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Basso Question

Can someone explain how Basso is getting around the 4 year Pro-tour team ban.  Is Liquigas planning to drop from the Pro-tour or did the ban not apply since he was not proven to have taken drugs just to have planned to take drugs?

I would think that the four your pro-tour team ban would also prevent Vinokourov from joining Astana.  Isn't the ban from riding for a Pro-tour team different from the ban applied by the cycling federation of the rider's country?

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quit the pro tour

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris... on Oct 20, 2008 10:22 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

didn't they all

quit the Pro Tour around the start of the Vuelta or did I dream that?

by Fred Marx on Oct 20, 2008 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The ProTour is as dead...

insert whatever here!

Racing for Victory and Free Beer!

by DemonCats on Oct 20, 2008 9:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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