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LATEST NEWS: GARZELLI OUT OF GIRO
Road Bike Action & AFP
May 29, 2010
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(Photo: Roberto Bettini)
Garzelli Out of Giro
Italian veteran cyclist Stefano Garzelli retired from the Tour of Italy during Saturday's 20th and penultimate stage because of injuries suffered on Friday. The 36-year-old Acqua and Sapone rider, who won the Tour of Italy in 2000, won the time-trial stage earlier in the week, but gave up after the 59th kilometer of the 178km stage with a sore right knee and hip which he injured when he fell on the descent from Montirolo.
Spain's Xavier Tondo, a key lieutenant of compatriot and 2008 Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre, also retired during the stage at the beginning of the 2315 meters climb to Forcola di Livigno.
 Colom has received a two year suspension (Photo: Roberto Bettini)
Colom Gets Two Years
The Royal Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC) has sanctioned Toni Colom. Colom was given a two-year suspension and a fine of 46,958 euros, following an application submitted to it by the International Cycling Union (UCI) on June 8, 2009 after the rider tested positive for EPO. Colom failed an out of competition doping control, for which he was provisionally suspended. The temporary suspension has lasted until the final decision from the RFEC.
This is the second major victory for the UCI's biological passport program after the sanctioning of two-years and fine of 13,000 euros that the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) imposed on Francesco De Bonis for the same reasons.
Colom, who belongs to the Russian Katusha team, is included in the group of riders who signed an agreement with the team of the team would pay a fine equivalent to five times their salary if they tested positive.
 Sinkewitz will get a second chance at ISD-Neri (Photo: Roberto Bettini)
Sinkewitz Finds a Team
German cyclist Patrik Sinkewitz has signed a contract for one year with the Italian continental team ISD-Neri. The 29-year-old Sinkewitz was dismissed in 2007 by T-Mobile following a positive test for testosterone. He received a suspension of only one year because he cooperated well with the authorities. Between 2001 and 2005 he rode for the teams of Mapei and Quick Step. Last year he raced for PSK Whirlpool-Author.
 Tour strongman may miss this year's Tour with a wrist injury (Photo: Roberto Bettini)
Tour in Question for Rosseler
Sebastien Rosseler, normally almost certainly in the Tour Team of Johan Bruyneel, sees his French summer campaign in jeopardy. Yesterday Rosseler failed to start the third stage of the Tour of Belgium, plagued by an old wrist injury. Rosseler broke his wrist early last season at the Tour of the Algarve. He was operated on and only two months later resumed racing. This seemed to have fixed the problem, but a few days ago he began experiencing pain. Rosseler must now undergo more tests to find the cause of the problem. |
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