Ballan out of the Classics

afx237vi
afx237vi Posts: 12,630
edited March 2009 in Pro race
http://www.podiumcafe.com/2009/3/18/802 ... n-forfeits

The curse strikes!

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Uugh! Certainly sounds like a curse and not the usual rainbow one!
    Cancellara out of M-SR.
    His season is starting to remind me of Thomas Dekker's, last year.
    Hope it's not a question of numbers.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • teagar
    teagar Posts: 2,100
    Was interesting that that link mentioned blood transfusions specifically... Was that deliberate...?
    Note: the above post is an opinion and not fact. It might be a lie.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Yeah I noticed that too. Seems to have been added by the Podiumcafe writer rather than a translation from the Italian article. Wikipedia says it is "rarely" transmitted from transfusions.
  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,718
    I love the podium cafe logo but the site is a nightmare to get round.

    Shame the curse has struck though :?
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  • Cycling Dave
    Cycling Dave Posts: 79
    Herpes? Maybe getting too friendly with a podium girl?

    *cracks open a can of Sid James laughter*

    :lol:
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Bang goes everybody's Pro-Tour Pundit banker!

    That sounds ick... And surely you couldn't catch it from your own blood?
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • teagar
    teagar Posts: 2,100
    Big shame though.

    Two of the most exciting classics riders out.

    Sucks.
    Note: the above post is an opinion and not fact. It might be a lie.
  • Gavia
    Gavia Posts: 1
    Howdy,

    Just to clarify, I used wikipedia's explanation of the virus to explain how it is transmitted, not the Italian news reports. The Italian sources didn't say much of anything about what this cymtewhatsit thingy was. I think my use of "on occasion" is consistent with the Wiki comment on blood transfusions, though you may disagree. The key is that it is transmitted through contact with erm, fluids. Yuck. Also, note that it is commonly transmitted among children in day care centers.

    Thanks for the linkage and happy bike racing!
    Gav.
  • Eau Rouge
    Eau Rouge Posts: 1,118
    How's your Italian?

    http://www.lampre-ngc.com/video/video_h ... 100&node=0

    A little interview with Ballan, but since I don't speak a word of Italian, I have no idea what he says. :)
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    I'm going ot take a wild, uneducated guess that he says the classics are "beautiful" and he is "tranquilo".
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent

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