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BanHammer Time: Valverde Gets Two Years
Minimal details but according to Sporza, the International Sports Tribunal TAS has affirmed the UCI's decision to ban Caisse d'Epargne rider and reigning Vuelta a Espana champion Alejandro Valverde for two years. Ban is effective January 1, 2010 (adios, points). Read the full press release on the...
Valverde Evidence Legally Obtained Says Madrid Court Ruling
The Zombie of stories has arisen to walk the earth again. Yes, it's time for more Valverde. Because we just haven't had enough of this story already. When we last saw our Spanish hero, he was getting spanked by the sports arbitration court, who found in favor of the Italian anti-doping...
The Valverde Decision
Today comes the news that Valverde’s Caisse d’Epargne team has decided to keep him out of upcoming races until the uncertainty over his status is resolved. What? Now you decide to withdraw him from races? Also, this uncertainty word you use. I got 50 pages of French legalese that says that the...
Valverde Story, Upcoming Attractions
Today brings the news that Alejandro Valverde has vowed to prove his innocence after TAS-CAS ruled to uphold the Italian sanction banning him from competition. Well, good luck with that Alejandro. Valverde can still appeal the arbitration court's decision in Swiss civil court. Meanwhile, from...
Update on the Valverde Case: "The Presumption of Innocence"
The Spanish authorities today issued a press release in response to the CONI request for a two year sanction for Valverde. The Spanish Anti-doping Agency and the Consejo Superior de Deportes, a Cabinet-level ministry supervising Spanish sports, co-authored the communiqué which challenged the...
Rudy Pevenage to Rock Racing as Sports Director
Update: The mystery deepens. Lyne over at Podium In Sight has confirmed with the team that there was no press release issued on the Pavenage story. The spokesperson for the team said that there was no news forthcoming on this subject. The spokesperson also told Podium In Sight that the team...
Fuel for the Fire
Today, the Süddeutsche Zeitung resurrected yet again Operation Puerto, the vampire that preys on cycling and refuses to die. Journalist Andreas Burkert's story is based upon the original Puerto documents, an anonymous source close to the German investigation of Puerto, and the testimony of Basso...
Piti Barks: TAS declared competent
A little doping news for your Friday. In a note published today, TAS has been declared competent to deliberate on the appeal brought by WADA and the UCI. Specifically, the joint appeal challenges the decision of the Spanish Federation not to open a disciplinary procedure against Valverde in...
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