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We can see the possibility that Rabo knew about Rasmussens deception before the race now, but how would ASO have known that at the time?

Furthermore, whilst I have no faith that the UCI wouldn't be too concerned if ASO got hurt in a media bloodbath, I am having difficulty working out what they (UCI) should have done to stop Rasmussen from competing. Until his deception was revealed, Razz had not tripped the "three times your farked" violation. UCI could have been sued for publicly revealing the two missed tests (which were not legal grounds to suspend him).

It wasn't until the lie was revealed by Cassani that Rasmussen's story was farked. So I don't understand Prudhomme's bleating, though I do understand why he would initially suspect the UCI had something to do with it.
The Tour de France rule is : rider who have missed a test in the period before Tour de France cannot participate to Tour de France! It's not a UCI ban. I don't know it it was put in UCI rules but it's at least an agreement with teams!
So Rabo should have left Rassmussen off its Tour de France team.
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Rabo Press officer Bergsma sacked
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The Tour de France rule is : rider who have missed a test in the period before Tour de France cannot participate to Tour de France! It's not a UCI ban. I don't know it it was put in UCI rules but it's at least an agreement with teams!
So Rabo should have left Rassmussen off its Tour de France team.
No wonder Rabo were so anxious to yank him out of the race.

This whole sordid mess just gets thicker and thicker.
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Can someone post a gist of the article or a translation?
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Can someone post a gist of the article or a translation?
My Dutch is bad (my languagebot that is )...but it seems they are saying that Rabo have sacked Bergsma...the PR guy since 2003...as a kind of sacrificial lamb...due to his less than stellar job at handling the crisis with the media during the scandal. Breukink stays on, even though he is ultimately responsible. He has the power to lay the blame on others it seems.

Please correct me if I'm wrong on this CH.
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Do you know the English translation of Rasmussen?

Its....."race sparrow".

Pretty fitting.
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