[Teams] Katusha's Anti-Doping Clause

[John the Monkey]

Interesting article on Cyclingfansanonymous about why Steegmans is right not to sign;

http://cyclingfansanonymous.blogspot.com/2009/06/monday-update.html

The Katusha management is giving out two totally contradictory messages. One says that the riders must deliver results according to expectation (and salary level) or they are publicly berated and openly threatened with being fired. Basically, win or else. (Colom and Pfannberger show exactly what you get with this backwards dark ages attitude.) At the same time they pretend to be anti-doping by putting forward this supposedly tough contract clause, where all the punishment falls very heavily only on the rider.

Velonews is now reporting that Steegmans isn't starting the tour for the Russian superteam;

Gert Steegmans ─ the Belgian sprinter who’s refused to sign an anti-doping charter that includes hefty penalties for violations ─ has been left off Katusha’s nine-man Tour de France team.
Steegmans was put on “non-active” status and not included in the Russian team’s nine-man roster.

 

[Keith Oates]

Curiouser and curiouser!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!