Alberto Contador suspended until August 2012 (loses all results July 2010 - Jan 2012)

[LaFlorecita]

Marca is reporting 2 years, oh dear.

http://www.marca.com/2012/02/06/cic...c48b838333a070679cdb5f556b998231&t=1328525712

The tone is confirmatory.

****!

 

[Thomsena]

Bye Saxo-Bank and Tour 2012.

Ridiculous.

 

[Havetts]

Kalmeer jezelf Fleur. Houd je sterk

 

[auscyclefan94]

No no no no!!!

im sorry to hear that for you.

 

[sultanofhyd]

He can't race till August 5 2012.

 

[Thomsena]

"Alberto Contador, signed two years for testing positive for clenbuterol at the Tour de France 2010. Return on August 5, 2012"

 

[Forunculo]

Two years but it seems he can ride Vuelta this year on Marca

Two years and can ride in 2012?

 

[LaFlorecita]

**** THIS! I'M GOING TO CRY!

 

[TeoSheva]

that' s hard...

 

[Woody22]

Is this official???

 

[LaFlorecita]

Two years but it seems he can ride Vuelta this year on Marca

Two years and can ride in 2012?

Backdated. ;_;

 

[sulgpallur]

sad if true

 

[LaFlorecita]

Come on... this can't be true.

 

[Havetts]

Backdated ban, so he loses the 2010 Tour & 2011 Giro?

 

[Duartista]

Two years but it seems he can ride Vuelta this year on Marca

Two years and can ride in 2012?

If Marca is correct, then he must lose all results since the start of his ban. Scarponi gets a GT...

 

[thirteen]

this is asinine.

i give up on the double standards... especially it taking so long.

boo!!!

 

[LaFlorecita]

Backdated ban, so he loses the 2010 Tour & 2011 Giro?

Yes. Fvck. Everything can go to hell.

 

[McLovin]

So by the end of July he and Evans will have same number of Tour wins. Ironic.

 

[Old&slow]

He is lucky to get two years. He deserves a lifetime ban after Operation Puerto and now this.

 

[Merckx index]

Wow, I didn't think CAS would do it. I think this was the right decision, but it was a tough one.

So he must lose the Giro as well as the TDF, if he can ride later this year. Can ride the Vuelta this year. But Aug. 5 doesn't sound right, he was supposedly notified of his positive on Aug. 25 or so?

By stripping him of all results from 2010 TDF to now, they do at least make it possible for him to ride later this season. He loses a lot, but one thing he does't lose much of is time on the bike racing. At least he won't have to worry about being out of shape from a long layoff.

And expect an appeal, everyone. And possibly more threats from Bert to retire.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/index.php?page=news&cod=45981&tp=n

 

[hrotha]

According to Marca, the court said it hadn't been established that he doped, so maybe they went solely by the strict liability rules. Or maybe it's a bit of Marca putting a bit of a spin and it's a matter of probabilities.

I reckon he should be able to ride in August 2013, not 2012, but Marca does say he could ride the Vuelta this year.

 

[LaFlorecita]

He is lucky to get two years. He deserves a lifetime ban after Operation Puerto and now this.

**** you. Go to hell.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Andy schleck wins a gt!

 

[Havetts]

Have to leave for class now. Sterkte Fleur..