Six Olympians test positive including two cyclists
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Six Olympians have tested positive after their blood samples were rechecked for EPO variant CERA. The testing was developed in time for last year’s Tour de France which
caught several riders.
La Gazzetta dello Sport is reporting that one of the six is cyclist David Rebellin who placed second in the Olympic Road Race in Beijing. The Italian Olympic Committee has confirmed that one of it’s athletes tested positive.
37-year-old Rebellien just won a spring classic, Fleche Wallonne for his trade team, Serramenti- Diquigiovanni. In the AP photos, Rebellien is sprinting to second place on the right in the top photo and teasting his silver medal on the left below. 
The Associated Press reports that three track and field athletes, two cyclists, and one weightlifter make up the six positive tests. One of the track and field athleses is a male gold medalist.
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