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Dead Fingers
13 Oct 2008, 10:21 AM
News from the world of professional cycling.
Let's start it off
Crédit Agricole set to close its doors
(http://www.velonews.com/article/84183/cr%26eacute%3Bdit-agricole-set-to-close-its-doors)
Moishe
13 Oct 2008, 04:57 PM
Bernard Kohl becomes the latest name to get popped for CERA.
http://www.velonews.com/article/84274
This brings the current tally to four with Ricardo Ricco, Stephan Shumacher and Leonardo Piepoli. Who else can we expect to see join these shamed riders?
RobtheAggie
14 Oct 2008, 10:40 AM
Mabye this will finally convince riders that they can not dope and expect to avoid detection. I doubt it, but this is a step in that direction.
On a more positive note, I think that it is simply a matter of time before Tyler Farrar wins a major classic.
cleansheetbsc
14 Oct 2008, 11:02 AM
Mabye this will finally convince riders that they can not dope and expect to avoid detection.
Maybe the current economic crisis will finally convince large banks that they can not get make large profits from exotic security exchanges and not have a risk of loss.
aveslacker
14 Oct 2008, 09:11 PM
Bernard Kohl becomes the latest name to get popped for CERA.
http://www.velonews.com/article/84274
This brings the current tally to four with Ricardo Ricco, Stephan Shumacher and Leonardo Piepoli. Who else can we expect to see join these shamed riders?
Sucks about Kohl, but hardly surprising. I can hardly wait to see who else is going to get busted.
Edit: Apparently, according to L'Equipe, Kohl is the last one from this year's tour to get busted.
RobtheAggie
15 Oct 2008, 06:49 AM
USA Cycling released the NRC and there are some notable absentees. The former Rochester Twilight/Rochester Omnimum/ Tour of New York is missing.
http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=3895
Dead Fingers
16 Oct 2008, 12:29 PM
First, the Tour of Stuttgart and now the 2009 Tour of Germany.
http://www.velonews.com/article/84351/german-tour-canceled-over-doping-furor
Moishe
16 Oct 2008, 01:44 PM
Maybe this is what cycling needs to do to get the message across to the riders. The more races that get cancelled means less advertising money which in turn impacts purse money. Take away their earning potential and see how they respond then.
aveslacker
16 Oct 2008, 02:45 PM
Maybe this is what cycling needs to do to get the message across to the riders. The more races that get cancelled means less advertising money which in turn impacts purse money. Take away their earning potential and see how they respond then.
I don't really see the connection here. Sure, there were some more positive tests, but how would that detract from the Tour of Germany? Were the organizers really concerned about a loss of sponsorship revenue?
That's the only thing I can think of.
Alex_K
16 Oct 2008, 03:04 PM
I don't really see the connection here. Sure, there were some more positive tests, but how would that detract from the Tour of Germany? Were the organizers really concerned about a loss of sponsorship revenue?
That's the only thing I can think of.
They couldn't find sponsor or a TV station to show the tour in Germany so far. Currently cycling is only slightly more popular than kicking puppies in Germany, I guess.
See, DF - I don't even own a bike and I still came here :D.
aveslacker
16 Oct 2008, 03:10 PM
They couldn't find sponsor or a TV station to show the tour in Germany so far. Currently cycling is only slightly more popular than kicking puppies in Germany, I guess.
See, DF - I don't even own a bike and I still came here :D.
Don't the Germans have one of the top puppy-kicking leagues in Europe?
Dead Fingers
16 Oct 2008, 03:25 PM
They couldn't find sponsor or a TV station to show the tour in Germany so far. Currently cycling is only slightly more popular than kicking puppies in Germany, I guess.
See, DF - I don't even own a bike and I still came here :D.
Hey Alex. :D
I also saw on another forum that ARD will not be doing live coverage of the TDF or any other bike race as well.
Alex, correct me if I am wrong on that.
Dead Fingers
16 Oct 2008, 03:27 PM
I don't really see the connection here. Sure, there were some more positive tests, but how would that detract from the Tour of Germany? Were the organizers really concerned about a loss of sponsorship revenue?
That's the only thing I can think of.
I think this goes back to T Mobile and maybe before that. I think the Germans are, as well as we all should be, really tired of the doping.
cleansheetbsc
16 Oct 2008, 04:03 PM
Don't the Germans have one of the top puppy-kicking leagues in Europe?
Ever since they got rid of the Jews.
Alex_K
16 Oct 2008, 04:20 PM
Don't the Germans have one of the top puppy-kicking leagues in Europe?
You must confuse us with the Austrians. We are the ones drowning kittens.
Alex_K
16 Oct 2008, 04:22 PM
Hey Alex. :D
I also saw on another forum that ARD will not be doing live coverage of the TDF or any other bike race as well.
Alex, correct me if I am wrong on that.
Yes, that's right. Team Gerolsteiner also folded this week (they would have next year anyway, but they decided to cancel the last few races of this year as well).
Dead Fingers
16 Oct 2008, 07:01 PM
Yes, that's right. Team Gerolsteiner also folded this week (they would have next year anyway, but they decided to cancel the last few races of this year as well).
Yeah, I knew Gerolsteiner were closing.....just in time. Who is left for German cycling teams?
Alex_K
16 Oct 2008, 07:31 PM
Yeah, I knew Gerolsteiner were closing.....just in time. Who is left for German cycling teams?
Well, I'm not really an expert, but as it seems Milram and a few "minor league" teams I have never ever heard about before.
Dead Fingers
16 Oct 2008, 07:55 PM
I had forgotten about Milram
Dead Fingers
22 Oct 2008, 09:34 AM
The 2009 TDF route
http://www.velonews.com/article/84428/2009-tour-route-revealed