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| Waghlon |
Posted on 01-07-2008 12:18
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(well someone had to make one  )
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 01-07-2008 12:19
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Less than 1 week to the tour, thats all I can say |
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 01-07-2008 12:20
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ooops, just put this in the June, put ahh well here it goes again
CUNEGO GOES DOPING FREE
Damiano Cunego (Lampre) has agreed to be part of a new anti-doping initiative in Italy and will ride the Tour de France with a temporary tattoo on his arm saying “I'm Doping Free”.
Cunego agreed to sign up to the campaign after reading a letter published in the Gazetta dello Sport newspaper by club cyclist Marco Guadagnini. The former Giro d'Italia winner and overall contender in the Tour de France will officially present the campaign before the start of the Tour on Saturday.
“We've got to launch a message and we've got to show that we want to change things,” Cunego told Gazzetta.
“It's nothing to be ashamed. It's important that people know that life and sport is about hard work and making sacrifices, not taking short cuts.”
“I think people will be surprised by how many athletes sign up to the “I'm doing free” project.”
uhhhh.... a tattoo saying 'i'm dope free' yeah....
also
MCQUAID HOPES FOR A SUCCESSFUL TOUR
Despite the power struggle between the UCI and Tour organisers, UCI President Pat McQuaid has told L'Equipe he hopes this year's race is a success “without trouble, without problems and without scandal.”
The Tour will be held under French Cycling Federation rules and governance because of the fights between the UCI and ASO but McQuaid seems to be offering an olive branch just a few days before the start of the Tour in Brest.
+ The UCI have deinied claims saying their going to announce a list of doped riders taking part in the tour, during the tour.
There's no point slapping a schleck - Sean Kelly on "Who needs a slap"
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 01-07-2008 18:30
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enmark's Michael Rasmussen has been suspended for two years by the Monte Carlo Cycling Federation for missing out of competition anti-doping tests before the 2007 Tour de France according to a report on the www.gazzetta.it website.
Rasmussen was kicked off the 2007 Tour de France while wearing the yellow jersey and sacked by the Rabobank team last year after it was revealed he missed out of competition tests by both the Danish Cycling Federation and the UCI.
The Monte Carlo Cycling Federation began an investigation last year, held a disciplinary hearing on May 25 and finally reached a verdict on Tuesday, just four days before the start of this year's race.
Rasmussen has made it clear he will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against the verdict because he believes the missed-tests of the Danish Cycling Federation and the UCI cannot be accumulated and trigger a three-missed-test suspension.
In a press conference during the second rest day of the Tour de France in Pau, Rasmussen claimed that the Rabobank team knew about his movements and he has began legal action for compensation of 5.5 million Euros. A verdict in that case is expected on Wednesday.
There's no point slapping a schleck - Sean Kelly on "Who needs a slap"
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| issoisso |
Posted on 01-07-2008 18:34
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*laughs*
*points*
*laughs some more*
The preceding post is ISSO 9001 certified
"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
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| Dankan |
Posted on 01-07-2008 18:38
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issoisso wrote:
*laughs*
*points*
*laughs some more*
Simply:
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 01-07-2008 19:06
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At least it's going way faster than in Landis' case |
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| brun sweater |
Posted on 01-07-2008 19:10
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I wonder from when this ban have effect? |
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| Rin |
Posted on 01-07-2008 20:38
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The dutch Continental Team "P3transfer Betavus" will become next year to the team "Vacansoleil" and the Team will gain the "ProContinental" Status
The self-made goals :
2010 : Take part at a "ProTour" race
2011 : Take part at a Grand Tour
The team will plan to have 18 riders , which 12 of the riders should be dutch , also to have a Cross-Rider is planned
Bobbie Traksel, Aart Vierhouten and Arnoud van Groen will be overtaken also the sport director Michel Cornelisse
It´s rumoured that the team will hire Lieuwe Westra (Krolstone) and Bram Schmitz (Van Vliet)
The german olympia men road and time trial squad :
Bert Grabsch (also TT) , Stefan Schumacher, Gerald Ciolek, Jens Voigt (also TT) and Fabian Wegmann
It´s rumoured that LPR is interested in hiring Alessandro Petacchi and Davide Rebellin for 2009 , also I think when Petacchi will join , he will have Velo and Ongarato so maybe they will join also LPR
The Tour de France has got a 3,2 Million € big price package
Tour Winner : 450.000€
Best team : 50.000€
Stage winner : 8.000€
Winner of the points jersey : 25.000€
Winner of the mountain jersey : 25.000€
Best young rider : 20.000€
Most agressive rider : 20.000€
Edited by Rin on 01-07-2008 20:51
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Posted on 24-11-2024 04:46
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 01-07-2008 20:41
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US Olympic Road Team:
1. George Hincapie, 35 (Greenville, S.C.) Road Race
2. Levi Leipheimer, 34 (Santa Rosa, Calif.) Road Race, Time Trial
3. Jason McCartney, 34 (Coralville, Iowa) Road Race
4. Christian Vande Velde, 32 (Boulder, Colo.) Road Race
5. David Zabriskie, 29 (Salt Lake City, Utah) Road Race, Time Trial
No suprises there.
