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You can get a Scott Team with 105 for around R15k

I'm just grateful that it's not another ASG auction thread...

The UCI today declared that a ruling in its favour in a defamation suit against Floyd Landis "upholds and protects the integrity of the UCI and its Presidents", but the American's lawyer claims that Landis was never given a chance to defend himself. Landis's lawyer, Leo Cunningham of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, told ESPN.com today that the judgement by default issued by the Swiss civil court, which upheld the filing made by Pat McQuaid and Hein Verbruggen, was "unenforceable". "Floyd was never served with the UCI's Swiss lawsuit, never appeared in Switzerland on the case, and therefore the Swiss Court had no opportunity to hear Floyd on the issues," Cunningham wrote to ESPN. "The order is un-American in every sense of that word. It is inconsistent with American law, it flies in the face of our First Amendment, and it would be unenforceable in American courts. It does not affect Floyd's status under American law in any way." The cease and desist order prohibits Landis from making allegations against the UCI that they "concealed cases of doping, received money for doing so, have accepted money from Lance Armstrong to conceal a doping case, have protected certain racing cyclists, concealed cases of doping, have engaged in manipulation, particularly of tests and races," and more. It also prohibits Landis from calling the UCI "full of ****", "clowns" and "liars", and orders him to pay damages of 10,000 Swiss francs each to McQuaid and Verbruggen, plus 4,600 each in court costs.

Hey, Dale: Francesco Moser has cast a critical eye over Italian cycling at the end of a fourth successive season without a victory in a monument classic, declaring that Vincenzo Nibali is not a champion and bemoaning the scarcity of leaders in the peloton. Lucky Nibs is leaving leakygassss then, huh?

and I didn't realise you had started this thread.

Well, it does say Australia under the item...

Cycling only? Try any sport. Chess players have been caught.

As well. PS, My advice would have been different if I'd known one was involved from the start.

After their dismal T20 showing, can they do without him?

Weedy?

Pomegranate seeds? Nice.

Duckface aside, I like this chick! Post of the day!

Awesome. I'll be there. Didn't know he was coming, I have no respect for him and what he did to the sport I love. If JV was coming, I'd like to ask him a passably intelligent question or three. You should know by now, I'm the same in real life as I am here.

You lying b@stard! You understand the sport 100% Nice post.

Is it called that again?

Yeah, to be honest though, millar's lips were moving, but I think it was Vaughters' voice coming out. Millar proved himself a spineless worm, I don't think he's changed that much.

But, um, Natalie Merchant... Anything with her voice is just so freakin awesome. Seriously, she could sing that shoot the boer song, or that other one that JZ sings, and I'd be in danger of having a trouser incident.

heh heh Rufus... I watched Dogma yesterday. Rufus, you crack me up...

No need to be snide. It's like has been mentioned several times about how fans view the sport in Europe. As in, as far as doping goes, they don't give a ****. It's a sporting thing, not a moral thing. I see this in the way 'merican's still love Barry Bonds. They don't give a ****. This moral high ground, to me, at least, is a South African peculiarity.

Nothing like spinning a gear to train your legs to make circles.

Dude, I ride my mtb on the indoor trainer...

No offence at you particularly, but what a quaint South African attitude that is. Very provincial and unenlightened.

Ah. I take it he and George have different perceptions of the pro ranks overseas?

Crisis! How *** sleg must your life be to dope in VA?

Surely that question is better suited to ask of the publishing house?