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Basso Quits team discovery
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 30-04-2007 19:58
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Under-fire Basso parts with team
Basso only joined Discovery Channel in November
Ivan Basso has quit the Discovery Channel team following the reopening of an investigation into his role in a Spanish doping scandal.
The Giro d'Italia champion asked to be released immediately from his contract, citing personal reasons.
He faces an Italian Olympic Committee hearing on Wednesday on charges of having used or attempted to use a banned substance or method.
Basso, who has always denied doping, was suspended by his team last week.
He said: "It is important that everyone knows this was 100% my decision. Nobody asked me to leave.
"The team is trying to find a new sponsor and win bike races, and my situation is a distraction to both of those goals."
This was a very difficult decision, for me and my family, but I think it is the right thing to do
Ivan Basso
The 29-year-old signed a two-year contract in November to ride for the US outfit.
Basso was one of 50 riders implicated in last year's Operation Puerto, which led to his exclusion from the Tour de France.
His name turned up on a list of cyclists who allegedly had contact with a Spanish doctor accused of running a blood doping clinic in Madrid.
Basso was cleared of involvement by the Italian Olympic Committee and the Italian cycling federation in October.
However, Italian doping investigators have reportedly obtained bags suspected to contain Basso's blood from Spain and want to compare them with his DNA.
This month, a DNA sample of 1997 Tour de France champion Jan Ullrich was matched to blood bags seized in the scandal.
The now-retired German has denied using any banned substances.
Cycling's governing body the UCI has refused to comment on reports that fresh evidence in the Operation Puerto case implicates dozens more cyclists.
Source: BBC Sport - Cycling
Well personally i think this is definatly the end of Basso's career unless found not guilty, at least we're getting rid of this doping problem slowly. It'll never go away but we can hope |
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| litllemagnum |
Posted on 30-04-2007 20:28
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that's a shame. i hoped basso would compete in the giro and in the tour the france.
i hope that he is innocent. |
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| LFC-Soler |
Posted on 30-04-2007 20:29
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Nice - Basso is a dopehead |
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 30-04-2007 20:43
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litllemagnum wrote:
that's a shame. i hoped basso would compete in the giro and in the tour the france.
i hope that he is innocent.
He was already suspended by request of Tailwind Sports the guys behind Discovery, and there was no way he'd go to the Giro |
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| Thomas |
Posted on 30-04-2007 21:02
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LFC Freak wrote:
Nice - Basso is a dopehead
A clever message.. |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 30-04-2007 21:28
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This is great! It would be a real shame to see Basso win the TdF this year, knowing that he was clearly doped. |
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| kida |
Posted on 30-04-2007 21:38
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nevermind i guess it will either be Valvpiti or Vino(i'll use a car not the team bus), is there anyone who can win the Tour and wont be a dope suspect?
Edited by kida on 30-04-2007 21:41
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| Phanekim |
Posted on 30-04-2007 22:11
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kida wrote:
nevermind i guess it will either be Valvpiti or Vino(i'll use a car not the team bus), is there anyone who can win the Tour and wont be a dope suspect?
It could be "i sleep in an altitude tent" leipheimer.
Everyone knows sleeping in altitude tent = cheating. |
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| Thomas |
Posted on 30-04-2007 22:25
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and the last classics shows a critical view about doping.. I mean how often do we see a group of 20-40 riders on last 5 km? hmm maybe just mee, but i think its strange..
but of course, in the opposite way, the last classics could mean that there's less doping in the cycling world?...
Buuuuut I have my doubts..
Edited by Thomas on 30-04-2007 22:26
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 30-04-2007 23:05
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There was lots of people in the final group in Liege as the riders were frankly, quite lazy for much of the race, |
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Posted on 30-04-2007 23:30
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maybe nobody wants to win with style now, incase their name gets linked to some doping case |
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 01-05-2007 00:10
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GO LEVI! |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 01-05-2007 08:10
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Yeah, you must be a happy man now  |
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| litllemagnum |
Posted on 01-05-2007 13:04
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maybe kascheskin could win the tour but he will probaly help vino or sastre, he's pretty good too |
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| Addy291 |
Posted on 01-05-2007 16:14
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Vino has got to win the Tour this year now that there is no basso, landis etc.
sorry to break it to you Levi4life |
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 01-05-2007 22:14
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Without Basso, Leipheimer is now the sole leader for the Discovery Tour Team. Levi has a VERY VERY VERY good chance. Just look at the team that he has behind him. |
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| 0buKKaKe |
Posted on 01-05-2007 22:26
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yes DSC is pretty strong, but everybody has to recognize that ASTANA is strongest of them all, for sure |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 02-05-2007 01:14
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Levi will never win the tour, and im sure ill say that many times again.
maybe kascheskin could win the tour but he will probaly help vino or sastre, he's pretty good too
Why would Kasheckin help Sastre???
Edited by SportingNonsense on 02-05-2007 01:14
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| Addy291 |
Posted on 02-05-2007 11:36
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i don't think that Dico is strong enough for Astana, Disco only have Popovych, Contador, and Leiphemier (can't think of any more )
whereas Astan have Vino, Savoldelli, Kaschechin, Mazzolini, Kloden and Kessler (not really a very strong mountain rider, but he worked very hard in the tour last year)
so i really don't see anyone winning other than Vino, with that team behind him (they could even get a 1-2) |
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| litllemagnum |
Posted on 02-05-2007 12:12
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Levi will never win the tour, and im sure ill say that many times again.
maybe kascheskin could win the tour but he will probaly help vino or sastre, he's pretty good too
Why would Kasheckin help Sastre??? |
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