Contador CAS November 2011
redddraggon
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He'll be riding the Vuelta then I guess...
What happens with his suspension. Is it from the hearing date or when the offence was committed. If it is the latter my theory is thus:
He will be found guilty and given a 1 year suspension from June 2010. Thus he is stripped of all prizes and prizemoney in that period but crucially the 1 year is now up and he is able to keep riding.. Wasn't Valverde's suspension backdated to when he actually failed the test?0 -
Cogidubnus wrote:He'll be riding the Vuelta then I guess...
I believe he's announced he's not bothering this year with the Vuelta.0 -
redddraggon wrote:Cogidubnus wrote:He'll be riding the Vuelta then I guess...
I believe he's announced he's not bothering this year with the Vuelta.
Which is a shame, could have added some entertainment and style to a borefest.0 -
Cogidubnus wrote:He'll be riding the Vuelta then I guess...
What happens with his suspension. Is it from the hearing date or when the offence was committed. If it is the latter my theory is thus:
He will be found guilty and given a 1 year suspension from June 2010. Thus he is stripped of all prizes and prizemoney in that period but crucially the 1 year is now up and he is able to keep riding.. Wasn't Valverde's suspension backdated to when he actually failed the test?
Valverde was banned for two years on 31st May 2010, but the ban was backdated to the 1st January 2010.0 -
I work for the MoD and even we're more organised than the UCI/CAS etc. Unbelievable.0
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Happiness1982 wrote:I work for the MoD and even we're more organised than the UCI/CAS etc. Unbelievable.
I served 14 years in the Army and I call BS TBH :P0 -
LeicesterLad wrote:redddraggon wrote:Cogidubnus wrote:He'll be riding the Vuelta then I guess...
I believe he's announced he's not bothering this year with the Vuelta.
Which is a shame, could have added some entertainment and style to a borefest.
The Vuelta is a great race. Not always but the last two have been really great - better than the Tour maybe.
This year is a climbers dream which is why I was hoping Contador would duke it out. 3 GTs ina year at max ia a lot though.Contador is the Greatest0 -
I mentioned this elsewhere, but according to Edwin Winkels on the Avondetappe, the UCI have said Contador will keep any victories post the test, regardless of the outcome of the hearing.
So at worse, he gets banned and loses one Tour, rather than a Tour and a Giro (and all the other smaller races).0 -
Whether he's guilty or not, the delay is ludicrous.Remember that you are an Englishman and thus have won first prize in the lottery of life.0
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This one's like the "mousetrap". Gonna run and run.0
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I may have read it wrong, but didn't WADA ask for this latest delay?0
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They did.0
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Think Bertie will get off with this one anyway, regardless of guilt or not, as said if he gets a back-dated ban then the whole fiasco proves about as useful as a hole in a lifeboat, frankly they should let the poor bloke off after p*ssing around for over a year.0
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The Mad Rapper wrote:Happiness1982 wrote:I work for the MoD and even we're more organised than the UCI/CAS etc. Unbelievable.
I served 14 years in the Army and I call BS TBH :P
Haha let's call it a draw0 -
LeicesterLad wrote:Think Bertie will get off with this one anyway, regardless of guilt or not, as said if he gets a back-dated ban then the whole fiasco proves about as useful as a hole in a lifeboat, frankly they should let the poor bloke off after p*ssing around for over a year.
A substantial amount of the "pissing around" has been down to Contador's legal team employing classic delaying tactics, allowing their client to continue to race and earn his salary.
You cannot have the biggest name in the sport testing positive and then just let him off because the wheels of justice are slow to turn.0 -
LeicesterLad wrote:Think Bertie will get off with this one anyway, regardless of guilt or not, as said if he gets a back-dated ban then the whole fiasco proves about as useful as a hole in a lifeboat, frankly they should let the poor bloke off after p*ssing around for over a year.
"let the poor bloke off"
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andyp wrote:LeicesterLad wrote:Think Bertie will get off with this one anyway, regardless of guilt or not, as said if he gets a back-dated ban then the whole fiasco proves about as useful as a hole in a lifeboat, frankly they should let the poor bloke off after p*ssing around for over a year.
A substantial amount of the "pissing around" has been down to Contador's legal team employing classic delaying tactics, allowing their client to continue to race and earn his salary.
You cannot have the biggest name in the sport testing positive and then just let him off because the wheels of justice are slow to turn.
Why not, i work for MoJ and have seen Rapists released under similar circumstances... :shock:
And don't agree with the Contador delaying tactics completely, at the end of the day his Legal team may have made request's, like in any case in criminal law or elsewhere, but requests have to be granted...0 -
What a farce.......
How am I going to explain this one to the non cyclists at work tomorrow!0 -
Road Ace wrote:What a farce.......
How am I going to explain this one to the non cyclists at work tomorrow!
none of them will know about it so why would you need to explain it?"Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago0 -
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I don't see the relevance of this. Surely the rule would apply that was in place at the time. You couldn't retrospectively introduce a banned substance so would you you be apply to apply a retrospective limit.
What am I talking about, why on earth would logic or reason be involved. This is a case that has ridiculed cycling, and there's surprise that sponsors aren't interested.0
