Tuschinski
June 30th 06, 11:23 AM
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2006/jun06/jun30news3
More riders suspended: Basso and Mancebo out
The various teams taking part in the Tour de France have now suspended
all of their riders implicated in the Operacion Puerto affair,
including Ivan Basso and Francisco Mancebo. After Jan Ullrich and Oscar
Sevilla were taken out this morning by T-Mobile, the teams are now
pulling their other riders out. The pressure from the organisers, the
UCI, the sponsors, and the non-affected teams has been intense.
ASO public relations man Bernard Hinault told radio RTL that he expects
15-20 riders to be ejected before the day is out. The UCI will then ask
the national cycling federations to start disciplinary proceedings
against the riders named in the Spanish network.
More riders suspended: Basso and Mancebo out
The various teams taking part in the Tour de France have now suspended
all of their riders implicated in the Operacion Puerto affair,
including Ivan Basso and Francisco Mancebo. After Jan Ullrich and Oscar
Sevilla were taken out this morning by T-Mobile, the teams are now
pulling their other riders out. The pressure from the organisers, the
UCI, the sponsors, and the non-affected teams has been intense.
ASO public relations man Bernard Hinault told radio RTL that he expects
15-20 riders to be ejected before the day is out. The UCI will then ask
the national cycling federations to start disciplinary proceedings
against the riders named in the Spanish network.