Because they wanted one of their clean riders to win. LOL.User Guide said:BBC News reort on race "instead Vinokourov,one of cyclings convicted drugs cheats...." weep
Congratulations to Uran. We are half happy. We are happy because silver is a great thing for him and for Colombia. It is huge. But we are sad because I felt that Uran was the better of the two riders and Gold would have been one of the greatest things that would have happened to our country.