Irishj9 Posted July 27, 2007 Share THE NEW TOUR HAS ARRIVED! " YES, Yes, I checked all the rules. Sunglasses are allowed" Irishj92007-07-27 03:09:50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishj9 Posted July 27, 2007 Share Athletics now under the L'Equipe spotlight. In return for a reduction of his suspension term, Hindi delba, positive for EPO, is helping the IAAF press charges against 12 French athletes. Full page story...its not just cycling.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishj9 Posted July 27, 2007 Share McLaren accused of cheating in F1. They were found to have secret Ferrari technical specs on their computers. Guilty as charged. No sanctions. Half page styory, L'equipe P15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishj9 Posted July 27, 2007 Share CASSANI UPDATE -L'Equipe He didn?t justSEE Rasmussen in the mountains that day in June. He had a conversation withRasmussen. ?He told methat he?d already been riding for 8 hours, that he left his hotel at 6am on hisbike. That?s what I reported. To praise him. To speak of his obesssion with preparation, his weighing of his food, his counting of the pate?s he eats, one byone, etc? Theconversation with Rabobank manager De Rooy. Last FridayTheo called me on the phone. It was a brief call. ? Hi, itsTheo. -Hello Is it trueyou saw Rasmussen, in June, in the Dolomites? -I think so, yes. You thinkso, or you saw him? - Do you want the real truth? Ok I saw him. -OK. De Rooy hangsup. It was 8pm the day Rasmussen left the Tour. Next the desperatecall from Rasmussen - Cassani - ?I heard ashake in his voice, a man who had never insulted me or accused me of anything,but I felt his pain, and it moved me to tears?. He (Cassani) refuses all interviews ( which he could have offered at EUR4000 ashot) and remains in hiding in the RAI caravan. In his heart he remainsinconsolable, he liked Rasmussen too much.?I cantbear to think that in speaking to him (that day) I have perhaps destroyed theman, and his career, especially since I was once a rider too. It brings awry smile when you think how simple it was to force him to leave the race, andthrow the Tour into chaos. All it tookwas that, as chance would have it, one day in the Dolomites, a man alone on adeserted road in a rainstorm, encountered another man on a quiet sectetmission. Irishj92007-07-27 05:10:22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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