ASO Christian Prudhomme: Contador is welcome and can ride the Tour 2011

[GroupDK]

I cant find a thread about this here in our community..(can that be ?, have been news now for many hours in danish newspapers)


Anyway in regards to news provider Reuters´ Christian Prudhomme have today stated that Contador are welcome and can ride i the Tour 2011.

-Yes, Alberto Contador can run the Tour, says Christian Prudhomme according to the news agency Reuters.
http://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/cykling/article1564063.ece

Anyway, god move from ASO and the only correct move in my oppinion and now I truely looked forward to the Tour and will be one hell of a fight between the Andy & Alberto..

What a show..

 

[saganftw]

bummer for prudhomme who was hoping someone else would make the decision about contador

now that hearing is in august,prudhomme doesnt want to be the guy who asks contador not to show up

if conti gets his 2 years theres gonna be some fun in august

 

[GroupDK]

In my view Contadors doping matter is one of a kind, and likely if this situation was happened in a couple of years from now, it wouldnt have been an issue at all, in regards to there likely will be some minimum values to prevent that athletes gets faulsy accused, because of contaminated food.

There have been a couple of cases lately, also in regards to Clenbutarol, where it was obvius and proofed that it was of contaminated food during trip around the world, like China and so..

So likely that WADA and other instans will make some minimum values, to prevent this..

If this matter with Contador and especially the crazy little amount, was happened in a couple of years from now, its likely that it wouldnt at all have been an issue..

And one thing I dont want is to faulsy accused a rider, if there a solid signs that he truely could be innocent... (But that is just me, I try to have the surplus to put myself in other peoples shoes and it dosnt matter if its a rider I dont like, - that is one thing´ you just dont do, unless you are a very sad & tacky person inside)

 

[ManInFull]

-Yes, Alberto Contador can run the Tour, says Christian Prudhomme according to the news agency Reuters.
http://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/cykling/article1564063.ece

Anyway, god move from ASO and the only correct move in my oppinion and now I truely looked forward to the Tour and will be one hell of a fight between the Andy & Alberto..

What a show..

I would like to think that AC would simply stay away from the Tour if he really used clenbuterol. How arrogant would he have to be to have used the drug and then delayed his hearing with CAS until he could participate in the Tour? I can't imagine doing that, but he's not me.

 

[Ryaguas]

Good decision!
They couldnt say to him to not show up in Le Tour... now the thing is that Alberto has to decide if He wants to go or not... Lets see how his recovery will be and where He will go to build up some form...

Inrng tweeted that Fran Contador reserved some rooms in the alps but I cant remember where...

 

[Publicus]

There was only one possible solution: ASO has no basis to stop AC from riding.

 

[dlwssonic]

andy will be really happy to get his revenge for chaingate.

 

[dlwssonic]

Am I the only one here that thinks Schleck the younger is just about the most boring, least exciting rider to hit the Peloton since Armstrong?

I see nothing to get excited about here other than watching Contador do his thing in the mountains.

Watching Schleck the Younger? Not so much.

why is schleck boring, at least he attacks and is a pretty agressive rider.

 

[Kwibus]

Am I the only one here that thinks Schleck the younger is just about the most boring, least exciting rider to hit the Peloton since Armstrong?

I see nothing to get excited about here other than watching Contador do his thing in the mountains.

Watching Schleck the Younger? Not so much.

Not really. I understand that quite a few people dislike Baby Schleck because they think he is arrogant, but boring is new to me. He is boring most of the year, but not in July.

I'm happy Contador is allowed to race the TdF. I hope he will as well.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Not really a surprise. Of course Contador in the end would ride the Tour.

Anyway I'm looking forward to see someone do the Giro-Tour double for the first time since Pantani.

andy will be really happy to get his revenge for chaingate.

He will have to wait untill Contador retires before he possibly can get any sort of revenge for that.

Anyway, I don't get all this talk about the "chaingate". It was Schleck's own fault and he hadn't even dropped Contador.
Yes he lost 39 seconds which equals to the 39 seconds in the overall, but if mechanicals are taken into consideration, why don't anyone mention the 20 seconds Contador lost on stage 3 due to a puncture?

 

[auscyclefan94]

Good decision!
They couldnt say to him to not show up in Le Tour... now the thing is that Alberto has to decide if He wants to go or not... Lets see how his recovery will be and where He will go to build up some form...

Inrng tweeted that Fran Contador reserved some rooms in the alps but I cant remember where...

Meh, they couldn't keep him from riding because of how imcompetent the courts were. I personally think if prudhomme really had a choice he would stop him but legally they can't which is a shame.

 

[step23]

Has AC confirmed that he is riding the Tour already???
if so than money rulezzz. this guy from aso is just a businessman )
cry Andrew, cry - the double Giro-Tour is coming...

