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Friday, September 8, 2006

Tour de Pologne (Tour of Poland), ProTour, September 4-10:   Live video streaming

13 riders tested positive during Tour, 12 had exemption
Conseil de Prevention et de Lutte contre le Dopage (CPLD)
Entrance to the CPLD, France's anti-doping agency
(photo Copyright © 2006 Pete Geyer)

Paris (cyclingfans.com) -- The Paris-based French anti-doping agency Conseil de Prevention et de Lutte Contre le Dopage (CPLD) announced today that 13 riders tested positive for banned substances during the 2006 Tour de France but that 12 of them were cleared because they had Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUE).  For more .



In early 2005, with the hope of impressing voting members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ahead of the selection, in July of that year, of the host city for the 2012 Olympics, France rushed through a new anti-doping law that called for the creation of a new French anti-doping agency, the Agence Française de Lutte contre le Dopage (AFLD).  The AFLD is to replace the current CPLD and also take responsibility for the Laboratoire National de Dépistage du Dopage (LNDD), the controversial anti-doping lab in Châtenay-Malabry outside Paris.  With much fanfare in France, French Minister of Youth and Sport Jean-François Lamour announced at the time that the new agency would benefit from a larger budget and more independence.

The AFLD was to have been created no later than February 1, 2006 ahead of the Winter Olympics in Turin.  Alas, London won the bid for the 2012 Olympic Games, not Paris, and the creation of AFLD seems to be dragging.  That fact along with the hype with which AFLD was announced in 2005 suggest a lack of true willpower on the part of public authorities in France to seriously address the subject of doping in sport.  The subject of the future AFLD does not seem to have been covered at all in the English-language media, cycling or otherwise.
2006 Tour of Spain
August 26-September 17
(Vuelta a España)
(Tour d'Espagne)



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Thursday, September 7, 2006

Tour de Pologne (Tour of Poland), ProTour, September 4-10:   Live video streaming


Notes: 

2006 Tour de Pologne
Click graphic for Tour of Poland live video streaming
(from that page, click on animated cyclists (only visible
during broadcast times) to open video window).  You can select from two separate video sources.

Egoi Martinez (Discovery Channel)
Egoi Martinez (Discovery Channel)
(Photo Al Bello/ Discovery Channel )

2003 Tour de l'Avenir winner Egoi Martinez of Spain won yesterday's stage 11 of the Vuelta a Espana ahead of former teammate Inigo Landaluze (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Volodymir Gustov (Team CSC).

Alejandro Valverde remains race leader ahead of Andrey Kashechkin and Carlos Sastre.
2006 Tour of Spain
August 26-September 17
(Vuelta a España)
(Tour d'Espagne)



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Wednesday, September 6, 2006

Tour de Pologne (Tour of Poland), ProTour, September 4-10:   Live video streaming


Notes:  Defending Vuelta champion Denis Menchov has pulled out of the race due to illness.

Sergio Paulinho
Sergio "Funny guy" Paulinho poses for the camera a few kilometers from the top of Mont Ventoux during the 2006 Dauphiné Libéré.  Paulinho, seemingly at ease, at least for the camera, finished a strong 8th on the stage of 159 riders and subsequently signed for Discovery Channel for the 2007 and 2008 seasons.
(photo Copyright © 2006 Pete Geyer)

Portuguese rider Sergio Paulinho (Astana Team) won yesterday's stage 10 of the Vuelta a Espana, making it three stages in a row for the Astana team.  Paulinho, silver medalist in the road race at the 2004 Olympics in Athens and who is heading to the Discovery Channel team next season, finished the stage two seconds ahead of Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) and Xavier Florencio (Bouygues Telecom).

Alejandro Valverde remains race leader ahead of Andrey Kashechkin and Carlos Sastre.
2006 Tour of Spain
August 26-September 17
(Vuelta a España)
(Tour d'Espagne)



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Tuesday, September 5, 2006

Tour de Pologne (Tour of Poland), ProTour, September 4-10:   Live video streaming


Note:  Live video streaming of the Tour of Poland is working today and like last year you can select from two camera angles.  (Click on the Live video streaming link above, then once the page has loaded click on the animated cyclists to open the video window.)  If nothing happens when you click on the animated cyclists, it may mean the server is overwhelmed.  Note that the animated cyclists disappear when they are not broadcasting.

