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Dirty Valverde ! !

  • 01-04-2009 2:19pm
    #1
    Slideshowbob
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    Italy's CONI requests two-year suspension for Valverde

    By Gregor Brown
    The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) requested a two-year suspension on Wednesday in Rome for Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde. CONI reportedly used DNA evidence to connect the 28-year-old Caisse d'Epargne rider to the Operación Puerto investigation.
    Head anti-doping prosecutor Ettore Torri linked DNA samples taken during last year's Tour de France – from the rest day in Italy on July 21 – to blood seized in the Operación Puerto investigation. In May 2006, Spanish Guardia Civil had seized coded blood bags during its raid on the offices of Doctor Eufemiano Fuentes. (Read EPO blood bags attributed to code names.)
    A few months ago, Torri summonsed Valverde to appear in Rome based on the evidence. Valverde, with Italian lawyer Frederico Cecconi, met Torri on February 19.
    CONI sent its recommended suspension to the Italian anti-doping tribunal. The tribunal should make its ruling in the coming weeks. Valverde will likely appeal any ruling to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
    Valverde has raced since 2006 despite reported links. Last week, he won two stages in the Castilla y León stage race and finished ninth overall.
    He is a winner of two editions of Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the 2006 Flèche Wallonne and the International Cycling Union's (UCI) ProTour classification in 2006 and 2008.

    source:

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2009/apr09/apr01news3


Comments

  • #2
    TinyExplosions
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    Bet Sir Alan's wishing he didn't get the "Prince of Spain" Pinarello now :)


  • #3
    sy
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    It wont stick. Still think the Italians are bitching about the success of the Spaniards in the Grande Tours while apart from Ballan in ther Worlds, they have won very little. ( Not saying Valverde is clean, much to my dissapointment, as I really like his style of racing) If he rides Liege can't see him being beaten again this year.


  • #4
    Chips Lovell
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    sy wrote: »
    It wont stick.

    They've got a DNA match. Hard to see how that could be swept under the carpet.


  • #5
    RobFowl
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    Valv piti bites the dust :rolleyes:

    It's a shame because he has an aggressive and interesting style of racing. The Spanish are going to have to crack down hard though, this sort of this means all Spanish athletes will come under suspicion.
    (BTW I fully accept that Rafa Nadal , Real Madrid and Barcelona had nothing whatsoever to do with Puerto, only cyclists. Also the vast amount of sponsorship cash and clout in those sports did not in any way lead to a cover up of any sort. Fuentes admission that athletes and footballers were more than 2/3 of the blood bags seized was obviously wrong. )


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