Originally Posted by Trevor98
The really unfortunate side of the mistreatment of Vino was that his teammates were cleared shortly after being implicated. They should have never been implicated. Sloppy investigation and the weird Spanish system kept Vino out of the TdF rather than doping.
Furthermore, the requirement to suspend any rider under investigation is ludicrous. Investigations can simply be fishing expeditions or perjury traps. This investigation revealed that an in depth investigation can occur in Spain without a crime. Investigations and accusations are cheap- convictions are much more difficult. They can also be based on really flawed "proof"- Armstrong should have been suspended for his 7th TdF ride under this rule as the French anti-doping agency was investigating him for the leaked LNND B sample tests. That investigation was halted early last year because they had no case but he would have been suspended none the less. Simply put, this rule is too open to abuse.
I hope we never find out either way if the specific release of the OP documents to cycling was motivated by nationalistic factors. Cycling can only be hurt by such a revelation.
Agreed but the riders and teams have only themselves to blame for agreeing to it. You would never see a Footballer (soccer) or international tennis player agreeing to such a lame rule. The cyclist need to form a strong union and fight for their rights otherwise the UCI and WADA are going to continue to own them.
BTW if you don't think this kind of needless persecution doesn't take place here just ask the Duke La Crosse players how they feel about losing everything based on a bogus accusation.