Posted on 07/25/2007 1:47:30 AM PDT by Aeronaut
A senior French doping official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case with reporters, told The Associated Press that the unnamed rider had tested positive for testosterone.
French sports newspaper L'Equipe, which broke the story on Tuesday that Vinoukourov had tested positive for a banned blood transfusion, said on its Web site Wednesday the latest case resulted from a test conducted on stage 11 of the Tour last Thursday.
L'Equipe did not name the rider. It said the UCI, cycling's governing body, would announce the latest test result shortly.
Robbie Hunter won that stage, & Rasmussen was in yellow for overall.
Do you know how many other riders are tested randomly after each stage?
Just broke on BBC. Two bombs have exploded during the Tour de France.
And I guess this also means it’s going to be another result from the problematic isotope IRMS test from the very problematic lab - Châtenay-Malabry. Sigh.
Nothing on the Web here yet and I am not watching since i am at work -- please keep us posted.
As in Al Qaeda bombs, or bombshell revelations of doping?
Small blasts after ETA threat on Tour de France Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:43 AM EDT MADRID (Reuters) - Two small explosions hit part of the Spanish section of Wednesday's Tour de France cycle race after a telephone bomb threat from a caller claiming to represent Basque separatist rebels ETA, newspaper website El Pais said.
No one was hurt and the race was not called off after the explosions, which came after the caller told a highway authority that ETA had planted several bombs along the route of the Tour de France through the Spanish region of Navarre, El Pais said.
The race had already passed through the area when the blasts occurred, it said.
No police or government officials were immediately available for comment. ETA, which has killed more than 800 people in four decades of armed struggle for traditional Basque lands in northern Spain and southern France, called off a ceasefire in June.
ping to post 48.
ABC radio news is stating Al Qaeda planted the bombs along the Spanish part of the race.
Said they received warnings prior to explosions. Said Separatist claimed responsibility for it.
Is the tour doing the leg of the tour that goes near Spain right now???
Here are the 8 riders who were tested: Robert Hunter (stage winner), Michael Rasmussen (yellow-jersey leader), Maxim Iglinskiy, Erik Zabel, Lilian Jegou, Cristian Morini, Kim Kirchen and Patxi Vila.
Sorry, meant to ping to you too for post #48.
No inside scoop or proof here,but for some reason I would bet it will be either Rasmussen or Zabel
Is the tour doing the leg of the tour that goes near Spain right now???
I’ve already put my money on Rasmussen. If it’s Zabel, I’ll pick up the tab for the next round of Gerbils.
You missed some squalls around here.
Oops, a misping. Let’s try that again. (These gerbils are making me kinda loopy, I think. Gettin’ sloppy.)
Eight were tested, including Hunter and Rasmussen.
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