80ª Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta (1 a 12 de Agosto de 2018)

[Urbi27]

Any news about Errazkin? He is not present on the startlist for the Worlds, but I can't find any information regarding his suspension.

 

[Orodreth]

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Any news about Errazkin? He is not present on the startlist for the Worlds, but I can't find any information regarding his suspension.

Because he is not suspended. I think he is just "boycotted".

 

[luckyboy]

Re: 80ª Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta (1 a 12 de Agosto de 2

W52 actually trying to get ProConti status next year

Gonçalo Moreira @gmoreira_esp
Exciting news for POR: after media reports about the possibility of @w52fcporto turn Pro Conti in 2019 I confirmed with a few sources that this is indeed the reality. I was also told that @Tiagomachado85 will be on the roster.
Since Benfica (2008) no POR team achieved PC level.

@gmoreira_esp
To be clear. Every summer there are rumours regarding W52. This year the paperwork was actually submited to the UCI that must aprove or reject the bid.
Sources outside W52 told me this shouldn't be a problem; rarely this type of requests are denied without a major issue occuring.

https://twitter.com/gmoreira_esp

 

[GuyIncognito]

Poor mods, they're going to either have to make most race threads in the clinic, or admit they made a terrible decision.

 

[burning]

Well, we can expect them to drop like flies in every single race with bio-passport.

 

[May0maniac]

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Well, we can expect them to drop like flies in every single race with bio-passport.

That or they'll end up like the Funvic guys that got caught..

 

[carolina]

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Well, we can expect them to drop like flies in every single race with bio-passport.

They already have the bio-passport.

 

[Tim Booth]

Re: 80ª Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta (1 a 12 de Agosto de 2

W52 actually trying to get ProConti status next year

Cesar Fonte has something to explain to the anti-doping authorities. The 31-year-old Portuguese from W52-FC Porto - Raul Alarcon's team - tested positive for betamethasone, a corticosteroid, during the GJ Jornal Noticias.
http://www.wielerflits.nl/nieuws/portugees-cesar-fonte-loopt-tegen-de-dopinglamp/

 

[F_Cance]

https://www.record.pt/modalidades/ciclismo/detalhe/alarcon-e-marque-com-valores-anomalos-no-passaporte-biologico?ref=Ciclismo_DestaquesPrincipais

interesting

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I, for one, am shocked!

 

[luckyboy]

Re: 80ª Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta (1 a 12 de Agosto de 2

Well they are not under investigation after all. Alarcon contacted the Spanish anti-doping agency and they confirmed that.

https://www.ojogo.pt/modalidades/ci...lejandro-marque-sem-notificacao-10940140.html

 

[F_Cance]

This years Volta might be without the legend Raul Alarcon due to injury.