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Thursday, August 7, 2008 Coni ban Bastianelli and Sella from competition by Agence France-Presse at 9:49 AM EST   comments Categories: Pro Cycling, Doping   Italian cyclists Marta Bastianelli and Emanuele Sella, who have both recently failed drug tests, were banned from all competitions by the Italian Olympic Committee (Coni) on Thursday. The ban means Bastianelli, 21, the 2007 women's race race world champion, will miss the Beijing Olympics. CSF team rider Sella tested positive for the banned blood booster EPO (erythropoietin) last month following three stage wins at the Tour of Italy.       comments Follow @Pro_Cycling Tweet Subscribe via RSS or daily email Contact the editor about this article