Giro d'Italia head Mauro Vegni has said that he is legally obliged to hold fire on the possible exclusion of the Bardiani-CSF team following the two non-negative cases for doping which emerged on the eve of the race.
It emerged just after the Giro teams presentation on Thursday evening that GH-Releasing Peptides (GHRPs) were detected in out-of-competition samples from Stefano Pirazzi and Nicola Ruffoni, and the pair were suspended, though any formal sanction and possible team punishment will have to wait until B-sample analysis confirms the original findings.
Speaking on Friday at the start of the opening stage in Alghero to a small group of reporters, Vegni argued: "In theory I could have sent the team home. But I've decided to wait for the B-test results, because if the B-sample came out negative, I'd be the one facing legal action from them [Bardiani].
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"Unfortunately the damage has already been done, but we'll see what the actual consequences are when we get to the end of the formal process. If we get to the end of the Giro and the positives are confirmed, I can sue for damages."
Vegni also questioned what action the UCI and its disciplinary committee will take.
"The UCI are the judges of all of this, they're responsible for handling the case. It's up to them to say something. They haven't done that yet because they have to confirm the positive cases. So why should I decide something before them?"
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