Astana Licence to be withdrawn?

[Benotti69]

*Crickets chirp*
*Flies buzz*
*Tumbleweed blows across the Astana thread*

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/licence-commission-proceedings-against-astana-closed/

Hey guys! Here's a doping story. UCI? Astana? Anybody?

Hey Batman, someone's posted a photo of Chris Froome looking a bit fat.
Holy Doping smokes Robin, to the Sky thread we go!

Yeah???

You want to defend Astana?

They dope? What's to discuss? Oh they didn't lose their licence? Well lets go to the Cookson thread and discuss it.

 

[doperhopper]

*Crickets chirp*
*Flies buzz*
*Tumbleweed blows across the Astana thread*

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/licence-commission-proceedings-against-astana-closed/

Hey guys! Here's a doping story. UCI? Astana? Anybody?

Hey Batman, someone's posted a photo of Chris Froome looking a bit fat.
Holy Doping smokes Robin, to the Sky thread we go!

Maybe just maybe it's because this decision from the licensing committee was so expected that nobody can be bothered with it, was Astana ever going to have that licence revoked?
Nope

Nibbles agrees: "never bothered" (well, apart from talking the whole season about "etalons of clean cycling", and even writing a dedicated "we're clean despite the positives" letter to the UCI)

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/exclusive-interview-nibali-defends-his-2015-season/

 

[86TDFWinner]

*Crickets chirp*
*Flies buzz*
*Tumbleweed blows across the Astana thread*

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/licence-commission-proceedings-against-astana-closed/

Hey guys! Here's a doping story. UCI? Astana? Anybody?

Hey Batman, someone's posted a photo of Chris Froome looking a bit fat.
Holy Doping smokes Robin, to the Sky thread we go!

Maybe just maybe it's because this decision from the licensing committee was so expected that nobody can be bothered with it, was Astana ever going to have that licence revoked?
Nope

Nibbles agrees: "never bothered" (well, apart from talking the whole season about "etalons of clean cycling", and even writing a dedicated "we're clean despite the positives" letter to the UCI)

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/exclusive-interview-nibali-defends-his-2015-season/

Lol! Ahhhh Nibbles(I'm assuming you mean everyone's favorite "clean"- wink wink doper Nibali), the guy who pinky swore he was "cleans", then when it's found out half the RIDERS on his team doped(but of course not him-lol), he STILL tries playing the "I'm cleans" card and trying to slog off his teammates history by playing dumb.


You gotta love pro cycling.

 

[42x16ss]

*Crickets chirp*
*Flies buzz*
*Tumbleweed blows across the Astana thread*

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/licence-commission-proceedings-against-astana-closed/

Hey guys! Here's a doping story. UCI? Astana? Anybody?

Hey Batman, someone's posted a photo of Chris Froome looking a bit fat.
Holy Doping smokes Robin, to the Sky thread we go!

Doesn't this belong in the "Cookson is as bad for cycling as McQuaid" thread?

Astana has little control over the UCI renewing its license. Unless the UCI's venerable leader is on the take?

 

[Savant12]

*Crickets chirp*
*Flies buzz*
*Tumbleweed blows across the Astana thread*

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/licence-commission-proceedings-against-astana-closed/

Hey guys! Here's a doping story. UCI? Astana? Anybody?

Hey Batman, someone's posted a photo of Chris Froome looking a bit fat.
Holy Doping smokes Robin, to the Sky thread we go!

Doesn't this belong in the "Cookson is as bad for cycling as McQuaid" thread?

Astana has little control over the UCI renewing its license. Unless the UCI's venerable leader is on the take?

It could been cross-posted in the Cookson thread but it was my hope that someone else might have found this news relevant enough to post it there on a day when another sport's governing body was in the headlines for doping coverups.

 

[luckyboy]

Reports coming out from TuttoBiciWeb and CyclingPro that Rosa missed a test in 2015 and two at the Italian Championships (June 23, 25).

Italian Fed President Di Rocco says the two at the Italian Championships were invalid because the UCI testers went to the wrong places so it is their fault Rosa wasn't tested.

http://www.cyclingpro.net/velopro/road/diego-rosa-a-manque-trois-controles-mais-deux-d-entre-eux-sont-invalides

http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/index.php?page=news&cod=92932&tp=n

 

[thehog]

Reports coming out from TuttoBiciWeb and CyclingPro that Rosa missed a test in 2015 and two at the Italian Championships (June 23, 25).

Italian Fed President Di Rocco says the two at the Italian Championships were invalid because the UCI testers went to the wrong places so it is their fault Rosa wasn't tested.

http://www.cyclingpro.net/velopro/road/diego-rosa-a-manque-trois-controles-mais-deux-d-entre-eux-sont-invalides

http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/index.php?page=news&cod=92932&tp=n

Is Rosa rumoured going to Sky?

 

[pastronef]

Reports coming out from TuttoBiciWeb and CyclingPro that Rosa missed a test in 2015 and two at the Italian Championships (June 23, 25).

Italian Fed President Di Rocco says the two at the Italian Championships were invalid because the UCI testers went to the wrong places so it is their fault Rosa wasn't tested.

http://www.cyclingpro.net/velopro/road/diego-rosa-a-manque-trois-controles-mais-deux-d-entre-eux-sont-invalides

http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/index.php?page=news&cod=92932&tp=n

Is Rosa rumoured going to Sky?

yes Hog. maybe he was in another hotel in June discussing his contract with DB

 

[Catwhoorg]

Reports coming out from TuttoBiciWeb and CyclingPro that Rosa missed a test in 2015 and two at the Italian Championships (June 23, 25).

