We all know what a bunch of whiners the French are about getting their asses handed to them for 7 straight years by Lance Armstrong. They outright lied about his supposed doping, hoping to get his results overturned. We also know that Lance was vindicated by an independent source who basically said that they were full of it, there were no traces of doping anywhere in his tests.
My bet is the French are behind the supposed leak to the Spanish media about cyclists doping. Even though there is no proof they were doping (their names were only associated with a doctor named in the probe), this leak was enough to get the top riders from countries OTHER THAN FRANCE out of the race.
Here is the link:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/m … index.html
"Tour director Christian Prudhomme said the organizers' determination to fight doping was "total."
"The enemy is not cycling, the enemy is doping," he said."
I bet there is a block party scheduled for this decision on the Champs Elysse...
My bet is the French are behind the supposed leak to the Spanish media about cyclists doping. Even though there is no proof they were doping (their names were only associated with a doctor named in the probe), this leak was enough to get the top riders from countries OTHER THAN FRANCE out of the race.
Here is the link:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/m … index.html
"Tour director Christian Prudhomme said the organizers' determination to fight doping was "total."
"The enemy is not cycling, the enemy is doping," he said."
I bet there is a block party scheduled for this decision on the Champs Elysse...