Pirmām kārtām es biju šokēts kad uzzināju ka Raivja Belohvoščika komandas biedrs Ricardo Ricco pieķerts dopinga lietošanā, es tieši par šo kadru turēju īkšķus un izkatījās talantīgs braucēs jau 24 gados, bet še tev, kautkā nesportiska visa tā lieta pēdējos gados:(
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SAUNIER DUVAL-SCOTT Statement
17/07/2008    
SAUNIER DUVAL-SCOTT announce that just an hour before the start of today´s stage, the French anti-doping agency notified Riccardo Riccò that he´d tested positive for a banned substance after the fourth stage of the Tour de France 2008. Although the Tour organisers allow teams to continue to participate after a positive test, given Riccò ´s important role to the team in the race, SAUNIER DUVAL-SCOTT have decided to withdraw in order to preserve the positive image of the team´s sponsors and the Tour de France itself. Riccò has been suspended.

Moreover, the team decided to temporarily abandon competition activities until this unfortunate incident is clarified.
Team Manager Mauro Gianetti dsimisses Riccò and Piepoli for "doping practices."
18/07/2008    
After Riccardo Riccò ´s arrest by French gendarmes, SAUNIER DUVAL-SCOTT General Manager, Mauro Gianetti, said he was shocked and bitter about this sad incident, adding that he understood the Tour chief´s aggressive words and that he felt sorry for being cheated by riders he trusted. Gianetti did a personal investigation and consequently lost faith in Riccò but also in Piepoli because of a violation of the team's ethics code. As a result, Mauro Gianetti immediately fired these two riders

By accepting the due course of these procedures, the Team Manager and the team decidedly reject doping practices: "We have always paid close attention to what our riders are doing, and have always demanded an irreproachable attitude to their profession and to our code of ethics. All our riders gave us guarantees that they were clean. Riccò swore on his mother's head that he had never turned to illegal substances or means to improve his performance. Despite all the efforts made both internally and from outside the team we have failed to avoid this deplorable situation. We are the victims of the deceitful behaviour of those who put our sponsors' investments and the jobs of so many honest people at risk with the loathsome purpose of improving their cycling performance."

Riccò swore on his mother's head that he had never turned to illegal substances ...."

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