maltiv said:For some reason I feel it's slightly wrong to suspend him now when this case was 4 years ago, and as we all know, every top cyclist was doping back then anyway (probably now as well, but I like being optimistic!). Oh well...
therealtimshady said:yes and after they have finished with valverde they will first ban pellizotti with dodgy evidence and then fully investigate the allegations about armst...
oh hang on they wont will they. just pellizotti then
maltiv said:For some reason I feel it's slightly wrong to suspend him now when this case was 4 years ago, and as we all know, every top cyclist was doping back then anyway (probably now as well, but I like being optimistic!). Oh well...
Thoughtforfood said:HE chose to fight it with procedural bullcrap. He could have served his ban when the situation originally arose and he chose not to. He chose to manipulate the system and keep riding hoping somehow he would not have to do the time for his crime. Well, sometimes you lose battles like that, and he just did. He has nobody to blame but himself.
thehog said:Only when dealing with Armstr.... should we look to the future of clean cycling. Everyone else can burn in hell for their doping past.
Eyeballs Out said:Is there any way he can appeal or is this final ?
Thoughtforfood said:HE chose to fight it with procedural bullcrap. He could have served his ban when the situation originally arose and he chose not to. He chose to manipulate the system and keep riding hoping somehow he would not have to do the time for his crime. Well, sometimes you lose battles like that, and he just did. He has nobody to blame but himself.
thehog said:Only with a $25,000, I mean a $88,000 sysmex machine, sorry I meant a $500,000 cash donation will the suspension go away.