Contador fails drug test

[adscrim]

And he's free to race but will he be welcomed back at the TdF

 

[HLaB]

article 296 of the UCI’s regulations, which says that an athlete can be exonerated if they prove that they had inadvertently ingested a banned product through no fault or negligence on their part.

I that the big boy made me excuse?

 

[Dave Davenport]

Oh FFS!

He put up zero evidence to support the cock & bull (beef geddit?) meat fairy tale and it sounds like the commitee were politically leaned on.

I really hope they don't let him ride the tour.

 

[mangaman]

Oh FFS!

He put up zero evidence to support the cock & bull (beef geddit?) meat fairy tale and it sounds like the commitee were politically leaned on.

I really hope they don't let him ride the tour.

I know - has anyone interviewed the mysterious friend and found out if he entered Spain that day?

Have they asked him where he got the meat and checked the herd?

You would have thought proving it would have been easy if it were true.

 

[iAmiAdam]

Remember, if you want to dope, win a few Grand tours without getting noticed beforehand

/cough lance

 

[Andy84]

Can he still be stripped of the TDF title? Even if he's cleared of being at fault, it was still in his body.

 

[iAmiAdam]

Long answer short... no.

 

[gb155]

Remember, if you want to dope, win a few Grand tours without getting noticed beforehand

/cough lance

Never tested, positive

 

[Dayvo]

And here is the smug git, leading a merry dance!

 

[iAmiAdam]

Never tested, positive

Positive tests, never revaled.

 

[peelywally]

what sort of message is this sending out to possible dopers ,

im glad hes racing again but its tainted with a sense of anger if that makes sense .

 

[dragon72]

They all do it. All of them.
Look at all the recent winners: Contador, Basso's buddy Sastre, Landis, Armstrong, Pantani, Riis, then look me in the eye and tell me they weren't all juiced up. I very much doubt Big Mig "In-the-vein" before them was only popping Paracetamol.
I just accept that it's all chemically assisted and enjoy the racing willy-nilly.

 

[dragon72]

How silly of me. I forgot to mention the '97 winner Jan Ullrich. Sorry, Jan.
He whose DNA was found to match 9 bags of blood found in Fuentes' office during Operación Puerto.
Ullrich was still a great rider to watch, though.

 

[Noodley]

...9 bags of blood found in Fuentes' office during Operación Puerto.

That would be the ones with "Jan" written on them
Not even wise enough to use his dog's name!

 

[HLaB]

That would be the ones with "Jan" written on them
Not even wise enough to use his dog's name!

What about 'Feb'