due to his involvement in the Oil for Drugs case and after having already serving a lengthy ban for a previous doping offense.[3]
[edit] List of racers
- Alessio Galletti
- Mario Scirea
- Fabio Sacchi
- Eddy Mazzoleni
- Danilo Di Luca
- Alessandro Spezialetti
- Ruggero Marzoli
- Giuseppe Muraglia
- Simone Masciarelli
[edit] References
- ^ More Drug revelations. Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
- ^ The sport of the Doctors. Daily Peloton. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
- ^ Santuccione banned for life. Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
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