Recent content by gabdexa

I agree completely with you. Well, probably he should blame its lawyer or his counselor within the spanish fed that assured him to keep fighting that he won't be punished anyway...

Thank you Susan! Does this mean that he won't be able to compete in Italy well after 05/2011, or will he be able to but not elsewhere in the world? It's quite messy I guess...

Spanish media "marca" reports that valverde has been banned for 2 years since january 2010 and he loses all victories of this years.

My guess, I'm quite confident Evans and Basso are good examples. They chose not to have doctors has helpers but a well and internationally known trainer, Aldo Sassi, that's universally recognized as a firm and strong anti-dopers. Moreover, BAsso is putting online practically every medical value...

I guess tomorrow Lampre; Acqua e sapone, and Astana will try to control the race and dispute stage victory for Cunego, Vino or Garzelli. Cunego and Vino had a good Giro, but I think they wanna try to win a stage. Maybe Cunego can wait for stage 19 or 20, but Vino has to try tomorrow.

Very interesting interview to PatMcQuaid: Q: Do u think is correct to accept money from active cyclists? A: We're a no profit organization, we accept money from associations, sponsors, why not from cyclist? Moreover (in agree with an italian journalist there), it's good for a clean rider to...

And I agree with you, that's my feeling too...

On comparing the times between 2008 and now, it should be certainly a good indicator, but we must take into account: - 2008 stage occurred after 2 mountains stages, no rest day before. - This year gravel is more a synthetic asphalt than real gravel; on the contrary, 2008's roads were pure...