Quote: wire quin "Hasn't damaged cycling- raised its profile if anything'"
Yes it has. It might have brought it to the attention of people who would otherwise pay it no mind but there are sponsors dropping out all over the place, including those some who had been associated with the sport for decades. Rabobank, a Dutch bank, had just signed a new contract to sponsor their team which they themselves set up years ago. They are going to fulfill the contract, but the team is now called Blanco and Rabobank are effectively paying top dollar to no longer be associated with it.
The governing body has been at civil war with itself for over a decade now as they cover up, hide, and face the truth in different measures and at different times.
rlThis guy'srl trial has just started in Spain. They're not doing him for doping because it wasn't illegal in Spain. That's also why he doesn't have to name the tennis players, soccer players, swimmers and athletes that he also had on his books. They're actually doing him for "experimental medicine".
Names were passed on to governing bodies, including FIFA, and nothing has been done by any of them. FIFA don't even sign up to the WADA anti-doping controls.
Everyone's got their head in the sand pointing the finger at the same old sports up to their same old tricks. Scandals a-plenty on the horizon. Tennis next I bet, but soccer is still to come.
