Tour de NOOOOOO!!
Why, Vino--why??? After his dramatic, gutsy stage win yesterday...when I jokingly said, "whatever you're taking, keep taking it!"...
Vinokourov tests positive; Astana withdraws from Tour (Velonews)
Double stage Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana)learned Tuesday that he had tested positive for homologous blood doping following his victory in Saturday's individual time trial. Vinokourov and his Astana team have reportedly withdrawn from the Tour....
Vinokourov, whose performance in Monday's stage was feted in the French press with headlines such as the 'Courage of 'Vino'', had been criticised before the Tour by UCI president Pat McQuaid for his association with Italian sports doctor Michele Ferrari....
Labels: Tour de France
posted by Waage on Tuesday, July 24, 2007
3 Comments:
www.ibelievevino.com pretty much sums it up for me. What a bummer. I was really rooting for him.
It's obvious that this fine sport is now completely off its rails and needs an overhaul. A new beginning.
I hope they can find one.
And now Rasmussen, though that was more predictable than Vino.
(Must be tough for a Waage? --Or is Waage Danish?)
Tour de Nooooooo is right.
Aaarrrgh! Rasmussen! WTF!
Yeah, the Waages are from that general part of the world. Our people are shamed.
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