Doping

[olmania]

http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/breves20 ... pendu.html

Translation in a few words :

Pelizotti, Valjavec & Rosendo OUT for doping (irregularities on the their biologics visas)

[iBanesto]

Valjavec out, the Giro is open again.
No, it's sad, really. Looking at old results becomes more and more depressing.

Giro 2008:
1.Contador
2.Ricco
3.Bruseghin
4.Pellizotti
5.Menchov
6.Sella
7.Van den Broeck
8.Di Luca
9.Pozzovivo
10.Simoni
11.Nibali
12.Baliani
13.Valjavec

Or take 2007, Mazzoleni is still in there with a 3rd rank. 4 out of the Top 10 caught by now. Piepoli and Patxi Vila also in the mix.

[olmania]

Simoni is clean

[iBanesto]

I'm being subjective, Simoni wasn't caught since 2008, so he's in the non-red column. Red doesn't mean not-clean, just like black doesn't mean clean. You know cycling, it's always complicated.

[Robyklebt]

Simoni was never caught at all

[Elaska]

Clean Contador cleaaan

[auxilium torino]

From Gazzetta dello Sport

Il ciclista americano Floyd Landis ammette "la mia carriera e' stata basata sul doping". E tira in ballo anche l'ex compagno di squadra Lance Armstrong. Una confessione shock quella riportata dal Wall Street Journal e che sarebbe contenuta in una serie di mail inviate alla federazione internazionale ciclismo da parte del corridore americano, che nel 2006 si vide annullare la vittoria al Tour de France proprio per doping. Finora Landis in pubblico aveva sempre respinto le accuse. In queste mail il ciclista Usa farebbe i nomi anche di altri corridori e di tecnici statunitensi, fra cui appunto Lance Armstrong.

The American cyclist Floyd Landis admits "my career 'was based on doping." It also brings into play the former teammate Lance Armstrong. A shock confession that reported by the Wall Street Journal and allegedly contained in a series of emails sent to the international cycling federation by the American runner who in 2006 saw the clear victory in the Tour de France because of doping. So far Landis in public had always rejected the allegations. In these emails the cyclist would Use the names of other U.S. riders and technicians, including just Lance Armstrong.

[NoPikouze]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-den ... sed-doping

The UCI has played down media speculation that a type of mechanical doping could already exist in the peloton, saying that there is no evidence that riders are utilising small motors to power their bikes and thus gain an unfair advantage.

Rumours about this have existed in the peloton for several months. However, speaking to Cyclingnews, the UCI’s Enrico Carpani said there were no indications that riders had already tried to use such motors in races.

“We do not have any knowledge if this product is already in use in competitive cycling,” he said. “At this point in time, we don’t have any evidence that leads us to the conclusion that this kind of engine is already in use in the peloton.


I want this on RSF

[iBanesto]

Did Cancellara change his bike in P-R? We all know he did in RVV.

[olmania]

http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/breves20 ... verde.html

Valverde out 2years. From the 1st January 2010

[iBanesto]

Ridiculous. I bet he will make an appeal to be allowed to race in Italy starting May 2011, because he is banned in Italy since May 2009.

[caissed epargne]

I don't think, the new sentence is for all the competitions 2 years