DiLuca A.K.A. The Count of Monte Cristo

Bro Deal

He's going to win the Tour de France as revenge.

http://eurosport.yahoo.com/26032008...ur-revenge.html

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Crankyfeet

Looks like it could be a ploy to get UCI on his side thinking if they give him a doping pass, he will be able to embarrass ASO.

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TheDarkLord

IIRC, this was posted before. And as noted in that thread, he has to be invited first to be able to win the Tour - big caveat that he has overlooked.

poulidor

Why ?
No invitation to his team and no embarrass for his team... Probably teams would break their link with such riders to avoid a non-invitation.

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Crankyfeet

So Leakygas will not be invited... because of some connection to doping... and Di Luca's comments are grounds for a non-invite... Hmmmm.... so where do you draw the line on invite criteria? That's for ASO to know and us to find out I suppose, since they will never explicitly type out the criteria.

I hope they have good info on which teams are sanctioning internal dope programs and they are not just throwing their weight around settling petty personal vendettas. Because nearly all teams have some connection to doping or a doper.

It was rather stupid of him to make a statement in the press. Why not win it first, then rub it in?

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Bro Deal

I must have missed it.

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"You are like the wind and I like the lion. You form the tempest. The sand stings my eyes and the ground is parched. I roar in defiance but you do not hear. But between us there is a difference. I, like the lion, must remain in my place. While you like the wind will never know yours." -- Mulay Hamid El Raisuli, Lord of the Riff, Sultan to the Berbers, Last of the Barbary Pirates

earth_dweller

DiLuca is riding for LPR this year, Liquigas does get invited to ASO races.

Did LPR make it on the UCI wildcard list? I don't remember.

Crankyfeet

Yeah... they have already been announced as one of the invited teams for this year's race... so what's this about him not getting the chance to win???...

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heinkel12

I've got my doubts that he could win the Tour anyhow.

earth_dweller

LPR is not invited, so DiLuca can't race the Tour... what am I missing here?

Crankyfeet

You're not missing anything...it's me who's all jumbled up...

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bobke

I am very glad DiLuca is busted.
I freeking cant stand this guy.
Adios amigo.

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thunder

bigot.

Lim, I reckon you ban Bobke

Powerful Pete

May I ask why him in particular. Sure, it is obvious he dopes, and wins, like a few other guys... just curious...

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