Prosecutors in Austria are investigating whether banned cyclists Bernhard Kohl of Austria and Michael Rasmussen of Denmark helped other athletes with blood doping.
Kohl and Rasmussen—both serving two-year bans for Tour de France doping offenses—allegedly possessed a centrifuge for blood enrichment.
“We are investigating everyone who took part in the purchase of this equipment,†Vienna State prosecution spokesman Gerhard Jarosch said Monday.
If the cyclists lent the equipment to other athletes, they could face criminal charges under Austria’s anti-doping laws. If found guilty, they could face prison terms of up to five years.
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TRG Motorsports owner Kevin Buckler hopes the “triple play” his team executes at Lowe’s Motor Speedway during the next two weekends convinces anyone who still doubts how serious he is about NASCAR racing.
Buckler, principal in The Racers Group that also will field seven entries in two GT classes at this weekend’s Grand-Am Rolex Series sports car races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, said he’s committed to the full Sprint Cup Series season, even though none of the three vehicles David Gilliland will drive at Lowe’s Motor Speedway is currently sponsored.
“We’re going to try to continue to work really, really hard on doing as many races as we can this year — we will probably …Â Details
Lance Armstrong and all but one of his Astana team mates protested at unpaid salaries by blanking out the sponsor’s name on their shirts for Friday’s seventh stage of the Giro d’Italia.
Team members were not paid salaries last month and the International Cycling Union (UCI) has said Astana’s Pro-Tour licence could be withdrawn if the problem continues.
“We don’t want to pretend that everything is okay. It’s not okay. The riders only received two months of salary in 2009. I hope the shirt change will provoke an effect,†team manager Johan Bruyneel told reporters.
“We will race with these (blanked-out) shirts until everything is fixed.â€Â … Details
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On Wednesday 13 May 2009, seven time World Champion and renowned Hawaiian charger, Layne Beachley, rode what all witnesses are calling the best wave ever ridden by a female surfer in Australia.
Coastalwatch editor Ben Horvath said “It was by far the biggest and best day of surf in Sydney so far this year, a lot of Sydney surfers tagged it ‘Big Wednesday 2009.”
Ms Beachley told Mr Horvath, “It was the best wave I have ever caught. It was an incredible wave, definitely the biggest and best I have ever caught in Australia. I may have had some comparable tubes at Honolua Bay in Hawaii, but “Ours” is so much more intense than even Hawaii.” … Details