Diego Ulissi will have to wait until next year to know more about his future in the professional peloton. Today the 25-year-old Italian attended a hearing in Switzerland but La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that the decision has been postponed to January.
The Tuscan tested positive for salbutamol after the eleventh stage of the Giro d'Italia positive for the drug salbutamol. As he suffers from asthma, he has a therapeutic use exemption but the amount was above the limit. Earlier in the race Ulissi had won two stages in the race.
Because Ulissi lives in Switzerland, a disciplinary committee under Swiss Cycling are responsible for his case. According to the Italian newspaper, today's hearing lasted for 3.5 hours and the members of the Disciplinary Committee now have a few days to make a decision.
Ulissi risk a suspension of two years.
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