Professional Cycling For the Fans - Tour to strip Zabel of 1996 green jersey

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Dubbayoo
07-13-07, 11:26 PM
Enough is enough. Oh well, he's still got 3 more. :(


The Tour de France will take away Erik Zabel's green points jersey from the 1996 Tour, Patrice Clerc, President of the Tour organizer, Amoury Sports, said on Friday in Bourg-en-Brasse. The step follows Zabel's confession that he used EPO during one week of that Tour.

Because of "technical reasons," Zabel's name has not yet been removed from the list of winners, according to the dpa. Zabel's former Team Telekom colleague, Bjarne Riis, who won the Tour that year, has already had his name removed from the list of winners, following his doping confession.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2007/jul07/jul14news2


Ryanf
07-13-07, 11:52 PM
No, he has 5 more. 1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001.

meb
07-14-07, 01:45 AM
Enough is enough. Oh well, he's still got 3 more. :(



http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2007/jul07/jul14news2

That same article says Riis is also out from yellow for 1996. So bouncing a doper out of the win results in his replacement being Uhlrich or Virenque. :D


baj32161
07-14-07, 05:56 AM
Now if THAT isn't opening a cna of worms I don't know what is.:D

godspiral
07-14-07, 07:29 AM
Will 2nd place rider be awarded?