HUH?!
Holy mackerel - this year's tour without Ullrich or Basso, and to a lesser extent no Vinokourov or Sevilla? The mind boggles. And who the hell is keeping a central database of illegal activity? How stupid is that? I thought that went right out around the time of Capone. Apparently EPO destroys brain cells.Not having a long history of watching the tour (I started watching in 1998), I don't know really how this compares to the Festina Affair, but I wouldn't be surprised to find out that this year's Operacion Puerto is an even bigger deal than that. Will it lead to any clean up of the sport, who knows. But the outcome of this year's race has been blown wide open. So who's it going to be?
Top 10 from last year:
1. Lance Armstrong: Retired
2. Ivan Basso: Out on Doping Charges
3. Jan Ullrich: Out on Doping Charges
4. Francisco Mancebo Out on Doping Charges
5. Alexandre Vinokourov Could end up out because of team's doping issues
6. Levi Leipheimer Still a contenda
7. Mikael Rasmussen Still a contenda
8. Cadel Evans Still a contenda
9. Floyd Landis Still a contenda
10. Oscar Pereiro Still a contenda
So when I look at this list, I kinda can't see anyone but Landis. Obviously there are a lot more guys on the overall, anyone of whom could shake this thing up. If Vinokourov and Astana-Wurth manage to survive the fact that NINE of their riders were implicated for doping, well Vino is tough. But then...who?
What a freakin' mess. And what proof of Bill's comment below. This sucks.
posted by MyHusbandRules @ 7:26 AM
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