Contador stripped of biggest win

[DrLeftover]

Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has been stripped of his 2010 title and retroactively banned from cycling for two years following Monday's ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

He could also face a fine of more than $3 million, but this will be decided at a later CAS hearing....

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/06/sport/cycling-contador-cas-ban/?hpt=wo_bn12

 

[DrLeftover]

WADA president: Alberto Contador is a 'cheat'

By JOHN LEICESTER, AP Sports Writer – 13 minutes ago

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Alberto Contador should be considered a cheat after being found guilty of doping and stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title, the president of the World Anti-Doping Agency said Tuesday.

Anyone who is found by a tribunal in a matter in which he was found to be a cheat, is a cheat, John Fahey said in an interview with The Associated Press.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday held the Spaniard responsible for his failed doping test during the 2010 Tour, which he won. It rejected Contador's claim that eating a contaminated steak caused him to test positive for clenbuterol, a banned performance-enhancer that helps build muscle and burn fat.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap...ALmkYg?docId=cd6dd8dbe9be41caa3d21da7f5c73c2e

 

[DrLeftover]

Analysis from the BBC





http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/mattslater/2012/02/matt_slater.html

 

[Jazzy]

Guilty of doping and he gets banned for only 2 years? If they really wanted to get their point across, why not ban him forever?

 

[DrLeftover]

Political deal.

 

[Jazzy]

Political deal.

I guess that's where the 3 million dollar fine will go.

 

[DrLeftover]

International cycling is very politically oriented and the ruling body is hyper sensitive to pressure from the high profile cycling countries.



Much as FIFA is very touchy when talking about Brazil and Argentina.

 

[DrLeftover]

Can you say 'oh, please' boys and girls ... ..... ... No, not 'bullshevite', try again...

The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Feb. 6 rejected Contador’s argument he tested positive for clenbuterol because he ate a contaminated steak. The panel said it was more likely the stimulant detected in his body during the race came from a tainted food supplement.



Contador, 29, got a two-year suspension from the Lausanne, Switzerland-based tribunal, the world’s top sports court. The ban was backdated and he can race beginning Aug. 5, near the end of the season that is getting under way.



“The ruling states it’s very unlikely this has anything to do with conscious cheating, the most likely reason is accidental intake of a substance,” Riis today told a news conference last night with Contador in the Madrid suburb of Pinto. “Our trust in Alberto is still 100 percent intact.”



While Contador’s current contract is no longer valid because of his suspension, “if he wishes to continue with the team, our intention is the same,” Riis said.



“We’ll sit down and talk,” Riis said. “August is a long time away.”

http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...-saxo-team-after-doping-ban-manager-says.html

 

[Jazzy]

Sounds like damage control to me.

 

[DrLeftover]

Exactly, if their sponsors balk at having him on the team, they might all have to go out and get into politics or something to earn a living.