Bertie - Champ or cheat?

[Crackle]

Contador's excuse is still the equivalent of hiring two lawyers and producing a 300 page defence of why the dog ate his homework.

 

[Bicycle]

Bertie - Champ or cheat?

Yes.

 

[dellzeqq]

Bertie - Champ or cheat?

Yes.

and congratulations on the username!

 

[johnr]

THIS from the Guardian a few days ago:

The rider Riccardo Ricco has been suspended on an indefinite basis by the Italian Cycling Federation, after it was alleged that the 27-year-old performed a blood transfusion on himself. Ricco, below, who served a 20-month ban after testing positive for EPO during the 2008 Tour de France, was accused by doctors of carrying out the life-threatening procedure in February, shortly after he had to go to hospital with a serious illness. Ricco was sacked by his team, Vacansoleil-DCM, soon after but managed to get signed up by a second-tier Italian-based Croatian team, Meridiana-Kamen, in time for the start of tomorrow's Tour of Serbia. He will no longer be able to compete in the race. Criticising the decision of the FCI, Meridiana's team manager, Antonio Giallorenzo, said: "It's right that they do their job but you should look at the others, like [Alberto] Contador, for example. Besides, who hasn't made a mistake in his life? He [Ricco] made a mistake the first time [in 2008], the second time is in doubt." Ricco has always denied that he carried out the blood transfusion. "I was hospitalised for kidney failure," he said. "It is a problem that could happen to anyone, even to that individual who leads a perfect life."

Interesting that Ricco seems to be claiming he's more innocent than Clenbutador (or is it Albertanol), what a great defence... but given what these guys get away with, well worth a try!

 

[philipbh]

Interesting that Ricco seems to be claiming he's more innocent than Clenbutador (or is it Albertanol), what a great defence... but given what these guys get away with, well worth a try!

Ricco's story is getting a bit muddled

Cycling News reported in February that (according to Gazzetta dello Sport) Ricco's doctor had said that Ricco admiited the transfusion (of 25 day old blood) to him

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/italian-police-investigate-ricco-for-blood-doping

 

[raindog]

Berto busted for no lights on bike

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/police-interrupt-contadors-tour-de-france-recon

 

[HLaB]

Yesterday's response sounds a bit like a certain American Fellow

From the beginning of the season I've been the rider who's had the most doping tests, and I've been tested in all the races I've been in

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