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Basso, Ullrich kicked out of Tour de France
Associated Press via FoxSports ^
| 6/30/06
| AP Staff
Posted on 06/30/2006 9:40:10 AM PDT by Carling
STRASBOURG, France (AP) - A doping scandal knocked Tour de France favorites Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso out of the race Friday and threw the world's most glamorous cycling event into chaos.
The decision to bar Ullrich, Basso and others implicated in a doping probe in Spain also sent a strong signal that cheating, or even suspicions of cheating, will not be tolerated.
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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: doping; eurotrash; searchtour; tourdefrance
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All the effort to get Armstrong backfired bigtime on the French. Now the Tour is in ruins.
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posted on
06/30/2006 9:40:11 AM PDT
by
Carling
To: Carling
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posted on
06/30/2006 9:41:55 AM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: Carling
Sounds like they are banning them by "implication" only. It is up to the banned riders to "prove they are innocent". This is majorly screwed up.
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posted on
06/30/2006 9:42:32 AM PDT
by
Nachum
To: Nachum
I think the frogs are tired of foreigners winning their race.
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posted on
06/30/2006 9:43:13 AM PDT
by
Philistone
(Turning lead into gold...)
To: Carling
What were those guys thinking??? That is just plain dumb considering the heat that Armstrong was getting recently.
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posted on
06/30/2006 9:44:01 AM PDT
by
avacado
To: Carling
I wouldn't necessarily say the Tour is in ruins. It will still be an exciting race.
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posted on
06/30/2006 9:44:21 AM PDT
by
BaBaStooey
(I heart Emma Caulfield.)
To: Carling; visually_augmented
To: Carling
Basso and Ullrich out??!!! Wow. Backfired bigtime. What a shame. This Tour will certainly be notable - for all the wrong reasons.
To: fortunecookie
George Hincapie will win.
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posted on
06/30/2006 9:46:13 AM PDT
by
Neville72
(uist)
To: Mr. Mojo
Italy cheaters in Soccer, Spain cheaters in the Tour de Frogland. You can't blame them, they live in a society where everything is OK if it makes you feel good. They just wanted to feel good about themselves. Next year everyone should get a yellow jersey. That way no one will feel bad because of all the nasty pressure to work hard to actually EARN something. That is just not fair. Not everyone has motivation and to punish those that don't is just mean.
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posted on
06/30/2006 9:47:33 AM PDT
by
MPJackal
("If you are not with us, you are against us.")
To: fortunecookie
A lot more than just them....
http://www.velonews.com/tour2006/news/articles/10176.0.html
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posted on
06/30/2006 9:48:02 AM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: Neville72
Well, that would be a nice thing to see!
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posted on
06/30/2006 9:49:42 AM PDT
by
trimom
To: BaBaStooey
Oh no, it is RUINED.
No Ullrich vs. Basso?
Who wants to watch the sprinters, who do nothing until 2km left to go? There wont be any fast time trials, no real attacks in the mountains, nothing. BORING!
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posted on
06/30/2006 9:50:14 AM PDT
by
Pukin Dog
(Dont be a Conservopussy! Defend Ann Coulter, you weenies!)
To: Carling
The only notable American rider caught up in it is Tyler Hamilton who is already on 2 years probation. This opens the door for George Hincapie, Floyd Landis & Levi Leipheimer, all Americans. It's notable that Discovery Team is NOT involved. It could be 1-2-3 USA finish.
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posted on
06/30/2006 9:51:15 AM PDT
by
Edgar3
(Constitutional Republic, or die)
To: Philistone
now that it's not the "Tour de Lance" ,they have a shot...
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posted on
06/30/2006 9:52:07 AM PDT
by
Rakkasan1
((Illegal immigrants are just undocumented friends you haven't met yet!))
To: Neville72
I hope so, George is great. But with so many of his top competitors gone, it will be different.
To: BaBaStooey
With Ulrich, Basso and Armstrong out it will be an exciting race? Maybe, but even the die-hard fans in the US just lost a mjor reason to watch. If an exciting race happens and nobody sees it, is it still an exciting race?
To: MPJackal
You can't blame them, they live in a society where everything is OK if it makes you feel good. Your analogy fails once you consider steroids and MLB.
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posted on
06/30/2006 9:53:31 AM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: Puppage
Thanks for the link. OMG, it's like a Who's Who of cycling, and all of them out. The race will surely be different this year.
To: Pukin Dog
Dude! George Hincapie won the TOUGHEST mountain stage of last years tour. He's a hell of a climber and sprinter. Floyd Landis already won the Tour of California and Paris - Nice this year. There will be plenty of action
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posted on
06/30/2006 9:54:00 AM PDT
by
Edgar3
(Constitutional Republic, or die)
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