Astana thrown out of Movement for Credible Cycling.
The Astana cycling team have been thrown out of the Movement for Credible Cycling after they failed to comply with the association’s strict anti-doping rules at this year’s Tour de France.
“After hearing Team Astana representative Dmitriy Fofonov’s arguments, the board of directors of MPCC has decided to exclude Team Astana for non-compliance with article 9 of the regulations,” the MPCC said in a statement on Friday.
The Astana rider Lars Boom started the Tour in July despite showing low levels of cortisol in a test on the eve of the race. Low levels of the hormone can be explained by the use of corticoids, anti-inflammatory drugs that are allowed out of competition but forbidden while racing unless a rider is granted a therapeutic use exemption.
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/04/astana-thrown-out-movement-for-credible-cycling
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Well, the words 'Astana' and 'credible' were always at odds with each other.0
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bwahahahahahahaha
to Assssstana
and to anything that includes the word 'credible' and involves amongst others Unzue and Eki at the table0 -
I'll get excited when they are thrown out of cycling. Full stop!
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