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Team BMC Racing suspended its riders Alessandro Ballan and Mauro Santambrogio last year for when they were linked to a doping investigation. Once the confusion was cleared, BMC allowed them to race. Ballan, however, missed a chance to compete in his spring targets, the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix.
RadioShack is making no such move. General Manager Bill Stapleton said the allegations are not true and Team Manager Johann Bruyneel refused to talk about Popovych.
Sports Illustrated said that the Italians found drugs Popovych's house...
Bill Stapleton: "He denied that this morning."
Should your team suspend him?
BS: "But, it's not true."
How do we know?
BS: "He's already denied it this morning [January 20]."
BMC suspended Ballan last year, for example...
BS: "But it's not true, so we won't suspend him."
Is the team or Livestrong foundation taking a beating from the bad press?
BS: "I think the foundation is doing absolutely fabulous."
Will Armstrong be eventually charged?
BS: "I will not comment on that."
There is confusion going on with what Sports Illustrated printed...
Johan Bruyneel: "I don't have no comments to make. I will talk about the race, but about nothing else."
Can you clarify...
JB: No. I have no comment."
Supposedly, there were drugs found at Popovych's house...
JB: "I have no comment to make. I think the comments have been made. No comment."
Would you suspend a rider if drugs were found in his house? Or, is it premature?
JB: "OK, for the last time..."
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news...-to-suspend-popovych-despite-drug-claims.html
RadioShack is making no such move. General Manager Bill Stapleton said the allegations are not true and Team Manager Johann Bruyneel refused to talk about Popovych.
Sports Illustrated said that the Italians found drugs Popovych's house...
Bill Stapleton: "He denied that this morning."
Should your team suspend him?
BS: "But, it's not true."
How do we know?
BS: "He's already denied it this morning [January 20]."
BMC suspended Ballan last year, for example...
BS: "But it's not true, so we won't suspend him."
Is the team or Livestrong foundation taking a beating from the bad press?
BS: "I think the foundation is doing absolutely fabulous."
Will Armstrong be eventually charged?
BS: "I will not comment on that."
There is confusion going on with what Sports Illustrated printed...
Johan Bruyneel: "I don't have no comments to make. I will talk about the race, but about nothing else."
Can you clarify...
JB: No. I have no comment."
Supposedly, there were drugs found at Popovych's house...
JB: "I have no comment to make. I think the comments have been made. No comment."
Would you suspend a rider if drugs were found in his house? Or, is it premature?
JB: "OK, for the last time..."
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news...-to-suspend-popovych-despite-drug-claims.html