You mess with Valverde and we'll mess with you

[craig1985]

How naughty for riding without their helmets on. You get fined for that in Australia.

 

[BroDeal]

Come on guys, Valverde is innocent, although I did get a worried look when he rode past and I yelled "Piti".

Mr. T says, "I Piti the fool who thinks Valverde is innocent."

 

[auscyclefan94]

this is so petty, but also may have larger consequences, after all, the Spanish must know that Piti doped, so they are basically condoning doping

Surprise, surprise! it is an art form in spain

 

[blaxland]

Surprise, surprise! it is an art form in spain

Not only an art form but a way of life........................

 

[quarterpounder]

Anyway, what did you expect from an organization that two years ago faked Contador's TT time, clocking it a full minute slower than what it actually was, so that local boy Valverde could win the GC?

Sounds like something the Tour of California would do.

 

[Bike Boy]

Anyway, what did you expect from an organization that two years ago faked Contador's TT time, clocking it a full minute slower than what it actually was, so that local boy Valverde could win the GC?

Slightly recall that incident, although the way I remenber the story, they didn't get away with it.

 

[Carboncrank]

No, I'm not making that up. I'm not Carboncrank

Hey, I'm the debunker, not the debunkee.

Show me one I made up.

Or are you too lazy for that too?

 

[BroDeal]

Hey, I'm the debunker, not the debunkee.

It's not too surprising that crazies have a distorted view of themselves.

 

[unsheath]

Come on guys, Valverde is innocent, although I did get a worried look when he rode past and I yelled "Piti".

Oh man, I would have loved to have done that. Actually, would have chased him for 100m screaming Piti Piti Piti like a spoilt child!!!

 

[brianf7]

Ha. no Spaniards in the Giro and no italians in the Vuelta great thinking after all its there national tour.

What about France???????????????

 

[icefire]

Exactly. The spanish teams agreed on regulations with the RFEC and the ECP and the AOEC. But the organizers of those two races don't care. So the spanish teams are boycotting the races.

Here are the figures that explain the boycott from the blog of the cycling editor at El Mundo:

Original (in Spanish):
http://www.elmundo.es/blogs/deportes/escapa-dos/2010/02/05/pagan-los-corredores.html

Google translation:
http://translate.google.es/translat...0/02/05/pagan-los-corredores.html&sl=es&tl=en

Race organisers may be shooting on their own feet.

 

[rhubroma]

I hope the Italians retaliate. This could add a lot of drama to the season.

They won't, if they still have hopes that Contador will someday return to their Giro...

 

[BroDeal]

They won't, if they still have hopes that Contador will someday return to their Giro...

I don't see Contador returning to the Giro until the end of his Tour career when he might think he has a better chance of winning the Giro than the Tour. We can hope that he attempts the double, but it would be a large risk. It is much safer for him to do a few Tour-Vuelta doubles.

Andy Schleck needs to do the Giro again...

 

[luckyboy]

Andy Schleck needs to do the Giro again...

Could say that about anyone who isn't Contador tbh

 

[skidmark]

oh man, I can't wait until the ban goes worldwide and the Vuelta a Murcia bans every team worldwide and only lets Valverde race...