Contador banned

[Nearly there]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cas-sanction-contador-with-two-year-ban-in-clenbuterol-case

Dumbass

 

[cd365]

About time it was sorted

 

[yello]

Blimey, I wasn't expecting that! I genuinely thought he'd walk!

 

[Nearly there]

I want to kick him in the nuts for dragging cycling through the mud again

 

[PpPete]

Out of the Olympics and this years TDF .... good,
back in time for the Vuelta .... not so good.

 

[smokeysmoo]

Blimey, I wasn't expecting that! I genuinely thought he'd walk!

+1 for really surprised. Glad though if I'm honest.
So Andy Schelck wins his first TDF, guess it's karma re-paying him for AC's attack when his chain slipped.

 

[Noodley]

Good. But it is a strange world we live in when he has been allowed to continue to race and win, then gets his wins stripped and the ban back-dated...so essentially he can be racing again in 6 months at the Vuelta.

My view would be to strip all his wins from the date of the test, but to start the ban from the day it was imposed. Then we might see fewer riders prolonging matters with ridiculous stories of how a large cow jumped into their bed and licked their scrotums whilst they slept.

 

[ohnovino]

I wonder if he'll appeal? I can't really see him wanting to drag the matter out

 

[rich p]

Good news but as Noodley says it seems perverse that he's been able to ride and ban is deemed concurrent. Stripping the results is something but slightly unsatisfactory. No doubt he'll keep protesting with the preposterous meat defence.

 

[ohnovino]

Good. But it is a strange world we live in when he has been allowed to continue to race and win ...

... and presumably get paid too. It can't be right that someone who owns up straight away loses 2 years' salary, but someone who keeps denying it only loses 6 months'.

 

[Noodley]

...he'll keep protesting with the preposterous meat defence.

I have visions of nekkid male barristers.

 

[yello]

I have visions of nekkid male barristers.

What else is new?

 

[jdtate101]

I wonder if he'll appeal? I can't really see him wanting to drag the matter out

Yes he can, but from what I understand he can't appeal against the actual case (ie doping), but can only appeal if there's been some sort of legal issue (ie mis-trial or some other such legal cockup).

So expect this to carry on for a bit longer, whilst his legal team tries to find some 'wiggle' room on a technicality.

 

[fossyant]

About time !

 

[Keith Oates]

I must say that I'm disappointed at the result. I know nothing about the various drugs that are being used by cyclists but from what I've read that amount found was so small as to not have any affect on his performance so it begs the question, why did he take it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!