Doping git thread

[BigAl68]

Well that looks like the end of them. To be honest they had it coming. You got to wonder where nibbles will go now.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

And the announcement comes on the 25th anniversary of the death of Johannes Draaijer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Draaijer

edit - Kimmage did a series of reports on his life and death in the Irish Independent sometime last year, I'll try to find them later and put links to them but I'm just heading off to work so google may be your friend until such time as I can find them...

2nd edit - actually, here's the first of them to get you started
http://www.independent.ie/sport/oth...hos-afraid-of-johannes-draaijer-30479202.html

 

[raindog]

about time, but what will happen to Nibs?

 

[Joffey]

Was thinking that myself - surely in his contract there will be something about this that would free him?

 

[Crackle]

Anyone know what happens if the license is withdrawn. Team folds or do they drop to a different level. Can they still get wildcard invites?

 

[psmiffy]

So they get demoted - assuming UCI has all their ducks in order for a change

Appeal to CAS - goes on and on?

Get invited to the significant events anyway?

It would be nice if they just disappeared - but that is not how it seems to work

 

[totallyfixed]

Poor Nibali, my heart bleeds, it must have been terrible for him having to race alongside all those drug cheats, but still, he tried to show them there is a better way by being the strongest and doing it clean yet still they persisted despite Vino telling them not to.
Me cynical? Never.

 

[Berk on a Bike]

As ever, inrng.com is all over it http://inrng.com/2015/02/astana-uci-world-tour-licence-withdrawal/

 

[Joffey]

Brilliant article that, so it looks like it's bye bye Astana and maybe for this season bye bye Nibs.

 

[Arrowfoot]

The drawing was on the wall long time ago. The issue was never Astana, it has been UCI.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

So they get demoted - assuming UCI has all their ducks in order for a change

Appeal to CAS - goes on and on?

Get invited to the significant events anyway?

It would be nice if they just disappeared - but that is not how it seems to work

I got the impression that the UCI wanted to withhold Astana's licence last year but there must have been legal or procedural rules that prevented them simply dropping them.

 

[Crackle]

As ever, inrng.com is all over it http://inrng.com/2015/02/astana-uci-world-tour-licence-withdrawal/

Answers pretty much every question I had. I think we can expect this to go to appeal then.

 

[Hont]

I got the impression that the UCI wanted to withhold Astana's licence last year but there must have been legal or procedural rules that prevented them simply dropping them.

Yeah, that was my take too.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

So, have the conspiracy theorists in the Clinic already started to claim that Cookson is banning Froome's competition? If not...

 

[Crackle]

So, have the conspiracy theorists in the Clinic already started to claim that Cookson is banning Froome's competition? If not...

I need a new tinfoil hat before I can go over and read to check.