David Strader
What has boggled my mind for two weeks now, is that all this information was known last month. Why the heck did they even let him race? What is going on with the race directors over there?
This tour has gone from nightmare to a farse.
Erik Long wrote:
Well, at least we know our new race leader (Contador) has no ties to doping.
I'm sure we can believe in one of the youngest and least-experienced race
leaders in the past 20 years. I'm sure his implication in Operation Puerto
was due to circumstancial . . .
I'm sorry, I cendhdalh't kp tpng. Laughing ... . .. so . .. .. Hard!
- - - This is FUN!
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Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] rasmussen pulled out of tour
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:53:51 -0700
Thanks for the FU@#ING SPOILER!!!
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News Flash: Rasmussen pulled out of Tour, fired by Rabobank
Filed: July 25, 2007
Yellow jersey wearer Michael Rasmussen was sensationally
kicked out of the Tour de France by his own Rabobank team, the Dutch outfit
revealed on Wednesday.
photo: Agence France Presse - 2007
The Dane had seemingly weathered the storm over missing four
out of competition dope tests in the past 18 months and had won Wednesday's
stage to all but seal overall victroy.
However the team has learnt that Rasmussen lied to them over
where and what he was up to during the month of June when hewas in fact in
Italy and not in Mexico as he had told them.
"He broke team rules," said a team spokesman, who said that
the Dane has also been fired from the team.
"It is not even sure if the team will carry on in the race,"
he added.
Rasmussen had won two stages during the Tour, though, his
presence at the race was questioned by several officials and from the race
organisers as well.
His departure leaves young Spaniard Alberto Contador in the
lead with Australian Cadel Evans in second.
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