Le Tour 2010

[Neil Young]

Hushovd!!
Champion!!

Yeah, great finish.

Yesterday's women's race was pretty good too. And Pooley's TT victory was impressive.

As for Cancellara...

[Neil Young]

Hmm, Cycling Weekly have come up with a plausible explanation of why Contador's sample would show up clenbuterol at a level too low to enhance performance.

...French newspaper L'Equipe reported allegations that traces of a plastic residue the same as the type used to manufacture blood bags were detected in Contador's sample taken on July 20. This hints at the possibility of Contador having a banned blood transfusion using his own blood.

That may also explain the low levels of clenbuterol the following day. The theory, which Contador denies strongly, is that he used blood extracted earlier in the year after a training block during which he used clenbuterol. The screening equipment he had at his disposal was not sensitive enough to pick up the traces of the drug.

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/...f-plastic.html

Plausible and damaging. I really hope it's not true but, if it is, then he deserves all the sh*t he gets.

[Resu]

I see our old friend Gillett is about.
Robbie McEwens team Pegasus Sports may close down after the their last hope, Mr Gillett, pulled out.