DiLuca Nearly Cleared of Doping Charges!

by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 13, 2007 2:20 AM EDT in News

Danilo DiLuca's reputation has had one cloud lifted from it as the prosecutor in the "Oil For Drugs" case will have judicial proceedings against him dismissed. DiLuca will still appear before the Italian Olympic Committee to answer some questions in the sports authority's investigation of the same matter, and presumably you can still have a sporting infraction even when there's no crime. But to the extent the court and prosecutor actually thought DiLuca is innocent, obviously that bodes well for his chances of restoring his name and resuming his assault on the Pro Tour championship.

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Yay!

"Ive learned that life is one crushing defeat after another until you just wish Flanders was dead"

by Drew on Jul 13, 2007 9:29 AM EDT reply actions

Shorter DiLuca

"I never went to eleven."

Got a problem? Va fa Napoli!

by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 13, 2007 11:50 AM EDT reply actions

he can't afford

to get much shorter can he?

http://www.velocitynation.com/pictures/image/tturns49.jpg

by ghisallo on Jul 13, 2007 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions

I hope this bodes well for his CONI hearing

I don't know, though. This Torri is one scary dude.

In other news, Scarponi received an 18-month suspension today, which was what the CONI prosecutor requested. His suspension ends in November, 2008, around the same time as Basso's two-year suspension.

http://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/Primo_Piano/2007/07_Luglio/13/mazzoleni_1307.shtml

Eleven Nation Army: Ready to get rich off the other teams' lunch money

by Susie Hartigan on Jul 13, 2007 12:49 PM EDT reply actions

Torri

Very scarey, though he looks decidely grandfatherly. Avuncular, I think, is the word I'm looking for.

He's already asked for two years for two (or maybe three, I'm losing track) others implicated in Oil for Drugs. I'm having a hard time imagining him letting Diluca and Mazzoleni off easy. And speaking of Mazzoleni, he was supposed to appear today. I haven't seen any news on that yet. I suspect the "archiviazione" of the civil case may be an effort to put pressure on Torri. Diluca seems to have friends in reasonably high places; this case was archived once before.

Me? He deserves the suspension. Those transcripts are as damning as anything I've seen in Puerto. If Basso's out? Diluca should be out.

by Jen See on Jul 13, 2007 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh, duh...

That same Gazetta article said that Mazzoleni appeared and said nothing. Torri's decision is pending...

by Jen See on Jul 13, 2007 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Torri's comments

about the Mazzoleni meeting struck me as kind of funny. It was basically: Mazzoleni had a bad attitude, he didn't want to cooperate. Uh, yeah, you expected something different?

Eleven Nation Army: Ready to get rich off the other teams' lunch money

by Susie Hartigan on Jul 13, 2007 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Well,

I kinda thought Eddy would come bearing flowers.

You mean, he didn't?

by Jen See on Jul 13, 2007 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions

DiLuca business

Daily peleton has a nice write up of these recent goings on:

http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=11374

Just kidding...on second glance it appears to be a press release issued by Liquigas. However, I still think it makes an interesting point. Not a new one, but still bears reminding...the press loves drug stories, and tend to present a less than balanced perspective. I'm assuming that most legal cases (speaking as a very non-lawyer) will look pretty damning if you only look at the prosecutors evidence.

by Hons on Jul 13, 2007 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions