Party at CAS!

hi :-)

I didn’t see any info yet on the grounds for his appeal. I don’t think drumming his heels on the floor is really going to impress the guys at CAS. But been wrong before.

If CAS reviews sentences de novo, like they do with rulings on whether a doping offense occurred, Ricco could have a shot at a lower sentence. He could argue that as a matter of policy, cooperation and naming names warrants a greater sentence reduction, as an incentive to cooperation, and he could also argue that his case is comparable to those of Sinkewitz (who got a one-year suspension), and Sella (for whom CONI has recommended only one year).

If the standard of review is some sort of abuse-of-discretion standard, Ricco’s chances are probably pretty slim.

That’s the only one I know.

Also looking at the CAS list of scheduled hearings, there’s presently no time yet scheduled for Ricco… or Vino or any cyclist. That’s a good thing I guess. I presume we’ll soon see Ricco’s and Vino’s names there.

Can’t the CAS can actually increase his sentance?
Like what they did to Landis by giving him an added financial penalty?

I can only hope.

Regardless, they could also ’’schedule" the hearing in a way that also makes it impossible for Ricco to do the Giro in 2010 too.
That seems to be a very popular method of doodsmacking by the CAS as they are not required to abide by habeas corpus.

I know CONI doesn’t suspend anyone, but only makes the recommendation. In any event, their decisions are still confusing. How is it that Di Luca only received three months for cavorting with Santuccione? Oh yeah, that’s right, the evil Dr. was only The Killer’s personal family physician, nothing more.