Note:  According to the Eurosport online schedule, their broadcast coverage of today's stage of the Vuelta begins at 15:45 CET (9:45am U.S. Eastern Time)

Saul Raisin rides along the Seine Wallpaper
New wallpaper:  An artsy look at Saul Raisin riding along
the Seine river, 2004 Grand Prix des Nations

If you listened to Sunday's live audio coverage of the USA Cycling Pro Championships, you may have heard Saul Raisin providing some guest commentary early on.  In our opinion, it was some of the most articulate, intelligent cycling commentary we have ever heard.  Saul is a natural.

He still has a long road of rehabilitation from the injuries he suffered in his April crash at the Circuit de la Sarthe race but we hope to see Saul back in the European peloton as soon as possible.  May he have a long career racing followed by a broadcasting career!

Saul mentioned during the broadcast that he wants to write a book about his road back to the peloton and that he wants to encourage others who have suffered similar injuries to keep fighting.  In the meantime, you can go to Saul's website to follow his progress as well as to purchase "Raisin Hell" bracelets to support the Shepherd Center which helps those with brain and spinal chord injuries.

2006 Tour of Spain
August 26-September 17
(Vuelta a España)
(Tour d'Espagne)



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Monday, September 4, 2006

Note:  Today is the first rest day of the Tour of Spain.

Tour de Pologne (Tour of Poland), ProTour, September 4-10:   Live video streaming

George Hincapie wallpaper
New wallpaper:  George Hincapie wins
the 2005 Dauphiné Libéré prologue

George Hincapie of Discovery Channel won yesterday's USA Cycling Pro Road Race Championship, ahead of Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) and Danny Pate (TIAA-CREF).  Many American cycling fans will be glad to see the Stars and Stripes jersey return to the European peloton, alongside the national champion jerseys of Italy, France, Spain, etc.  Coming up later this month: the race for the rainbow jersey of World Champion.

Another stage win for Vinokourov, a first gold jersey for Valverde

At the end of Stage 7 of the Vuelta a Espana, Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) stood poised to win the uphill finish after an attack in the final kilometers.  However, a sudden acceleration from Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) saw Vinokourov get pulled back in the final hundred meters and lose the victory.  In yesterday's Stage 9, a similar scenario was unfolding, with Vinokourov out ahead with teammate Andrey Kashechkin, while Valverde was rapidly coming up to them after launching an attack to drop everyone else.  This time, however, Vinokourov made sure that history did not repeat itself.  Putting in a hard acceleration just as Valverde was catching Kashechkin, "Vino" managed to maintain his gap this time to win his second consecutive stage of the Vuelta by 16 seconds ahead of Valverde.  Vinokourov now sits 5th overall, 1:38 behind new leader Valverde.
 
Valverde's 2nd place saw him take the overall leadership after previous leader Janez Brajkovic (Discovery Channel) lost 2:14 on the stage.  Valverde now leads by 27 seconds ahead of Kashechkin, who finished 5 seconds behind Valverde.  Kashechkin was perfectly placed to gain time after he and Vinokourov attacked together with 6 km to go, with Vino doing all of the work.  However, when Valverde made his move, Kasheckin was unable to maintain the pace of Vino and let him go.  In third place at 44 seconds back is Carlos Sastre (CSC), who finished 4th on the stage.  Brajkovic slides down to 6th place overall, 2:05 down.
 
Vinokourov appears to be getting stronger and stronger each stage.  After losing 2:13 on Stage 5, the first mountain stage, many, including yours truly, wrote him off as a serious contender.  Since he was (wrongly) excluded from the Tour de France, he has had the motivation to perform well but not the form to match.  Now, however, it appears as if he is turning it around.  Another rider to rediscover his form was Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas), who finished 6th on the stage in the group containing Sastre.  American hope Tom Danielson (Discovery Channel), after his bad day on Stage 7, was reduced to the role of teammate for Brajkovic, waiting for him and pacing him up the final kilometers of the climb.  He and Stijn Devolder, who is having an excellent Vuelta, did their best to limit the damage for Brajkovic, who had a difficult time just holding the wheel of his teammates.
 
Today is the first rest day of the Vuelta, which will be appreciated by the riders after having 3 difficult days in the mountains so far in this Vuelta.  Tomorrow will resume with a tricky finish that includes a Cat 3 hill in the final 12 km.  Also of note is today's beginning of the Tour of Poland, the other Pro Tour event during the month of September.  -Chris




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