Wouldn't it be a Piti...

[Chuffy]

...if Puerto claimed another scalp?
Does rather beg the question 'why the hell hasn't this kind of DNA matching been done on all the Puerto samples?'....

 

[roadiewill]

mehhhh

 

[Skip Madness]

Is there anyone who thinks that Valverde was not involved with the Puerto affair?

The Valv. Piti name always amused me. Why didn't they just go with Piti? That would be a bit less obvious.

Besides that of course, he rode for Kelme. Vicente Belda is one of the people the Spanish courts are considering prosecuting, I understand.

And Jesús Manzano now works as a brick-layer. Who said life was fair...

 

[Chuffy]

Hang on a second. CONI have summonsed him? I can't figure out what jurisdiction the Italian Olympics Committee would have over a Spanish rider for a Spanish team riding in a French event...

 

[Noodley]

CONI would most likely pass the information to UCI.

...okay here's another quiz.

Which other rider linked to OP was tested during the same stage as Valverde? Clue - he has a brother called Andy. Another clue - he paid cash.

And 5 of his team mates were also tested in the same stage (allegedly).

 

[Chuffy]

Oooh, I like quizzes!

Sounds like

perhaps?

 

[Steve Austin]

this thread reads like jackanory.

Any real facts in it?

 

[Noodley]

this thread reads like jackanory.

Any real facts in it?

All of the above are facts.

 

[Steve Austin]

its all speculation noodley. you know that

Valverde is linked with puerto as much as beckham and nadal

 

[Noodley]

its all speculation noodley. you know that

Valverde is linked with puerto as much as beckham and nadal

Have you bothered to do a search on cycling news websites?

 

[Noodley]

Have you bothered to do a search on cycling news websites?

To save you the trouble....

Valverde story: http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2009/feb09/feb11news3

Translation from La Gazzetta dello Sport: The Spanish, who was ninth overall in the standings and had already dressed the yellow jersey after the first stage was controlled along with other athletes (among them Frank Schleck and 5 of the CSC).

 

[Steve Austin]

no. Has Valverde been convicted then? I must have missed that

 

[Noodley]

no. Has Valverde been convicted then? I must have missed that

Oh right, you are waiting on a conviction. What I wrote was not speculation.

But I would say Valverde is slightly more involved than the two other people you mentioned. To the extent he is being called before CONI whilst the other two are not.

 

[Noodley]

...if Puerto claimed another scalp?
Does rather beg the question 'why the hell hasn't this kind of DNA matching been done on all the Puerto samples?'....

Chuffy, I've just seen this on cyclingnews:
"All who insinuate directly or indirectly my participation in any illicit affair without proof are harming my image and those of my team and its sponsors," said Valverde, who threatened "appropriate legal proceedings" in response....

I think he's on your case

 

[Dave5N]

Chuffi.

Pity.