velonews.com reports that Rasmussen was kicked out of the tour, and fired from rabobank.....
http://velonews.com/tour2007/details/articles/12944.0.html
contador in the yellow now??
this is just pitiful. IMHO, the tour, hell professional cycling, is in big trouble. i read last night that there are talks of pulling it from the olympics??
Why was Moreni arrested? and why Vinoukourov wasn't? Is there a difference? Does this mean they are trying to show all the riders that there is no more tolerance and they won't be getting only "a slap in the hand" and a suspension?
Turns out Rasmussen was in Italy with the infamous Dr. Michelle Ferrari when he told team officials that he was training in Mexico. Skipping out-of-competition doping control tests to train with a doctor who advocates doping? Yeah, you can expect the team to fire the guy for that.
Rabo would rather get the positive press for being proactive and being tough on doping instead of getting drawn into a massive post-race drama. I imagine there's also much more to the story that we're not being told. And I don't blame them for trying to protect their sponsors (who've put up tens of millions for the team sponsorship) from being drawn into a huge doping debacle.
I read that too. Making room for Rugby, Softball or Karate. But it is not until 2016!! Too long....anything can happen between now and then.
Why is it the cycling is so much under scrutiny?!?!!? There is a lot of drug use in other sports too.
I say let them use all the want, see how long they last before killing themselves.
WTF!?
ok this is getting crazy! I was looking forward to this guy in the next stage, just as much as i was looking forward to seeing Vinokourov. Madness! Its Mall Madness!
Thanks for the photo AON - I needed a laugh amidst all this depressing TdF news. BTW - is that where you spend your non-riding days?
Any predictions?
I predict that pixy will take her usual Phil Ligget induced nap on the couch tomorrow ..... :sleep:
C'mon Contador - you young whipper-snapper!
It would be awesome if he won. It blows my mind that the guy is only a year older than me and is ripping up the gc.