of today with the biggest scandal in its histroy.
What turned out to be an anti-dopping operation ( Operation
Puerto ) in Spain against the "Liberty Team", resulted that
it had "global" implications with other teams & other
riders.
Not only was blood being enhanced for Spanish riders, but also
for international riders about to start the Tour.
The French organization has banned the following riders: ULLRICH,
BASSO, MANCEBO, SEVILLA, BELOKI, NOZAL, DAVIS,
PAULINHO...& others. This obviously has taken the "glamour"
out of the race, hurt seriously Cycling & the Tours reputation,
& worried the important sponsorship deals.
With the big names out , SpaniardALEJANDRO VALVERDE of the
"Illes Baleares" Team has become
one of the firm favourites to take
out the Tour.
The 1ยบ stage of todays race is a
against the clock race of 7.1 km
in Strasburg.
SFS will keep an eye out on how
Spanish raiders fair during the Tour Tweet
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