Italian witch-hunt's results:Petacchi to race for Kazakhstan!

[Libertine Seguros]

André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer just won the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Both were recorded as being of Japanese nationality.

The reality is, they race their main jobs over in Japan, so they got Japanese racing licences to be able to enter a lot of Japanese events with less difficulty, so when racing at Le Mans the ASO record your racing licence nationality, not your birth or origin nationality.

Petacchi's just issuing what are probably empty threats anyway.

 

[zapata]

I'm pretty sure Petacchi was joking, just expressing his frustration, tongue in cheek. It must be irritating, when you have a shot at being World Champion, and then not being allowed to compete because of an offense you have already been punished for. Asthma medicine he had a TUE for, even.

 

[Karl Max]

He's watched Borat five times.


PS This will never actually happen.

Haha- this should be reason enough for him for riding for Kazakstan.
Maybe he should invite Rebellin for a movie evening, then they both could ride for them. Borat could be team manager.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

And as an italian i must admit that without ale-jet we won't have a chance of winning the world championship, so it would be stupid to not let him race, come on Di Rocco do you really think that Bennati can win it? He will be lucky to get in the top 5

Italy has a pretty good chance of winning a world championship without Petacchi.

 

[Boardslide]

I'm pretty sure Petacchi was joking, just expressing his frustration, tongue in cheek. It must be irritating, when you have a shot at being World Champion, and then not being allowed to compete because of an offense you have already been punished for. Asthma medicine he had a TUE for, even.

Although he had a TUE I thought his levels were way above the permitted levels allowed, or did I dream up that fact.

 

[zapata]

Although he had a TUE I thought his levels were way above the permitted levels allowed, or did I dream up that fact.

No, you're right, his levels were very high, much above the legal amount. But still. It was a medication that he had a TUE for, he just took too much of it. Considering what others get away with every day, I understand if he's annoyed.

 

[Oldman]

No, you're right, his levels were very high, much above the legal amount. But still. It was a medication that he had a TUE for, he just took too much of it. Considering what others get away with every day, I understand if he's annoyed.

There will be a few more annoyed major players as credible Federations start shaking things up. Meanwhile absolute f*cking nothing from USA Cycling.

 

[Mambo95]

I think Russell Downing has switched allegiance to Britain since then.

 

[Mambo95]

Italy has a pretty good chance of winning a world championship without Petacchi.

I think Russell Downing has switched his allegiance to Britain since then

 

[doperhopper]

Sasha Petacchourov

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[PCutter]

yeah bit at least rebellins trainer was argentinean I believe and he trained/rode there as well. bit like daniel moreno used to do

Cool. The Chicken will turn out for Mexico then

 

[The Hitch]

I think Russell Downing has switched his allegiance to Britain since then

You do bring them out sometimes. Very well thought out. Works on a number of levels.

Chapeau.

 

[luckyboy]

Crazy idea. Never gonna happen.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Italy has a pretty good chance of winning a world championship without Petacchi.

Vos wont lose this year, enough with the 2nds

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would be hilarious if he did ride and win it for kaz.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

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[rickshaw]

Didn't Davide Rebellin start the process of becoming an Argentine after he wasn't selected for the Italian world team? I think the logic is, "If my country doesn't want me, I'll go someplace that does." at least for the race season.

PS I'm very cool with not allowing convicted dopers representative a country. Shows they think there is something more important than winning at all cost.

PPS. get a dictionary and check the meaning of "witch hunt"

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Vos wont lose this year, enough with the 2nds

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would be hilarious if he did ride and win it for kaz.

The worst thing for Vos last year was the van Vleuten puncture.

I reckon she's likely to get marked out of the game again. Everyone will want her to pull back every break from any half-decent strength nation. I wouldn't bet against Bronzini retaining if it breaks up like last year, but if it doesn't break up much at all then I'd have thought Kirsten Wild is a better shout for you guys simply because everybody will ride to quash everything Vos does.

 

[Zweistein]

Who give an S if he wants to ride for Kazakhstan? If he wanted to, he would just do it and shut up already. No one cares.

 

[Zweistein]

I'm pretty sure Petacchi was joking, just expressing his frustration, tongue in cheek. It must be irritating, when you have a shot at being World Champion, and then not being allowed to compete because of an offense you have already been punished for. Asthma medicine he had a TUE for, even.

He huffed way over the limit of asthma medication. It was no accident.

Also, are people forgetting about this pending investigation. This is no "I served my time and now I am 100% clean". God this thread makes me puke. How can the starter of this thread even call this a witch hunt? He tested positive once and now there is very good evidence he is anything but clean.

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/5544/Italian-investigators-widening-Petacchi-doping-probe.aspx

 

[Martin318is]

Okay - a vote

Two options for this thread:

1) It stays in this location and there is NO doping conversation
2) It gets moved to the Clinic

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Okay - a vote

Two options for this thread:

1) It stays in this location and there is NO doping conversation
2) It gets moved to the Clinic

1) It's no doping conversation. It's a discussion on the reason for Petacchi's wish to switch nations.
2) You can't discuss 1) without relating to the all-to-obvious doping background.

Therefore considering a move to the Clinic is absurd.

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

Keep the discussion on his possible change of citizenship, and not on doping details, and the thread can stay here.

Susan

 

[craig1985]

Why not just stop at Petacchi, why don't the Kazakh's start recruiting riders to ride for them instead?

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

The worst thing for Vos last year was the van Vleuten puncture.

I reckon she's likely to get marked out of the game again. Everyone will want her to pull back every break from any half-decent strength nation. I wouldn't bet against Bronzini retaining if it breaks up like last year, but if it doesn't break up much at all then I'd have thought Kirsten Wild is a better shout for you guys simply because everybody will ride to quash everything Vos does.

indeed. She was forced to go a little early last year and wasted energy bridging the gap to cooke and Arndt (I thought those 2 had it to be honest, certainly not having van vleuten there was in the last 3km was the difference). The finish line came 50m too far really.

But still Vos is super strong, and the dutch have a pretty strong team if they can keep it together and have better luck this year it is Vos's to lose.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

indeed. She was forced to go a little early last year and wasted energy bridging the gap to cooke and Arndt (I thought those 2 had it to be honest, certainly not having van vleuten there was in the last 3km was the difference). The finish line came 50m too far really.

But still Vos is super strong, and the dutch have a pretty strong team if they can keep it together and have better luck this year it is Vos's to lose.

Also after the season Annemiek had had, I wouldn't have put it past her to have been part of the Cooke/Arndt move or have made a counterattack of her own, requiring Vos' opponents to pull her back. Unwillingness to give Vos a free ride knowing Marianne can crush them has meant Annemiek has been given too much rope too often in the last 18 months.