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Reading the Ullrich Decision: What really happened here?
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) handed down a verdict in what has been a simmering case involving former Tour winner (and 5-time runner up) Jan Ullrich. What? A case involving Ullrich? Didn't he retire back in 2007? Yes, evidently Operation Puerto, the 2006 doping case...
The Session: Days of the Dope
Welcome to the Days of the Dope. Really, every day, it’s more doping news. There’s the Contador decision. Which, if you've been underwater for a week, led to a two year ban and the loss of his Tour de France and Giro d'Italia titles for Contador. But don't be sad, he'll be back racing...
Contador Press Conference: Analysis
Alberto Contador and Saxo Bank team owner Bjarne Riis met the press today to discuss the arbitration court decision in Contador's 2010 Tour de France doping case. Contador's contract with the team ends with his suspension, but Riis signaled that he would like Contador to return to...
Contador banned for two years
Bad news for Alberto Contador as CAS overturns the ruling of the Spanish federation and hands out a two year ban. The ban is backdated,starting from January 1 2011 so he loses the 2010 Tour & 2011 Giro victories and is out from racing until August 5 2012 (time deducted for the provisional...
Contador Decision Not Likely Until January
A decision in the doping case against Alberto Contador will not likely be released until January at the earliest, according to a report today by the AP via VeloNews. An official from the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) said that the complexity of the case means that the arbiters...
Friday is the New... Friday?
Hello there. And how are we this fine Friday? Yes, well, I thought so. How about a little random news for your Friday? In a bizarre postscript to the doping case that engulfed Floyd Landis and the 2006 Tour de France, Landis received a one-year suspended jail sentence for his role in...
Ten Things More Difficult Than The Contador Case
So maybe you've heard by now that the Contador case will be delayed (yet again!) until November. The delay came at the request of WADA and with the agreement of Contador's lawyers. Unanimity reigns! At this point, I expect WADA to pull unicorns out of their shorts or announce the discovery of Alien...
Tour de France: Kolobnev Tests Positive, Out of the Tour
According to the French sports newspaper L'Equipe, Alexandr Kolobnev of Katusha has tested positive for a diuretic and has been expelled from the Tour de France. The positive test came during the first week of the race. Kolobnev, who held 69th place in the overall, returned a positive A...
Ooh là là, Tour de France Intrigue
According to Ouest-france.fr, the French police have seized a team bus from Quick Step. Follow the link, if only for the photo. Reportedly, the anti-doping authorities are "inspecting" the bus. There's really no details out there yet. Perhaps they don't like Boonen's brand of hair gel? Or, maybe...
Tour de France: Five Storylines
Five seems to be the theme of this year’s Tour de France here at Podium Cafe. Really, I don’t pretend to understand why. But I’m running with it, especially because I baked my brains out on today’s ride. There was sun! And hills! And it was so very awesome. There was sun on my back and...
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