Beijing b-tests
by Gemma on Jul 7, 2009 5:21 PM EDT
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In case anyone was wondering what happened to this story... Reports coming out of Germany (specifically in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) say that the results of the B samples of the 5 athletes from Beijing who tested positive after samples were retested (inc Stefan Schumacher and road race silver medallist Davide Rebellin) have also all come back positive. Lawyers for the 5 have apparently met to plan their strategies re appeals to CAS. Schumacher's lawyer seemingly trying the whole 'procedural error' line as apparently that can be the only reason all 5 A & B tests were positive (not because the people involved actually, you know, cheated!)
No official comment from anywhere from what I've been able to find so far, but news article here :
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Wow this is big news. I take it there’s no way of retroactively getting Gilbert on the LBL podium? Is there anything anywhere about results since the positive being dismissed?
And I guess Cancellara now gets olympic silver? Who was 4th again? A. Schleck was 5th if I remember right?
by plinytheelder on Jul 7, 2009 5:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Kolobnev?
I think, but I’m too lazy to look it up
"I get paid to hurt other people. How good is that? How good is that?
I get paid to make other people suffer on my wheel, that's good." Jens!
by jsallee00 on Jul 7, 2009 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yah sounds right. I’m a lazy bastard myself! ;)
by plinytheelder on Jul 7, 2009 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah Kolobnev would get bronze
and poor Andy would be in the awful Olympic bridesmaid position of 4th.
And it would mean Saxo got 4 out of 6 mens road race medals – nice and shiny for them.
by Gemma on Jul 7, 2009 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sadly not I wouldn’t think – not seen anything to that effect certainly. Not much news on this at all at the moment mind, guess we’ll have to see what TPTB say when it’s all official like.
by Gemma on Jul 7, 2009 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The real question is at what point, if ever, will Schumi just STFU...
…go crawl in a hole somehwere, and hopefully not emerge for several decades.
There’s nothing quite like trying to maintain an implausible denial in the face of overwhelming evidence to make slimy cheating shits even less palatable than they ordinarily would be.
by Ed K on Jul 7, 2009 5:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sadly it seems not
re him shutting up. I agree that I wish he’d just hold his hands up and serve his ban and be done with it
by Gemma on Jul 7, 2009 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was told there would be no (positive) tests
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Jul 7, 2009 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Perhaps his next career will be in public relations.
Mon coeur appartient à les forçats de la route.
by Josenka on Jul 7, 2009 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Schumacher
is at CAS/TAS tomorrow to appeal against his post-TdF 2008 sanction.
by civetta on Jul 7, 2009 6:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What will he wear?!
Adrenalina Italiana!
by Albertina on Jul 8, 2009 4:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Respect the Shit List; it respects you.
by crashdan on Jul 8, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's crazy talk
He didn’t invest all that money in the best equipment to get that showroom-shine only to cover it with a silly hat
by Jens on Jul 8, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
go away schumi.... go away!
"Race radios in Cat 4?"
by gravel road on Jul 8, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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