Teams & Riders Bahrain

[Tim Cahill]

I'm getting that feeling in my gut that there might be a positive later this year regarding a certain rider ...

Was my first thought too, awaiting a B sample or something.

The hope for maximum comedy is that this Budyak kid just rocks up and absolutely blows everyone away.

If this is the end, all in all, a really memorable cameo.

 

[Mayomaniac]

all the padun stories just paint a larger picture, how much more over the top he went to get shut down like that, its like he is in witness protection program, hes gotta dissapear for couple of years to later emerge in one of the smaller italian teams as marco padunio

At this point I think that Amore e Vita only signs riders who are coming back from a doping ban.

 

[Fergoose]

I loved Matt White responding to complaints or observations from Colbrelli about BikeExchange tactics in pushing the pace on early climbs to whittle the field out by the time of the intermediate sprint.

"I don't know what Sonny's worried about, he finished third on a mountain top finish"

I think I detected a degree of contempt in that response.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Mythical Mark is back!

Feat. Mader and Caruso

https://twitter.com/x/status/1414539027265560586

 

[Bolder]

I'm sure Sonny is a nice guy but watching him race leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

 

[carolina]

I'm going to assume Gaudu has no legs today, 'cause this is ridiculous.

 

[Rackham]

Interesting news:

Police raid Bahrain Victorious hotel at Tour de France

Police raid Bahrain Victorious hotel at Tour de France | Cyclingnews

 

[F_Cance]

rest day is where it's at. Just like the arkea thing this will go nowhere.

 

[Pinot's goat]

So Ellingworth is the genius behind all success in cycling.

 

[Armchaircyclist]

Interesting that the police took the training files. Sonny Colbrelli who I hear many suspects in here, has an open strava-profile, with HR and power even on tour stages ! Check it out: https://www.strava.com/activities/5621377464

 

[sir fly]

Interesting that the police took the training files. Sonny Colbrelli who I hear many suspects in here, has an open strava-profile, with HR and power even on tour stages ! Check it out: https://www.strava.com/activities/5621377464

I don't think that's the data they're looking for.
Input leading to that output is what they're interested in, I assume.

 

[fmk_RoI]

Just like the arkea thing this will go nowhere.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1415609162327805954

View: https://twitter.com/friebos/status/1415609162327805954

 

[sir fly]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1415609162327805954

View: https://twitter.com/friebos/status/1415609162327805954

Attention seeker that prosecutor.

 

[SafeBet]

So we can be pretty positive this will lead to nothing?

 

[King Boonen]

They didn't have a warrant, or didn't show it, and BV still complied. I'm almost 100% certain that this will come to nothing and is likely just posturing.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Same lads as last year. Those lot look dirty, lets throw *** at a wall and see what sticks, I'm all for a crackdown but this just comes across as police harassment.

Edit: It seems Movistar were also at the same hotel, hopefully we get a few action shots of it on next seasons documentary.

For the anecdote, let's note that the hotel in question, the Novotel de Lescar - located not far from Pau - is already well known to the Tour's followers, and not necessarily for very good reasons. It is in this same hotel that Michael Rasmussen stayed when he was forced to leave the Tour in 2007. It is also where Alberto Contador was staying when he tested positive for clenbuterol in 2010.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Yep, very much doubt anything will come of this or that there would be anything incriminating in the hotel.

Meanwhile back at the secret base in a hollowed-out mountain...

 

[Arked]

Interesting that the police took the training files. Sonny Colbrelli who I hear many suspects in here, has an open strava-profile, with HR and power even on tour stages ! Check it out: https://www.strava.com/activities/5621377464

Yes. And if some people would look at Colbrelli publicly available power data, they would see that he accomplished that mythical third place in mountain finish by doing 5W/kg on the last climb. You don't need to dope to do that. Even if you are (faux) sprinter.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

They knew what they were doing when they sent Padun to his mommy.

 

[IndianCyclist]

Prosecute the Prosecutor if there is no probable cause.
BV were good at Dauphine & TOS. If anything it happened at that time or before that.

 

[Publiuszam]

I wish bahrain finish 1,2 today. Sonny C for the win.

 

[fmk_RoI]

They didn't have a warrant, or didn't show it

Source?

Police confirmed that as part of the investigation, with approval from a judge, they carried out a search of the hotel rooms occupied by the members of the team in the suburb of Pau. Cyclingnews understands around 50 officers were involved.

Source

 

[luckyboy]

You would have to be moronic to be holding illegal substances with them in team hotels or cars throughout the Tour de France. Of course they will find nothing.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Attention seeker that prosecutor.

Yeah, it's either a PR stunt for him or they are just overeager. Compared to the kind of investigations that you have in Italy or Operation Aderlass it sounds like total amateur hour.

 

[ice&fire]

So Ellingworth is the genius behind all success in cycling.

I thought he went back to INEOS this season