UCI suspends Larpe, Coló for drug positives

DaveyL

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-sus ... -positives

Mickael Larpe (Roubaix Lille Metropole) has his epo positive confirmed, and Alessandro Coló (ISD-Neri) obviously thought it would be a jolly wheeze to take banned asthma medication clenbuterol. But he got busted.

deal

interesting sanctions, who says the Spanish don't take doping seriously...

Monegasque Cycling Federation (FMC):

Thomas Dekker - two year ban.

Italian Cycling Federation (FCI):

Gabriele Bosisio – two year ban and 9,625 euro fine.

Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC):

Mikel Astarloza - two year ban and 154,570 euro fine
Hector Guerra Garcia - two year ban and 35,000 euro fine.
Alberto Fernandez De La Puebla Ramos – two year ban and 42,000 euro fine.
Isidro Nozal Vega – two year ban and 17,500 euro fine.

Polish Cycling Federation (PZK):

Kacper Szczepaniak - four year ban and 1,680 euro fine.
Pawel Szczepaniak - eight year ban and 750 euro fine.

gabriel959

I said it before, the spanish changed the regulations last year and now its a criminal offence. I think in fact it might be harsher than any other country right now.

ju5t1n

I'd say 8 years was pretty harsh

deal

second offence for both the Szczepaniak brothers

donrhummy

gabriel959 wrote:

I said it before, the spanish changed the regulations last year and now its a criminal offence. I think in fact it might be harsher than any other country right now.

Sure but...how many spanish riders got caught from operation puerto? I mean, really?

RichN95.

donrhummy wrote:

gabriel959 wrote:

I said it before, the spanish changed the regulations last year and now its a criminal offence. I think in fact it might be harsher than any other country right now.

Sure but...how many spanish riders got caught from operation puerto? I mean, really?

That's probably why they tightened up their law.

itisaboutthebike

More small fry to try and deflect the sh*t coming from Landis........................the UCI are pathetic.

micron

+1 fry the small fish and let the big ones swim free :roll:

DaveyL

The above being code for "They haven't caught the riders I want to see caught"...

itisaboutthebike

The above being code for "They haven't caught the riders I want to see caught"...

'cos it would bring down thier house of cards.................

There was a lot of discussion about a certain riders blood values last year (major differences between the Giro to the Tour). What have the CIU done about it - nothing......'cos they're sh*t scared - thats why.

RichN95.

DaveyL wrote:

The above being code for "They haven't caught the riders I want to see caught"...

I'm with you on that one

They never catch the big names = they never catch Armstrong

So many big names have been busted that that particular line makes no sense.

micron

DaveyL wrote:

The above being code for "They haven't caught the riders I want to see caught"...

Like all the occasions that Landis has admitted to doping when he tested negative? Or the Valv/Piti DNA/blood bag match up? Or the endless other whistleblower accusations that have not been followed up? Or the fudge over AC and Puerto?

RichN95.

micron wrote:

+1 fry the small fish and let the big ones swim free :roll:

In the last five years:

Pellezotti
Ricco
Ullrich
Basso
Hamilton
Rasmussen
Vino
Kasheshkin
Di Luca
Rebllin
Schumacher
Dekker
Heras
Gonzalez
Scarponi
Sinkewicz
Mayo
Honchar
Piepoli
Sella
Kohl
Mancebo
Sevilla
Beltran
Astarloa
Astarloza
Mazzoleni
Colom
Millar

And soon Valverde

That's not small fry - that's a gutting of the top of the sport. So a few of your bete noires have dodged a bullet. One way or another big names are being found out.

micron

Interesting to reflect on how many of those actually tested positive - and how many are really 'big fish' as opposed to being 'well known names' As I recall Basso was only thinking about it, Rasmussen said he was somewhere he wasn't and most of the Italians were caught by CONI not the UCI. I'm all for nailing riders on circumstantial evidence but let's be transparent and consistent about it and let's not pretend that the UCI were directly responsible for 'catching' most of the above

RichN95.

micron wrote:

Interesting to reflect on how many of those actually tested positive - and how many are really 'big fish' as opposed to being 'well known names' As I recall Basso was only thinking about it, Rasmussen said he was somewhere he wasn't and most of the Italians were caught by CONI not the UCI. I'm all for nailing riders on circumstantial evidence but let's be transparent and consistent about it and let's not pretend that the UCI were directly responsible for 'catching' most of the above

As I said, one way or another. If it's not a UCI test, does it not count? These people usually work together, you know. By 'big fish', you and others who say this, mean Armstrong - just admit it.

micron

Armstrong, Valverde, Contador - all big fish with ??? about them. The thread is about the UCI (though it was AFLD/OCLAESP who caught Larpe) so I think it's entirely germane that we concern ourselves with their results, don't you? It's the UCI who are making a big deal of the small fish, meanwhile they let the big fish swim. AFLD and other national agencies are the ones who actually seem to be catching the dopers. Does this matter? In the bigger scheme of things no - but let's be clear on whose actually catching the dopers because the UCI seem awfully reluctant to do anything until they have their noses shoved in the sh*t like a recalcitrant puppy

ju5t1n

RichN95 wrote:

micron wrote:

+1 fry the small fish and let the big ones swim free :roll:

In the last five years:

Pellezotti
Ricco
Ullrich
Basso
Hamilton
Rasmussen
Vino
Kasheshkin
Di Luca
Rebllin
Schumacher
Dekker
Heras
Gonzalez
Scarponi
Sinkewicz
Mayo
Honchar
Piepoli
Sella
Kohl
Mancebo
Sevilla
Beltran
Astarloa
Astarloza
Mazzoleni
Colom
Millar

And soon Valverde

That's not small fry - that's a gutting of the top of the sport. So a few of your bete noires have dodged a bullet. One way or another big names are being found out.

You forgot Landis, remember him?

ju5t1n

he had a funny little beard

DaveyL

Larpe's just had his two year ban handed down to him.

Look forward to micron moaning about the looming USADA busts being just "small fry"...