US Olympic Track Team:
1. Michael Blatchford, 22 (Cypress, Calif.) Team Sprint, Match Sprint
2. Adam Duvendeck, 26 (Santa Barbara, Calif.) Team Sprint
3. Michael Friedman, 25 (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Madison
4. Bobby Lea, 24 (Mertztown, Pa.) Points Race, Madison
5. Giddeon Massie, 26 (Zionhill, Pa.) Team Sprint
6. Taylor Phinney, 18 (Boulder, Colo.) Individual Pursuit
One rider will contest the kierin which will probably be Friedman but USAC isn't sure yet.
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 01-07-2008 20:42
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brun sweater wrote:
I wonder from when this ban have effect?
I read on Feltet.dk that it starts from the day he left Tour de France.
Rin: I already mentioned that |
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| jacknic |
Posted on 02-07-2008 09:21
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Danish doping expert, Rasmus Damsgaard and his Swedish collegue, Bengt Saltin have blaste WADAs method for being too tight and absolete. The tests run by WADA only test for a few well known types of EPO whereas one could buy and use a new type produced in China or India and it wouldn't show up on the standard WADA test.
Last year, Damsgaard became aware of the problem, when he tested five samples who had all been tested negative by WADA. All five contained EPO, just not in a form that was on WADAs list.
He made WADA aware of his findings in January but they are yet to react. Damsgaard says, that it is frustrating as the WADA will likely claim that everything is fine and that they are on top op things when the olympics start, when clearly they are not.
He further argues, that a broad implementation of the blood passport could be a way of stopping the dopers as he suspects extensive, regular tests will cause the cheaters' blood values to fall.
What are your thoughts on this?
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| helGn |
Posted on 02-07-2008 09:53
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get it all out fast so that cycling can start to rebuild again. hard to rebuild with new cases of doping every year |
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| fefj |
Posted on 02-07-2008 10:01
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Rasmussen wins the case over Rabobank, and gets 700.000 euros  !
Look at feltet.dk
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| kadel |
Posted on 02-07-2008 10:21
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This means no more Rabobank... Rabobank has said they will shut down the team immediately if they lose the case. So no Rabobank in the Tour? |
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 02-07-2008 10:30
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I only think they would stop if Rasmussen got the full award from the judge. He only got 750,000 euros when he had sued for 6 million euros afterall.
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| kadel |
Posted on 02-07-2008 10:37
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Rabobank said they would shut down if the court decided the team management had known about Rasmussen's whereabouts. Which the court certainly has done. So now we just have to wait for Rabobank's decision and see if Rasmussen has destroyed dutch cycling and a big sponsor in cycling.. |
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 02-07-2008 10:40
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Way to go Rasmussen, not only do you manage to disgrace the biggest race of them all, you also somehow dodge a ton of bullets from UCI and then nick a lot of money from Rabobank and now you might take them down with you in your fall.
If it wasnt because I, as a cycling fan, were enraged, i would have been proud to call him danish.
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Posted on 02-07-2008 11:09
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I'm not sure about Rabobanks role in all of this.
But if the court has sided with Rasmussen i'm sure it's not just for giggles.
I'd hate to see Rabobank go. But both Rasmussen and the Rabobank team must, on equal terms, stand up and face the music, whatever the tune is. |
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| jacknic |
Posted on 02-07-2008 11:11
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Well in all fairness. He has just gotten a two year suspension, så I don't see how he has dodged a lot of bullets. Regarding the lawsuit against Rabobank. The ruling in the case shows us once and for all, that Rabobank were aware of Rasmussens locations and missed dope tests prior to the Tour. They are hardly innocent in the Rasmussen scandal.
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