Friday, June 30, 2006

This Time, It's Not About The Donuts

Wow, Wow, Wow ...
I knew that My Guy Jan was somehow going to surprise us in the Tour de France, but this?!
Suspended by T-Mobile today and OUT of the Tour?
Here's the top of the story:

STRASBOURG, France (AP) -- Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich was suspended by his racing team Friday amid a doping scandal in Spain, forcing him out of cycling's premier race.
Oscar Sevilla, Ullrich's teammate, also was suspended by the T-Mobile team.
"They will not ride in the Tour" that starts Saturday, T-Mobile spokesman Luuc Eisenga said.
The team also suspended sporting director Rudi Pevenage, he said.
Ullrich and Sevilla were among 56 cyclists named in a Spanish probe as having contact with a doctor charged in connection with alleged doping, a Spanish radio station reported Thursday.

I'm sure that my fellow Crankies will have more to say about this. I SO wanted to pick Jan for this Tour. I SO knew better than to do so. And now, Jan's history is written, no matter what the outcome of this latest terrible scandal. What a tragedy. What a shame. And such shame for cycling.

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Friday, June 30, 2006

This Time, It's Not About The Donuts

Wow, Wow, Wow ...
I knew that My Guy Jan was somehow going to surprise us in the Tour de France, but this?!
Suspended by T-Mobile today and OUT of the Tour?
Here's the top of the story:

STRASBOURG, France (AP) -- Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich was suspended by his racing team Friday amid a doping scandal in Spain, forcing him out of cycling's premier race.
Oscar Sevilla, Ullrich's teammate, also was suspended by the T-Mobile team.
"They will not ride in the Tour" that starts Saturday, T-Mobile spokesman Luuc Eisenga said.
The team also suspended sporting director Rudi Pevenage, he said.
Ullrich and Sevilla were among 56 cyclists named in a Spanish probe as having contact with a doctor charged in connection with alleged doping, a Spanish radio station reported Thursday.

I'm sure that my fellow Crankies will have more to say about this. I SO wanted to pick Jan for this Tour. I SO knew better than to do so. And now, Jan's history is written, no matter what the outcome of this latest terrible scandal. What a tragedy. What a shame. And such shame for cycling.

No comments: