Italian Rabottini out of worlds after failed test

[September 13, 2014]  PARIS (Reuters) - Italian Matteo Rabottini will miss this month's world championships after he tested positive for the banned blood-booster erythropoietin (EPO) and was suspended provisionally by the International Cycling Union (UCI).

Rabottini's name is the latest on the UCI's list of riders found guilty of a doping offense. The list shows that Rabottini's sample was collected on Aug. 7.

The Neri-Sottoli rider featured on Italy's long list for the world championships, which will be held in Ponferrada, Spain, from Sept. 21-28.

(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Alan Baldwin)

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