Italy's Bastianelli banned 1 year for doping

ROME – Italian cyclist Marta Bastianelli was banned for one year by the Italian Olympic Committee on Wednesday for testing positive for a banned stimulant. Bastianelli, who won the women's road race at last year's world championships, was kept out of the Beijing Olympics after testing positive during July's under-23 European championships in northern Italy. Bastianelli was questioned by the Italian Olympic Committee's anti-doping prosecutor in August. The 21-year-old rider has said she did not knowingly use the drug but has acknowledged taking a slimming product that contained the banned substance. – AP