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Demo Dave
07-12-2007, 07:23 AM
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2007/dec07/dec07news

F**k he got off light.

update:
now retired
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2007/dec07/dec07news2
ScottD
07-12-2007, 08:06 AM
shit yeh... Long live the Vino.
tjb
07-12-2007, 08:15 AM
Kazakh Federation spokesman "Oh yeah, I think he can ride the Olympics next year if he wants to" Joke!

Stay tuned, I expect the UCI will have something to say here!
Makalu
07-12-2007, 08:17 AM
"'Vino' will be barred from racing with a ProTour team for four years."

That probably hurts a bit more than the one year!
Garrath
07-12-2007, 02:24 PM
In light of his suspension ,Vino has decided to retire. What a shame he had to resort to blood doping, I have always admired his fighting spirit and ability to pull something out of the bag.
istepinyards
07-12-2007, 02:43 PM
I wonder just how long he was "pulling something out of the bag" though.
1 year is pityful, tyler hamilton got 2 years thats the precident. The Kazac cycling federation just bowed to pressure of the UCI. If they were left to there own devices I'm sure no suspension would have been handed down.
Now this will get news coverage and further blight the sport.

my 2c
Dave
Some Guy
07-12-2007, 02:56 PM
"'Vino' will be barred from racing with a ProTour team for four years."

That probably hurts a bit more than the one year!

Unless he was still able to race the tour in a non protour team (it's leaving the protour right?). Moot point though, given he has retired.
RichJS
10-12-2007, 11:18 AM
What a shame he had to resort to blood doping, I have always admired his fighting spirit and ability to pull something out of the bag.

The blood bag? :rolleyes: