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Moreni and Cofidis leave Tour
Cofidis confirmed Wednesday that its entire team will leave the Tour de France after rider Cristian Moreni tested positive for testosterone after last week's 11th stage.
Moreni was officially thrown out of the race following the 16th stage after being told he had tested positive for testosterone.
Cofidis officials, announced they will forgo their right to ask for analysis of a 'B' sample, also accepted the Tour's "invitation" to withdraw from the race, becoming the second team in 24 hours to exit France's national tour.
The Kazakh-backed Astana team exited the race under a cloud on Wednesday following Alexandre Vinokourov's positive test for blood doping. It is the third official doping case to be announced at the Tour, which ends this Sunday in Paris.
Germany's Patrik Sinkewitz tested positive for testosterone, although the T-Mobile rider's control was carried out in June, so his team has been allowed to remain in the race.
Sinkewitz was in the hospital recovering from injuries sustained in a crash in the Alps when he heard of the news.
Vinokourov left the Tour, but told reporters near his home in Monaco that he believes that injuries sustained in a stage-5 crash may have triggered the positive test. Vinokourov did not receive a blood transfusion from doctors treating his injuries.
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