Valverde?

[Galic Ho]

The Swedish?

I'd been watching a YouTube clip by the Swede with the most subscriptions on that site, prior to posting. I meant Swiss. Ullrich like many others rode with a Swiss license. The Swiss and German authorities paid him a visit on more than one occasion. One time they took samples from his bathroom. Not from the toilet in case anyone was wondering.

 

[Angliru]

To date, the Italians have linked him to Fuentes and suspended him for that. If you like, you can say the Italians found him guilty of doping and suspended him.

No one else has "caught him doping".

Susan

He could've claimed to have "intended to dope" but not actually done so as Basso did, but he knew that his case was, as Alpe put it "much more complex" and thus it was better to simply deny and let the courts decide.
I believe the Italians wanted their ounce of Spanish flesh as retribution for Basso's having to serve his suspension and Valverde was equal in stature to Basso, had raced a Tour stage in Italy where his blood was drawn and was thus a very convenient target. Unfortunately for CONI, the Spanish courts for the most part protect their own, unlike the Italians who eat their's (Pantani) and Valverde continues to ride (to my extreme pleasure).
and nationalism has taken over.

 

[Angliru]

how come ullrich, basso Di Lucca and vino were nailed but val-piti walked>

Did you not read the preceding posts?

 

[luckyboy]

Whilst they are at, they should take a trip to Turin and test Juventus. They had a rather large medicine cabinet, and their excuse (used by the players), how else do they expect us to play 50, 60 games a season?

Why not take a tour of the Spanish clubs too? Real Madrid, Barcelona...

 

[craig1985]

Why not take a tour of the Spanish clubs too? Real Madrid, Barcelona...

Le Monde claimed that is the case (Spanish soccer clubs linked to Fuentes? - Cyclingnews.com, Dec 8 2006).

Even though he is Spanish, how on earth has somebody like Ángel Vicioso still riding/never been suspended? He has rode for: Kelme-Costa Blanca, ONCE-Eroski, Liberty Seguros, Astana, Relax-GAM, LA Aluminios - MSS, and Andalucía - Cajasur. Where five of those teams do not cover themselves in glory. He also rode for the LA MSS team that romped to victory at the 2008 Vuelta a Asturias (took all three podium spots). If Dim thinks Spanish cycling is bad, Portuguese cycling is worse.

And he is no big name like Valverde, or Contador.