Italian Fed President Di Rocco says the two at the Italian Championships were invalid because the UCI testers went to the wrong places so it is their fault Rosa wasn't tested.

http://www.cyclingpro.net/velopro/road/diego-rosa-a-manque-trois-controles-mais-deux-d-entre-eux-sont-invalides

http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/index.php?page=news&cod=92932&tp=n

Is Rosa rumoured going to Sky?

Yes.

 

[More Strides than Rides]

I don't remember the details, but the Italian NADO tried to ban several dozen athletes sometime over the winter for missed tests, but another body said that the whereabouts system or notification process was to blame. Seemed like a big mess.

Wouldn't be surprised if he genuinely missed the tests due to the testers' mistakes. Wouldn't be surprised if he was doping and would have passed the tests anyway.

 

[PremierAndrew]

Get the feeling that this may be a cover-up as well. Not as bad as Lizzie's case but still pretty bad

 

[Rollthedice]

Re:

Get the feeling that this may be a cover-up as well. Not as bad as Lizzie's case but still pretty bad

The odd fact is that the first missed test was also in June a year ago and how come that his other two missed tests were almost two months ago, he rode the Tour and now we find out that it was in fact a mistake. Doping and cover-up, he is a perfect fit for Sky.

 

[burning]

I think Sky would not pick him up because of this stuff and I would love to see brit bots defending Rosa like they are doing with Lizzie, especially if he does not go to Sky.

 

[kwikki]

Re:

I think Sky would not pick him up because of this stuff and I would love to see brit bots defending Rosa like they are doing with Lizzie, especially if he does not go to Sky.

More to the point that I'd love to see you now try to defend your accusation that British riders are 'protected' citing Armistead's CAS hearing as evidence.

You've either got to admit you are wrong, or admit that if there is 'protection' it isn't just the British who are protected.

 

[veganrob]

Re: Re:

I think Sky would not pick him up because of this stuff and I would love to see brit bots defending Rosa like they are doing with Lizzie, especially if he does not go to Sky.

More to the point that I'd love to see you now try to defend your accusation that British riders are 'protected' citing Armistead's CAS hearing as evidence.

You've either got to admit you are wrong, or admit that if there is 'protection' it isn't just the British who are protected.

Of course threre is protection. Who could possibly deny there is not. Well there are some will deny. But how about you, do you admit the Brits protect some of their riders? Lizzie.

 

[sniper]

Re: Re:

I think Sky would not pick him up because of this stuff and I would love to see brit bots defending Rosa like they are doing with Lizzie, especially if he does not go to Sky.

More to the point that I'd love to see you now try to defend your accusation that British riders are 'protected' citing Armistead's CAS hearing as evidence.

You've either got to admit you are wrong, or admit that if there is 'protection' it isn't just the British who are protected.

Of course threre is protection. Who could possibly deny there is not. Well there are some will deny. But how about you, do you admit the Brits protect some of their riders? Lizzie.

indeed, and to my knowledge nobody has claimed it's "just the British who are protected".
it smells like a strawman. probably is a strawman.

 

[fmk_RoI]

Re: Re:

indeed, and to my knowledge nobody has claimed it's "just the British who are protected".

Who else is being protected? One nation, two, all?

 

[burning]

Re: Re:

I think Sky would not pick him up because of this stuff and I would love to see brit bots defending Rosa like they are doing with Lizzie, especially if he does not go to Sky.

More to the point that I'd love to see you now try to defend your accusation that British riders are 'protected' citing Armistead's CAS hearing as evidence.

You've either got to admit you are wrong, or admit that if there is 'protection' it isn't just the British who are protected.

Of course threre is protection. Who could possibly deny there is not. Well there are some will deny. But how about you, do you admit the Brits protect some of their riders? Lizzie.

indeed, and to my knowledge nobody has claimed it's "just the British who are protected".
it smells like a strawman. probably is a strawman.

I just put him on ignore list, he's just full of BS and he makes absolutely no sense like most brit bots, don't waste time replying to him because he is incapable of reading and understanding.

 

[sniper]

Re: Re:

indeed, and to my knowledge nobody has claimed it's "just the British who are protected".

Who else is being protected? One nation, two, all?

Oddly formulated question. One of us is not quite following the other.

 

[Derry]

Total Astana domination at the moment in Rio. Zeits, Nibali, Aru, Fuglsang

 

[doperhopper]

Re:

Total Astana domination at the moment in Rio. Zeits, Nibali, Aru, Fuglsang

only to be busted by crash and inexhaustible greg on baby food

In April 2015 the Royal Belgian Cycling League requested a two-year ban for Van Avermaet, the disqualification of all his results during the 2012 season and a €262,500 fine following an investigation into suspected anti-doping offences. It was reported in the Belgian media that their accusations focused on allegations of Van Avermaet's use of the corticoid Diprophos, and Vaminolact, a fortified baby food which is banned from being injected.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Van_Avermaet

 

[wrinklyvet]

Re: Re:

Total Astana domination at the moment in Rio. Zeits, Nibali, Aru, Fuglsang

only to be busted by crash and inexhaustible greg on baby food

In April 2015 the Royal Belgian Cycling League requested a two-year ban for Van Avermaet, the disqualification of all his results during the 2012 season and a €262,500 fine following an investigation into suspected anti-doping offences. It was reported in the Belgian media that their accusations focused on allegations of Van Avermaet's use of the corticoid Diprophos, and Vaminolact, a fortified baby food which is banned from being injected.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Van_Avermaet

Why the selective quote?

On 7 May 2015, it was announced that Van Avermaet was cleared of all allegations.[76]

 

[Brullnux]

One final performance for us to enjoy before Rosa leaves and full *** Astana loses it a bit

 

[BigMac]

That was crazy.

 

[Rollthedice]

There might be a reason why he keeps missing OOC tests. Haven't seen something similar in a long time.