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Frank Schleck to miss Le Tour due to doping ban

  • 30-01-2013 8:30pm
    #1
    kenmc
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    link
    Apparently he's not a cheat though, he just took the wrong "nutrients".

    At the very least I suppose it will bring the boring quotient down by 1.


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  • #2
    ednwireland
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    kenmc wrote: »
    link
    Apparently he's not a cheat though, he just took the wrong "nutrients".

    At the very least I suppose it will bring the boring quotient down by 1.

    might stop andy looking round every 2 minutes as well

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



  • #3
    drogdub
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    ednwireland wrote: »
    might stop andy looking round every 2 minutes as well

    In 2010 Frank crashed, Andy rode his own race and came very close to winning it - on the road


  • #4
    hardCopy
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    I thought he was "poisoned"


  • #5
    ballygowan1
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    hardCopy wrote: »
    I thought he was "poisoned"

    Drug was still in his system.

    Those are the rules. Doesn't matter how it got in there.


  • #6
    RobFowl
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    hardCopy wrote: »
    I thought he was "poisoned"

    Might have been, but strict liability means you are responsable for whatever substance is in your system......


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  • #7
    wav1
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    RobFowl wrote: »
    Might have been, but strict liability means you are responsable for whatever substance is in your system......
    Does this include the morning after a night stage of the ras?


  • #8
    Eamonnator
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    wav1 wrote: »
    Does this include the morning after a night stage of the ras?

    I hope not. I suspect quite a few eliminations would ensue.


  • #9
    RobFowl
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    wav1 wrote: »
    Does this include the morning after a night stage of the ras?

    Yes but alcohol not on the WADA list for cycling.....


  • #10
    death1234567
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    Another disgraceful decision to only ban him for 1 year and to back date it. The fact is that he was taking something that can be used as a masking agent for performance enhancing drugs. Seems like cycling never wants to face up to the drugs issue.


  • #11
    Beasty
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    kenmc wrote: »
    Apparently he's not a cheat though
    Seems to be a common theme emerging here

    Cycling (or at least certain elements of the professional sport) would appear to have its own dictionary which is at odds with the one they do in Oxford, and indeed pretty much everywhere else in the world:rolleyes:


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  • #12
    RobFowl
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    Suppose it'll give him a good rest and a chance to get his periods sorted out

    (assumed thats why he paid 7k to the gynaecologist Dr Fuentes a few years back)


  • #13
    Flandria
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    RobFowl wrote: »
    Suppose it'll give him a good rest and a chance to get his periods sorted out

    (assumed thats wht he paid 7k to the gynaecologist Dr Fuentes a few years back)

    Dr. Fuentes - at your cervix...;)


  • #14
    hardCopy
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    ballygowan1 wrote: »
    Drug was still in his system.

    Those are the rules. Doesn't matter how it got in there.

    I should have included rolleyes there to convey my disbelief of his story.


  • #15
    TheBlaaMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,469 ✭✭✭TheBlaaMan


    Frankie boy gets the boot at Leopard.
    http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/07/news/radioshack-will-not-renew-with-frank-schleck-after-suspension_293620


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