It looks like Bruyneel is up to his usual tricks. The riders must be doped to the very edge; and two are at risk of falling afoul of doping controls, so one had to be replaced then his replacement had to be replaced.
cyclingnews: "Spaniard Benjamin Noval has been pulled from the Astana team's Giro d'Italia roster just one day before the race's start. Noval, who has been suffering from stomach problems since Wednesday night, will be replaced by Swiss rider Steve Morabito. Noval had been called up to replace Dmitry Muravyev earlier in the week, but feel ill and has been unable to eat."
It looks like Bruyneel is up to his usual tricks. The riders must be doped to the very edge; and two are at risk of falling afoul of doping controls, so one had to be replaced then his replacement had to be replaced.
cyclingnews: "Spaniard Benjamin Noval has been pulled from the Astana team's Giro d'Italia roster just one day before the race's start. Noval, who has been suffering from stomach problems since Wednesday night, will be replaced by Swiss rider Steve Morabito. Noval had been called up to replace Dmitry Muravyev earlier in the week, but feel ill and has been unable to eat."
I just posted the same thing over on another thread....5 hours after you did.
It looks like Bruyneel is up to his usual tricks. The riders must be doped to the very edge; and two are at risk of falling afoul of doping controls, so one had to be replaced then his replacement had to be replaced.
cyclingnews: "Spaniard Benjamin Noval has been pulled from the Astana team's Giro d'Italia roster just one day before the race's start. Noval, who has been suffering from stomach problems since Wednesday night, will be replaced by Swiss rider Steve Morabito. Noval had been called up to replace Dmitry Muravyev earlier in the week, but feel ill and has been unable to eat."
This is what happens when you are not expecting to race and then get a last minute invite. They must have been preparing for Switzerland.
