New doper

[rich p]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/high-profile-italian-doping-case-close

and more to be snared, as they say

 

[Noodley]

2 Italians, 2 Spaniards, a Russian and a Slovenian.

Pellizotti just been withdrawn from a press conference to be given by Liquigas...so he'll be one of the Italians! I'll need to change my Fantasy Team if it is!

 

[rich p]

KOM in the TDF wasn't he?

How gullible I am!

 

[Noodley]

Confirmed as Pellizotti....

 

[Speicher]

I need to review how many Italians are in my Team for the Giro.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Hmm, same here... Nibali was the other Italian initially linked, so I suspect he's out too.

 

[Skip Madness]

I'll go for the Slovenian to be Tadej Valjavec. I hope the Russian isn't the most obvious one, but I wouldn't be surprised after the Humanplasma business last year.

Please let one of the Spaniards be Valverde!

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Please let one of the Spaniards be Valverde!

Unfortunately that would be too good to be true - I expect he's being extra careful with the masking agents and microdosing at the moment.

 

[redddraggon]

I hope the Russian isn't the most obvious one, but I wouldn't be surprised after the Humanplasma business last year.

Well Menchov wouldn't be a great loss to the sport, the only real excitement he adds to the sport, is wondering when he's going to crash.

Please let one of the Spaniards be Valverde!

Gazzetta added that this rider's passport problems refer to the 2009 Tour de France.

Valverde didn't ride the TdF last year

 

[Skip Madness]

Yeah, but that bit refers to one of the Italians (which will have been Pellizotti).

 

[Skip Madness]

I'll go for the Slovenian to be Tadej Valjavec.

Bingo!

In the coming hours it is expected that four other names will be brought to light and charged with the same offence. One of them is the Slovenian Tadej Valjavec of Ag2r, who also rode well in last year's Giro d'Italia.

 

[rich p]

Bingo!

Well done Skip but the field was pretty small

Brajkovic and Spilak?

 

[Skip Madness]

Oh you bitch! Stop trying to undermine my Herculean achievements. There's Bozic too!

 

[Skip Madness]

The second Italian is Carlo Scognamiglio of ISD, according to Tuttobiciweb.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Oh well, we await the Spanish revelations for some potential big names then... but I am not expecting any.