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March 5th 08, 10:52 PM
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I'm not much into cycling politics, and I haven't kept up with the
Paris-Nice fiasco; but could someone please explain why the organizers are impeding Gilbert from racing? thanks, Andre 
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March 5th 08, 11:27 PM
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Andre wrote:
I'm not much into cycling politics, and I haven't kept up with the Paris-Nice fiasco; but could someone please explain why the organizers are impeding Gilbert from racing? It seems to be the team rather than the organisers. Same with Cavendish (who is doing Tirreno-Adriatico instead)and Wiggins. Their federation doesn't want to risk them being suspended and the teams concurred.
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March 5th 08, 11:45 PM
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On Mar 5, 6:27*pm, Dan Gregory
wrote: Andre wrote: I'm not much into cycling politics, and I haven't kept up with the Paris-Nice fiasco; but could someone please explain why the organizers are impeding Gilbert from racing? It seems to be the team rather than the organisers. Same with Cavendish (who is doing Tirreno-Adriatico instead)and Wiggins. Their federation doesn't want to risk them being suspended and the teams concurred. Thanks, and excuse my ignorance, but why would they be suspended? Or the teams concurred?
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March 6th 08, 08:04 AM
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Andre wrote:
excuse my ignorance No I won't. Go visit one of those links you so often dump here and read up on the ASO/UCI conflict.
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March 6th 08, 12:53 PM
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Andre wrote:
On Mar 5, 6:27 pm, Dan Gregory wrote: Andre wrote: I'm not much into cycling politics, and I haven't kept up with the Paris-Nice fiasco; but could someone please explain why the organizers are impeding Gilbert from racing? It seems to be the team rather than the organisers. Same with Cavendish (who is doing Tirreno-Adriatico instead)and Wiggins. Their federation doesn't want to risk them being suspended and the teams concurred. Thanks, and excuse my ignorance, but why would they be suspended? Or the teams concurred? All riders taking part in the PN have been threatened with Fines & or suspension. British Cycling depends on Olympic money for their mere existence and Wiggins and Cavendish have to get points in the Track World Cup to ensure the Olympic Team is fully represented. World Cup is the UCI - so BC asked HighRoad to release the two riders from the squad. The team went along with BC's request.
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