Mondini was sacked from US Postal after police found EPO and growth hormones in his hotel room during 2001 Giro d'Italia. He admitted using illegal substances.[1]
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Mondini sacked from US Postal
The US Postal team has sacked Italian cyclist, Gianpaolo Mondini, in light of yesterday's recommendation by the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) to suspend him for four and a half years for drug possession. The USPS team management issued a statement to that effect today in Brugge, Belgium, in accordance with its "zero-tolerance" drug policy.
Mondini was one of 13 cyclists recommended for suspensions ranging from 6 months to four and a half years by CONI, who based their findings on the results of the investigations into the 2001 Giro blitz. According to prosecutor Giacomo Aiello's report, police found EPO and growth hormones in his hotel room when it was searched. Mondini also admitted to using illegal substances when questioned earlier this year.
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time of the Giro, he rode for Marco Pantani's Mercatone Uno team, before joining USPS at the end of last year. "When forbidden products were found on him, he was riding for another team," said the USPS statement. "The team management did not know that Mondini was at fault when he joined the US Postal Service team."
Mondini is 29 years old and has been a professional since 1996. Has has 10 career victories, including a stage in the 1999 Tour de France.
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Ma si sa il detto: troppi galli a cantar non vien mai giorno... dunque mezzo giro alla morte ma niente di fatto... 
