Giro champ Di Luca pulls out from worlds
Friday, 28. September 2007, 00:22:13
AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati
From AP/Yahoo! Sports: 'Giro d'Italia champion Danilo Di Luca withdrew from the world championships Thursday because of doping allegations, hours after the host city opened court proceedings to keep Paolo Bettini out of the road race. Di Luca pulled out after the Italian Olympic Committee recommended he be banned four months for doping. "It's a scandal," Di Luca said. "I'm going home without ever being banned, after months of sacrifice. (The decision) only served to prevent me from racing the world championship... I will be cleared 100 percent."' More / Bettini cleared to complete
