Will be interesting to see what comes of this.poulidor said:About the blood retrotesting:
Around 14 riders of the first part of the season and 30 of the last TDF are targeted by the retrotesting!
Many of them had been tested many times by OOC...
Please. Please. Please. Let it be Leipheimer. He suddenly became fatigued in the middle of the world championship races and did not compete in the RR. Do they have any of his samples? Maybe OOC or the Dauphine?poulidor said:About the blood retrotesting:
Around 14 riders of the first part of the season and 30 of the last TDF are targeted by the retrotesting!
Many of them had been tested many times by OOC...
how about the disparity between giro levi and vuelta levi?Bro Deal said:Please. Please. Please. Let it be Leipheimer. He suddenly became fatigued in the middle of the world championship races and did not compete in the RR. Do they have any of his samples? Maybe OOC or the Dauphine?
This could be his "oh ****" moment. I hope it is because it will give Astana the positive test they need to have them booted from the Tour 09 ! Ha !Bro Deal said:Please. Please. Please. Let it be Leipheimer. He suddenly became fatigued in the middle of the world championship races and did not compete in the RR. Do they have any of his samples? Maybe OOC or the Dauphine?
I didn't realise there were early season samples being re-tested as well as the Tour samples. What if Gusev was to test positive? Even though Astana sacked him it would still be the excuse ASO needs to keep them out the 09 Tour.whiteboytrash said:This could be his "oh ****" moment. I hope it is because it will give Astana the positive test they need to have them booted from the Tour 09 ! Ha !
He did ride **** in the Giro thou......
You not worried about any Columbia riders?Grater said:Bye bye Cancellara and O'grady. CSC were doped to the max in July. See what happens.
Kirchen would be the only one I'm worried about. Maybe Ciolek. But Kirchen had a rich vein of form for about a month and dropped off middle july when the going got tougher and then struggled thereafter.Anticyclone said:You not worried about any Columbia riders?
If we look at riders with season long form. Rebellin is one that comes to mind.Powerful Pete said:Interesting I am apparently not the only one surprised by Cancellara's season-long form. And his interesting decision to avoid becoming ITT world champion a few dozen kms from his house.
That smells. Call me a suspicious southern European.
That's true.Powerful Pete said:Fair enough about Rebellin. But I continue to find it interesting that someone like Cancellara would walk away from an almost certain gold medal because he was tired.
BTW, weightweenies forum states that five CSC riders have having their bloodwork from the Tour re-tested. Including good 'ole Fabian.
I realise that this does not mean they are positives and that this is an unconfirmed rumor, but interesting nonetheless.
How can you not also name Columbia riders in the same breath? they had a fantastic year.Grater said:That's true.
I think it would be right that at least 5 riders from CSC are having their bloodwork re-tested. They may not be positive but the way they rode - something was not right. Who would it be having re-tested? F Schleck, A Schleck, C Sastre, F Cancellara, S O'Grady?
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