 

[jens_attacks]

eurosport guys,prepare another epic promo for the showdown.this time it will really happen.

aso will make huge money.
alberto is happy too for this decision,he already knows that he won't get any ban anyway.everything is fine right now.

 

[python]

agree w/publicus, considering the giro outcome and the likelihood of losing a prohibition in cas (plenty of examples), aso could not make another decision.

besides, contador and cycling have become too intertwined and fit each other's image and substance.. good, bad beautiful and ugly.

 

[SteveT]

Has AC confirmed that he is riding the Tour already???
if so than money rulezzz. this guy from aso is just a businessman )
cry Andrew, cry - the double Giro-Tour is coming...

Pretty sure at the end of the Giro he said he would like to go for the Triple with the Vuelta

 

[moi123]

Pretty sure at the end of the Giro he said he would like to go for the Triple with the Vuelta

Yeah someday maybe, but not this year already. I've not heard him say anything near this. He was very cautious when asked if he was going to participate in the Tour. He will, if he can balance it and recover in time. That's all he said.

 

[brianf7]

There was only one possible solution: ASO has no basis to stop AC from riding.

ASO cant preempt any appeal in a court or the UCI and WADA may loose the oppertunity to appeal and it has to be thrown out.
Even if Contadore is at the tour he cant be at his best after a 3 week tour that he has just won.
He cant use anything to recover except rest the vampires will be after him every day

 

[TERMINATOR]

There was only one possible solution: ASO has no basis to stop AC from riding.

So then explain how Alberto and Levi and the entire Astana team were banned by the ASO from the Tour in 2009? There was nobody on the team that was to compete who tested positive.

The fact is Contador will be found guilty of doping and given a 2 year ban. His lawyers have ZERO proof and ZERO evidence the clenbuterol was due to contaminated meat and they didn't even get a sample of the meat!

In all doping cases of contamintated supplements where the athlete received a lighter sentence (i.e. 1 year ban instead of two), they were able to show the supplement they ingested contained the banned substance.

In Contador's case, they have NO proof whatsoever of any contamination. This is nothing but a corrupt decision by the Spanish federation. It's the same level of investigation that Steve Johnson and USA Cycling conducted into Lance Armstrong's positive EPO tests from the '99 Tour de France.

 

[B_Ugli]

The whole thing is a mess and I am afraid cycling, day by day is showing up to be more and more corrupt. I mean what kind of message to this give to the wider public?

Prudhomme should grow some and refuse to let AC start. By the time AC takes him to court over it the Tour will be over.

UCI & WADA should be sitting down with the teams agree an arrangement whereby riders under investigation are put on gardening leave pending an outcome of their cases. WADA should also be putting pressure on the CAS to hear cases swiftly without delay. For AC to say he needs more time to prepare is a joke as from the outset he has said he has all the evidence he needs etc etc

 

[Sophistic]

oh great so now TWO TDF and one Giro will be made worthless in September...great, just keep ruining the sport.
Proudhomme should tell Riis to keep Contador out of the line up or otherwise he and his team(s) will never participate in an ASO event again once they have ended their relationship with the moronic UCI.
This is so f...in insane, tested positive in July 10 and still can ride a year later...

 

[Cimber]

Andy vs. bertie = good business. Simple as that.

 

[Bavarianrider]

 

[python]

can someone provide an example, when aso tried and succeeded banning an individual rider (dont confuse it with banning his team) ?

just one example please.

 

[Parrulo]

oh great so now TWO TDF and one Giro will be made worthless in September...great, just keep ruining the sport.
Proudhomme should tell Riis to keep Contador out of the line up or otherwise he and his team(s) will never participate in an ASO event again once they have ended their relationship with the moronic UCI.
This is so f...in insane, tested positive in July 10 and still can ride a year later...

 

[No_Balls]

The whole thing is a mess and I am afraid cycling, day by day is showing up to be more and more corrupt. I mean what kind of message to this give to the wider public?

Prudhomme should grow some and refuse to let AC start. By the time AC takes him to court over it the Tour will be over.

UCI & WADA should be sitting down with the teams agree an arrangement whereby riders under investigation are put on gardening leave pending an outcome of their cases. WADA should also be putting pressure on the CAS to hear cases swiftly without delay. For AC to say he needs more time to prepare is a joke as from the outset he has said he has all the evidence he needs etc etc

Cycling is a commercial industry nowadays, very much like football. Anything to keep the sponsors pleased. The loss of Contador (if he races that is) and his fight with Andy will create a very deep hole in the financiers wallets for sure.

Remember Lance vs Conta in 2009 (teammates vs teammates) that was a industry in itself.