from Velonews:
"Some suggestions hitting the rumor mill are that any team with a hint of scandal from 2007 will not be welcome back to the Tour this year. That list is said to include Rabobank, Astaná, Cofidis, High Road (ex-T-Mobile) and Saunier Duval as well as Lampre and Liquigas."
Hell, if the determining factor is going to be a "hint of scandal" they will need to include Caisse d'Epargne and Quick Step as well. Lotto had Luekemans test positive last year. ASO will have to exclude them, too.
Regardless, if the story is accurate, keeping 40% of the ProTour out of the TdF is ridiculous. Agritubel can be thrown into the mix but they would have made the cut as a wildcard anyway. What a quandry for ASO! They don't want good teams to participate despite good faith efforts to clean up their teams and there are no Frenchies to replace them. Maybe ASO will only invite 12 teams. Yeah! That's it!
Slipstream seemed about a 90% chance of being selected anyway but this seals the deal.
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"Some suggestions hitting the rumor mill are that any team with a hint of scandal from 2007 will not be welcome back to the Tour this year. That list is said to include Rabobank, Astaná, Cofidis, High Road (ex-T-Mobile) and Saunier Duval as well as Lampre and Liquigas."
Hell, if the determining factor is going to be a "hint of scandal" they will need to include Caisse d'Epargne and Quick Step as well. Lotto had Luekemans test positive last year. ASO will have to exclude them, too.
Regardless, if the story is accurate, keeping 40% of the ProTour out of the TdF is ridiculous. Agritubel can be thrown into the mix but they would have made the cut as a wildcard anyway. What a quandry for ASO! They don't want good teams to participate despite good faith efforts to clean up their teams and there are no Frenchies to replace them. Maybe ASO will only invite 12 teams. Yeah! That's it!
Slipstream seemed about a 90% chance of being selected anyway but this seals the deal.
Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You IM, we give. Learn more.
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