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There’s been a lot of chatter on various sites about Riccardo Ricco’s current “situation” … but the upshot of a lot of it is that the sport will be better off (and cleaner) without him. We’re assuming, of course, that the powers that be in the UCI and elsewhere really want to clean the sport [...] Okay … I’m not a Contador fan, and it’s doubtful I ever will be … so when I first heard the news about his positive test yesterday, part of me was overjoyed. But now more details are available; specifically the UCI release regarding the positive test, and the levels of Clenbuterol which were detected. “The [...] Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has scheduled a news conference for Thursday to address reports of an apparent positive test for the bronchodilator clenbuterol. Contador, a three-time winner of the French national tour, apparently tested positive for the drug in tests conducted on the final day of this year’s race and was notified of [...] Amid speculation that Tour de France winner Alberto Contador is poised to join the Saxo Bank team for 2011, brothers Andy and Fränk Schleck have confirmed that they will be leaving to join a new squad based in their native Luxembourg. Frank and Andy Schleck are ready to leave the team they’ve ridden on for [...] Just got back from watching Stage 15 from Pamiers to Bagnères du Luchon up at the Warehouse, and like many others, I must assert that Alberto Contador is a complete and total douchebag. For those who missed the stage, Team Saxo Bank’s Andy Schleck, the then-current leader of the this year’s Tour attacked on the [...] Much has been written over the past couple of days about the relationship between Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador, as evidenced in this excellent summary from the BBC: BBC SPORT | Other sport… | Cycling | Armstrong hits back at Contador Lance Armstrong says his Astana team-mate Alberto Contador has “lots to learn” after the [...] Oh, is that what it is? Feillu wins stage 7, Nocentini grabs yellow and Contador asserts supremacy – VeloNews After a few flurries, Contador took a sharp dig, accelerating on the steeps like only he can. Saxo Bank’s Andy Schleck took up the chase with only six of men able to follow. Under the 1km [...] Why does it always seem that Levi Leipheimer never goes on the attack in the high mountains? He’s got what it takes physically, as he’s generally able to respond to any attacks, but it doesn’t seem like he ever initiates an attack … at least not in Europe. I wonder if its a confidence thing [...] Next year’s Tour de France is going to be an interesting one. Bypassing the Normandy and Brittany regions completely, the Tour will mostly be held in central, southern, and eastern France, departing from Monaco, and featuring sojourns into Spain, Andorra, Italy, and Switzerland. The most interesting feature that I’ve been able to glean thus [...] VeloNews | Contador wins the Vuelta With his third grand tour victory in barely a year, Alberto Contador has quickly grown from cycling’s boy wonder to the peloton’s new alpha male. The 25-year-old Spanish climber lived up to expectations to win the 63rd Vuelta a España to complete cycling’s “triple crown” and becomes just the [...] |
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