Our team attaches great value to transparency. Because of this, we can announce the following as a response to the adverse analytical finding of xipamide in Fränk Schleck's urine sample of July 14 during the Tour de France.
After being informed by the UCI about the presence of xipamide in the urine sample of Fränk Schleck on July 14, the team has decided to immediately withdraw Fränk Schleck from the Tour de France.
Even though an abnormal A sample does not require these measures, Mr. Schleck and the team believe this is the right thing to do, to ensure the Tour de France can go on in calm and that Fränk Schleck can prepare his defense in accordance with the legal timing to do so.
On the subject of xipamide the team can declare the following: it is not a product that is present in any of the medicine that the team uses and the reason for the presence of xipamide in the urine sample of Mr. Schleck is unclear to the team. Therefore, the team is not able to explain the adverse findings at this point.
However, the team is fully determined to collaborate with the anti-doping agencies in order to resolve the matter.
Hmm, Becca might be delighted with this news. This might be his excuse for not paying Schleck any wages
Our team attaches great value to transparency. Because of this, we can announce the following as a response to the adverse analytical finding of xipamide in Fränk Schleck's urine sample of July 14 during the Tour de France.
After being informed by the UCI about the presence of xipamide in the urine sample of Fränk Schleck on July 14, the team has decided to immediately withdraw Fränk Schleck from the Tour de France.
Even though an abnormal A sample does not require these measures, Mr. Schleck and the team believe this is the right thing to do, to ensure the Tour de France can go on in calm and that Fränk Schleck can prepare his defense in accordance with the legal timing to do so.
On the subject of xipamide the team can declare the following: it is not a product that is present in any of the medicine that the team uses and the reason for the presence of xipamide in the urine sample of Mr. Schleck is unclear to the team. Therefore, the team is not able to explain the adverse findings at this point.
However, the team is fully determined to collaborate with the anti-doping agencies in order to resolve the matter.
Hmm, Becca might be delighted with this news. This might be his excuse for not paying Schleck any wages
He should copy Katusha and fine him by 5 times his wage. A couple positives more and all his problems are gone.
We are talking about doping, so my point is everyone should be equally measured when it comes to the physiologic. Equipment etc is not anything i will come comment on.
Its simply just to try and find some kind of solution so cycling will continue for ever, without ruining the sport by doping and "cheaters" being caught. It is naive to think that all the riders infront of him in GC and the generel climbing/GC elite, should be more clean than Schleck . That would be naive. And if they catch everybody at the same time, what should they do ? Ban the race ... Dont kill cycling thats all im asking for
Lately it feels like the norm that big cyclist manages to get away even when testing positive. That is my fear now.
I do like Fränk as a cyclist but as we have known he is not clean for some time now it is good that he is caught. Will be interesting to see what happens with the case over the coming days.
boork wrote:
Lately it feels like the norm that big cyclist manages to get away even when testing positive. That is my fear now.
I do like Fränk as a cyclist but as we have known he is not clean for some time now it is good that he is caught. Will be interesting to see what happens with the case over the coming days.
Valverde and Contador didnt get away with anything ?
They are two biggest names recently being declared guilty
EDIT: copy pasted my list from earlier
Valverde
Contador
Pantani
Virenque
Vinokourov
Kaschekin
Ullrich
Basso
Mancebo
Sevilla
Shumacher
M.Rasmussen
Iban Mayo
Di Luca
Garzelli
Beloki
Hamilton
Landis
Ricco
Botero
The whole old Team Telekom+USP
The list goes on Sad
Rebellin
Edited by Ybodonk on 17-07-2012 21:38
Lol at some danish forums their is a conspiration theory that it was RNT's work.
Because F.Schleck or the schlecks wouldnt drive for them, and wasnt interested in anything with Bruyneel and RNT, so this is their way of punishing him.
Pellizotti2 wrote:
Would surprise me a lot if he actually gets suspended. He'll come up with some sort of excuse and escape with a fine, like Kolobnev.
Kolo Toure claimed he took his wife's slimming tablets to lose weight and got a 6 month ban from football, a sentence imposed by WADA. Schleck could be looking at something similar.
Or he could give evidence against Bruyneel and Armstrong and get a pat on the back.
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