The 2008 season has barely come to a close, and here we are talking about 2009 (and more) already:
Now that Bernhard Kohl has owned up to his doping, he is urging Gerolsteiner teammate Stefan Schumacher to do the same. Kohl and Schumacher were roommates during the Tour de France (as were… wait for it… Ricco [...]
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Yes, the Tour starts in two days, but not everyone is racing there, and there are plenty of other things happening.
You lose some, you win some: 2 days ago, Michael Rasmussen was nailed with a 2 year suspension for missing doping controls prior to the 2007 Tour de France. Yesterday, Rabobank (his former team) was [...]
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The big news for today is the announcement of the teams that have been invited to the Tour de France. As expected, Astana has been excluded and defending champ Alberto Contador will be blocked out. Rabobank, who kicked out Michael Rasmussen during the race over lying about his whereabouts will be back.
The ASO says that Astana [...]
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It’s still as toss-up as for teams and riders going into the Paris-Nice race starting this weekend. The organizers obviously want to hold a professional bike race. The riders need to ride so they can get paid. The teams need to appear to honor commitments to their sponsors. The UCI, not being able to see [...]
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Sure, they’ve made some questionable business decisions, and they can’t seem to hold onto Directeur Sportif’s, but you have to admire Rock Racing for being unabashedly bold.
I love the Caddy’s. Your team car is a Volvo? Booooring.
I pick on these guys, but at least they are bringing some attention to the sport.
And thank God for [...]
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