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Ricco will be back in March

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  • #2
    SACH Central
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 349 ✭✭SACH Central


    Can't see him being allowed to race in the TDF any time soon. Wonder what kind stance the Giro/Classics organisers will take?


  • #3
    sy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,653 ✭✭✭sy


    Know its old hat but really think minimum ban should be 5 years. By next season 20% of the peleton wil be "convicted" dopers!


  • #4
    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,269 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    SACH Central wrote: »
    Can't see him being allowed to race in the TDF any time soon. Wonder what kind stance the Giro/Classics organisers will take?

    Ceramica Flaminia don't get invited to much. He'll reallly only be racing in Italy. They weren't even invited to the Giro this year.


  • #5
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    They are one of three italian teams actually registered as "Irish" as they are registered with cycling ireland via an address in Bray.
    All very dodgy reputations. Expect then to start most Italian races and they usually get a Giro invite.
    They didn't this year and that had nothing at all to do with Lance riding and Fillipo Simioni (current Italian national champ) riding for them.
    I believe Riccos brother also rides for them


  • #6
    SACH Central
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 349 ✭✭SACH Central


    RobFowl wrote: »
    They are one of three italian teams actually registered as "Irish" as they are registered with cycling ireland via an address in Bray.

    Why would they do that, or indeed any non Irish team register with the ICF?

    One would think that CI would have the moral conscience to tell these, and any other dodgy teams to F### O## if the want to register. Or maybe CI are only after the big (€2,000?) registeration fee?


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  • #7
    sean_d
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 208 ✭✭sean_d


    As an Irish-registered team (and business) they would be subject to Irish corporate tax laws, no?
    Thats what I always assumed was the reasoning behind it.


  • #8
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    SACH Central wrote: »
    One would think that CI would have the moral conscience to tell these, and any other dodgy teams to F### O## if the want to register. Or maybe CI are only after the big (€2,000?) registeration fee?

    CI tried to refuse but were advised by the UCI they could not. There is considerable discomfort at the highest levels that these teams are registered as "Irish"

    http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/searchTeams.asp


    Note not even one Irish rider registered :mad:

    Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce (FLM) - PROF
    http://www.teamflaminia.com/
    MANAGEMENT LTD/ 47, OAKLANDS DRIVE, RATHGAR, DUBLIN 6, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

    csf-group-navigare
    http://www.csfgroupnavigare.com/
    Aster Sport Limited Royal Marine House Wicklow - Republic of Ireland

    LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini
    http://www.teamlpr.eu/
    2 Duncairn Terrace, Bray, co. Wicklow, Ireland


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