CAS 2010/A/2308 & 2335 Franco Pellizotti, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) v. Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (CONI), Federazione Ciclistica Italiana (FCI), Franco Pellizotti, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 14/06/2011
Why it matters
Franco Pellizotti, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) v. Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (CONI), Federazione Ciclistica Italiana (FCI), Franco Pellizotti, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), an anti-doping case in cycling decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. For a student, it shows how CAS applies the World Anti-Doping Code: the athlete bears a heavy burden to explain an adverse finding, and CAS reviews both the science and the sanction afresh.
Summary
Franco Pellizotti, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) v. Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (CONI), Federazione Ciclistica Italiana (FCI), Franco Pellizotti, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI): an anti-doping case in cycling before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 14/06/2011. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Franco Pellizotti, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) v. Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (CONI), Federazione Ciclistica Italiana (FCI), Franco Pellizotti, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
Case number: CAS 2010/A/2308 & 2335
Outcome: None
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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