Holy shit.
Cofidis confirmed Wednesday that its entire team will leave the Tour de France after rider Cristian Moreni tested positive for testosterone after last week’s 11th stage.
…Cofidis officials, announced they will forgo their right to ask for analysis of a ‘B’ sample, also accepted the Tour’s “invitation” to withdraw from the race, becoming the second team in 24 hours to exit France’s national tour.
Source: velonews.com
The Tour is dead,
Long live the Tour.
You want to know who I feel sorry for?
Bradley Wiggins.
It’s hard not to like that guy. Sure, has three and a half hours back (3.24.29 actually). But he was still there, clawing his way towards Paris. Read this about him: sport.guardian.co.uk
And now he’s going home because of his teammate.
July 25th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
That’s when you just beat the fuck out of a teammate. One guy screws the pooch for everyone else…
July 25th, 2007 at 1:49 pm
M’s right. Moreni should get the choice of a suspension, or ten minutes out back behind the team bus.
July 25th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
Their uniforms were pretty lame anyhow.
July 25th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
other than finishing hours in arrears of the leaders of every stage, what was Cofidis doing at le Tour anyway? I’d think they’d be relieved to go home…