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  1. Heaven forbid, but he will probably end up with exactly that. The WADA Statutes of Limitations state that sanctions cannot be applied more than 8 years after the event. Bjarne Riis was stripped of his TdF titel when he admitted to doping but was reinstated by CAS because of the SOL.
  2. http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTYzMDQ&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=ODE5MjI&LangId=1 My reading of this "Decision of the UCI", is that they do not agree completely with USADA, but only that they have decided not to appeal against the latter's sanction of LA. They seem to hope and even suggest that WADA and/or LA should appeal to CAS.
  3. What is that at just above the wheel?
  4. Not according to the route description. From the R304 the Kromme Rhee Road is used to get to the R44.
  5. Andy did his TT 56 seconds slower than Cancellara, which under normal circumstances would be considered a very good performance. Cadel was 1 minute 35 seconds quicker than Cancellara, which is quite phenomenal. The tour was more won by Cadel than lost by Andy.
  6. Look for the link provided by berry: https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/98308-argus-splits-timedistance/page__st__20
  7. IMHO we already have legalised doping. By having a lower limit below which there is no sanction, they all probably try and get some "legal" benefit, and only use as much as they believe is safe. This is probably one of the reasons why pro-teams have permanent doctors. The inconsistency comes when a substance is banned without a lower limit, as with Contador's case. The suggestion as I understand it, is thus that the lower limits should be substantially higher. IMHO the present system might require some panelbeating, but it is not a bad compromise.
  8. I agree, and would change the emphasis from road to track. We continually hear that track is the best development route for road, but we completely ignore this. We insist on sending a road team made up riders who have some pro team experience, but ignore that these riders have other priorities and programs. IMHO we should invest in development and send a team made up of our best track prospects. We should concentrate on the track timed events, because these depend more on talent and fitness and strength than experience. Send our best 1000m TT, team sprint and team pursuit prospects. And then, out of their numbers, let the best take part in the other track events, such as the match sprint, keirin, individual pursuit, points race and scratch race, and even further, in the road TT and road race. If you look at the Australian and New Zealand Commonwealth teams, and even the home nations' teams, you will see that the majority of their teams were made up exactly like that. The best thing that CSA did was sending Bernard Esterhuisen, and that is an investment that will surely bring benefit. We could also have benefitted from sending other hungry, talented track riders, and exposing them to quality road racing. We certainly did not benefit from sending experienced road riders, not at their peaks, and using them on the track.
  9. There is a difference between technical and too steep to ride up. NOBODY could ride up a couple of hundered meters of the Keeromberg ride this past weekend, and the middle route included the same section of unrideable hills as the long route.
  10. Schumacher has been identified as the other cyclist by the German Cycling Federation. Bahrein has identified Rashid Ramzi (1500m gold).
  11. Ek was wel daar, en David se beskrywing van wat op die pad gebeur het, insluitende die bekwame manier waarop Hendrik hom van sy taak gekwyt het, is korrek. Tensy daar iets agterna gebeur het, verstaan ek nie die ongelukkigheid nie.
  12. I am confused. The photo shows some people making the sign for nuclear power, with bikes. It is not the symbol of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (peace sign). Are they protesting in favour of nuclear power?
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