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Astana used transfusion equipment at Tour: http://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2009/12/23/astana-aurait-commis-une-infraction-penale-pendant-le-tour-2009_1284426_3242.html
The noose is tightening around Astana, the team that Alberto Contador won the Tour de France 2009 Lance Armstrong stole the third place for his return to competition. The Paris prosecutor’s office told the World, Wednesday, December 23, the Kazakh training had committed a “crime” during the last Gre
What about Lance and Alberto with a IV drip bag hanging behind them?
From Google translate: “However, a source close to the investigation, “the possession of infusion sets is itself a crime” under the Act of July 3, 2008 on the fight against trafficking in doping products. The infusion is indeed on the list of prohibited methods by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).”
Anyone want to bet on the reaction from the Twitter Oracle? My bet is a variation of the classic “SSDD”.
http://twitter.com/lancearmstrong
now that bruyneel is gone, Astana getting crap
IN English, via CN:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/french-agency-targets-astana-for-illegal-transfusion-kit
– I wonder if Macur at the Times will bother to make a few calls?
The Hog will see if the story blows up in US – if not they use “SSDD”. If it blows up (as much as a cycling story can blow up in the US) they say – “we had the bags to treat riders for dehydration after the __ stage…”
Alternatively, Sarcozy just calls the police and tell them the case is closed – Lance had dinner with him to increase his political capital…
drivin’ that train
high on cocaine
boonen yes you betta
watch yo speed
trouble ahead
trouble behind
and you know that wada just crossed my mind