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Bruttomesso suspended, but no violation confirmed yet
The Italian Anti-Doping Tribunal provisionally suspended Bahrain Victorious rider Alberto Bruttomesso on 30 September 2026, acting on a request from the National Anti-Doping Prosecutor. The suspension cites articles on presence and use of a banned substance, but no date, substance or method has been disclosed, and the case hasn't even been registered yet by the International Testing Agency that normally handles cycling's results management. Bruttomesso is barred from all team activities anyway, before any of that is established.
What this means
Bruttomesso, 22 and under contract with Bahrain Victorious through 2027, is now sidelined from all team activity while the case is resolved.
What's public so far is procedural, not evidentiary: a tribunal request, two article numbers, and a gap where the substance, date and testing method would be. The case hasn't reached the International Testing Agency, the body that manages the bulk of cycling's anti-doping results, which is usually a sign a case is still at an early stage. Yet the consequence for Bruttomesso is immediate and total — suspended from all team activities pending a "clear and definitive outcome," per Bahrain Victorious. The team says it is cooperating with authorities and backing the rider through the process, a position that leaves room for either outcome. The suspension follows an anti-doping control by NADO Italia, the Italian Anti-Doping Organization.
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