Valverde case delayed AGAIN!

[craig1985]

Originally Posted by elapid

I'm with the naysayers. My main reason is that all riders should be treated equally in this affair, not have some riders singled out while other riders are free to ride without prejudice. I know that this is hypocritical to some extent because Jan Ullrich was forced to retire (never suspended) and three riders later admitted to their guilt and were subsequently suspended (Basso, Scarponi and Jashke), but these suspensions were a result of confessions and not investigations. Of the 53 remaining cyclists implicated in OP, only Valverde has been investigated and regionally suspended. What about the other 52 riders?

Although not so important to me personally, but there is also the legal precedent of an Italian federation investigating and convicting a Spanish rider and in doing so contravening the ruling of the Spanish legal system. While this is not important to me, this will be a very, very important factor in the ruling by CAS.

P.S. I'm with usedtobefast. A beer would be good, even if it is 9am!

I don't think that has stopped any of us before (certainly not me)

[Cogombre]

Originally Posted by skidmark

Well, wasn't there a bag called 'amigo di brillo' that people suspected was Schleck's, as he was Basso/'brillo's teammate? Of course that's tenuous as he had many teammates (and probably a few friends), but maybe there's a bag?

Yes, I forgot that bag. Anyway, it isn't sure that the bag is filled with his blood, we just have the word of a newspaper. I accept that not all riders accused by a newspaper should be investigated to see if his blood matches or not. But the bag n.18 was reported by the police as a bag filled with Valverde's blood, so it definitely should be compared to Valverde's DNA. If it matches, then...