BRIEF-Cycling-Italian Da Ros given 20-year doping ban

Nov 23, 8:36 am EST

MILAN, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Liquigas rider Gianni Da Ros has been banned for 20 years for doping, the Italian Olympic Committee said in a statement on Monday.

Da Ros, who only recently turned professional,was one of 11 people arrested by police in March after a long-running investigation into doping across Italian sport.

Top riders Danilo Di Luca and Riccardo Ricco were also among a raft of Italian cyclists to test positive for performance-enhancing drugs in recent years.

(Reporting by Mark Meadows, editing by Tony Jimenez. To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

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