21 Jul 2010

Petacchi to co-operate in doping probe

8:21 am on 21 July 2010

Italian rider Alessandro Petacchi, the leading sprinter on the Tour de France, will co-operate fully with a doping investigation after the race finishes this weekend.

Italian media say the 36-year-old Lampre rider has been given a legal warning saying he was being investigated over possible doping offences.