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Tour de France 2011  

41 members have voted

  1. 1. Will reigning champ Alberto Contador make it to defend his title in 2011?

    • Yes
      12
    • No
      29


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Posted

I feel he must not get in again. He must quit now.

Hope he not going to get special treatment.

Poor Riis, he build a team around Alberto and now it could back fire,and have no good riders as most is joining the Schleck brothers team.

Posted

For those who don't know/forgot what the Galibier looks like, here it is. It's a freaking monster!!!

 

Ouch!! I'l feel cheated if I don't see a Contador Schleck duel on these slopes!! Not forgetting Alpe D'Huez!

Posted

I believe him guilty (and perhaps stupid for not 'checking') and, hopefully, he will not get 'special treatment' if he is found guilty.

 

The sport will be tainted if they find some 'technicality' to get him off the hook!

Posted

As I understand it, if he is declared guilty of drug/blood doping has a minimum 2 year suspension. If they declare that he is not guilty, he can request for a reduction of the suspension, which at the most would be 1 year. This is what has occurred with previous athletes that tested positive due to external sources.

WADA/UCI view is that the athlete is ultimately responsible for what they eat/drink.

Posted

Well, well, well...

 

26 votes against 9 for a TdF without the current champ.

 

Resounding result on the Hub.

 

:blush:

 

No Alberto. According to the Hub poll.

No Lance.

Hmmm....

Posted

The sport will be tainted if they find some 'technicality' to get him off the hook!

 

Like a post-dated TUE for corticosteriods?

 

The UCI is pathetic. They don't have the balls to nail their big name riders that bring the money to the events. This will be swept under the rug like so many other big shot riders who had discrepancies. AC will be back winning races in almost no time, and everyone will forget about his positive.

 

Fans forgive and forget easily.

Posted

Why get suspended if you found not guilty

 

As posted earlier:

 

WADA/UCI view is that the athlete is ultimately responsible for what they eat/drink.

 

So regardless of how it got into his system, because it is not naturally occurring, any trace of it is unacceptable.

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