- CAS 2010/A/2308 Franco Pellizotti vs CONI & UCI
- CAS 2011/A/2335 UCI vs Franco Pellizotti, FCI & CONI
- TAS 2010/A/2308 Franco Pellizotti c. CONI & UCI
- TAS 2011/A/2335 UCI c. Franco Pellizotti, FCI, CONI
Related case:
Swiss Federal Court 4A_488_2011 Pellizotti vs UCI, CONI & FCI
June 18, 2012
In March 2010, a panel of experts concluded that the Athlete’s Biological Passport (ABP) of the Italian cyclist Franco Pellizotti showed the use of a prohibited substance of method without adequate explanation from the Athlete for these anomalies in his ABP.
Thereupon in May 2010 the International Cycling Federation (UCI) and the CONI Anti-Doping Prosecution Office (UPA) reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete.
However on 31 October 2010 the Tribunale Nazionale Antidoping del CONI (TNA), the CONI National Anti-Doping Tribunal, ruled that an anti-doping rule violation has not been established due to insufficient evidence.
Hereafter both the UCI and the Athlete appealed the CONI TNA decision with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Based on the evidence in the Athlete’s Biological Passport and in view of the testimonies of experts, the Panel concludes that the Athlete has committed an anti-doping rule violation.
Therefore the Court of Arbitration for Sport Panel decided:
1.) To dismiss the Athlete’s appeal;
2.) to set aside the decision of Tribunale Nazionale Antidoping del CONI of 21 October 2010;
3.) to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete Franco Pellizotti;
4.) disqualification of all results obtained by the Athlete from 7 May 2009;
5.) to order the Athlete to pay 115,000 euro to the UCI as financial sanction;
6.) to pay fees CHF 2,500 to the UCI for the doping test audit;
7.) to pay CHF 7,500 to the UCI as contribution to the costs in this trial.
