Those are two stories.
Nicolas Jalabert of the Agritubel team has abandoned the Tour de France.
And team Barloworld has decided that it will cease sponsorship of cycling effective the day after the end of the 2008 Tour de France.
Jalabert was just tired and he decided enough was enough with Alps coming tomorrow.
Barloworld made their move because their rider - and the winner of the time trial in stage 6 - tested positive for EPO. And their company policy forbids drug use. So, to be consistent they cannot rightly keep paying riders if any of those riders are using drugs.
Idiot riders! Stupid doping.
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Saturday, July 19, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Numbers
Just after the start of today's stage 12, team Barloworld rider Baden Cooke abandoned leaving the Tour with 158 riders and just 10 intact teams.
Insanity. And Barloworld has been decimated. Not as bad as Saunier Duval I guess.
Insanity. And Barloworld has been decimated. Not as bad as Saunier Duval I guess.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Barloworld loses another
There are now only 166 riders in the race. Team Barloworld had Felix Cardenas abandon the race.
Into the race
Here we go with some info, now that we've got the housekeeping out of the way.
Ten stages are done. Eleven to go and we're in stage 11.
The situation so far today:
It's Miguel Indurain's 44th birthday.
Barloworld lost another rider today - this one was Longo Borghini and he left the race because of a broken collarbone.
Teams get money for winning stages and the top three teams in money at this year's race are Saunier Duval-Scott, Team Columbia and Ciasse d'Espargne. Stage wins by racers on these three squads has led to them each having more than 30,000Euros in prize money so far.
12 riders were clear at the 60KM mark of the 11th stage. They had a lead of just over eight minutes at that point but it grew rapidly.
Stage 11 passes through St-Girons today at 84KM. More on that in a second.
The peloton is now about to arrive in St-Girons and the 12 breakaway riders have a 12:45 lead on them.
Ten stages are done. Eleven to go and we're in stage 11.
The situation so far today:
It's Miguel Indurain's 44th birthday.
Barloworld lost another rider today - this one was Longo Borghini and he left the race because of a broken collarbone.
Teams get money for winning stages and the top three teams in money at this year's race are Saunier Duval-Scott, Team Columbia and Ciasse d'Espargne. Stage wins by racers on these three squads has led to them each having more than 30,000Euros in prize money so far.
12 riders were clear at the 60KM mark of the 11th stage. They had a lead of just over eight minutes at that point but it grew rapidly.
Stage 11 passes through St-Girons today at 84KM. More on that in a second.
The peloton is now about to arrive in St-Girons and the 12 breakaway riders have a 12:45 lead on them.
DOPING
I forgot to mention that some riders are forced to abandon the race due to doping.
After each stage, some riders (and especially those on the podium for the day) are tested for illegal substances.
If they're found positive for anything deemed illegal (and this could open a whole can of worms on what constitutes an illegal substance), they're out of the race and subject to an investigation.
One rider that I know of has been yanked from the 2008 Tour because he tested positive for EPO. This rider is Moises Nevado of the Barloworld squad.
He was tested after his finish in the time trial seven stages ago and overnight he was informed that he was out of the race. He was in 19th place overall after ten stages.
After each stage, some riders (and especially those on the podium for the day) are tested for illegal substances.
If they're found positive for anything deemed illegal (and this could open a whole can of worms on what constitutes an illegal substance), they're out of the race and subject to an investigation.
One rider that I know of has been yanked from the 2008 Tour because he tested positive for EPO. This rider is Moises Nevado of the Barloworld squad.
He was tested after his finish in the time trial seven stages ago and overnight he was informed that he was out of the race. He was in 19th place overall after ten stages.
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