TDF News: Basso & Ulrich out!
Ullrich and Basso out of Le Tour
Pre-race favourites Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso are out of the Tour de France after both were named in an anti-doping investigation in Spain.
Ullrich, team-mate Oscar Sevilla and team manager Rudy Pevenage have all been suspended by the T-Mobile team.
Basso has now been excluded by organisers of the Tour, which starts in Strasbourg on Saturday.
All four denied any wrong-doing when allegations first began to emerge earlier this week.
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Pre-race favourites Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso are out of the Tour de France after both were named in an anti-doping investigation in Spain.
Ullrich, team-mate Oscar Sevilla and team manager Rudy Pevenage have all been suspended by the T-Mobile team.
Basso has now been excluded by organisers of the Tour, which starts in Strasbourg on Saturday.
All four denied any wrong-doing when allegations first began to emerge earlier this week.
(MORE)
posted by Ed W at 6:22 AM
2 Comments:
SAY IT AIN'T SOOOOOOOOOOO! Basso Basso Basso! If only Cipo wasn't retired, he might even have a chance this year. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! We want BASSOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
This report filed June 30, 2006
Posted on VeloNews:
The following riders were named in the ongoing Operación Puerto doping case by Spanish investigators on Thursday
Astaná-Würth
* Michele Scarponi (I)
* Marcos Antonio Serrano (Sp)
* David Etxebarria (Sp)
* Joseba Beloki (Sp)
* Angel Vicioso (Sp)
* Isidro Nozal (Sp)
* Unai Osa (Sp)
* Jaksche Joorg (G)
* Giampaolo Caruso (I)
CSC
* Ivan Basso (I)
Caisse D'Epargne-Iles Baleares
* Constantino Zaballa (Sp)
Saunier Duval
* Carlos Zarate (Sp)
Ag2r
* Francisco Mancebo (Sp)
T-Mobile
* Jan Ullrich (G)
* Oscar Sevilla (Sp)
Phonak
* Jose Enrique Gutierrez (Sp)
* Jose Ignacio Gutierrez (Sp)
Communidad de Valencia
* Vicente Ballester (Sp)
* David Bernabeu (Sp)
* David Rodriguez (Sp)
* Jose Adrian Bonilla (Sp)
* Juan Gomis Lopez (Sp)
* Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Sp)
* David Latasa (Sp)
* Ruben Plaza (Sp)
* Jose Luis Martinez (Sp)
* Manuel Llorent (Sp)
* Antonio Olmo (Sp)
* David Munoz (Sp)
* Javier Cherro (Sp)
* Javier Pascual (Sp)former rider and now an official
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* Carlos Garcia Quesada (Sp)
Riders retired or suspended for doping
* Roberto Heras (Sp)
* Angel Casero (Sp)
* Santiago Perez (Sp)
* Tyler Hamilton (USA)
* Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Sp)
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