Ullrich giving up on Giro..."fat lady" about to sing ?

From
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?...8news&from=rss

"Meanwhile, it appears that Ullrich has given up hope of starting in
the Giro d'Italia this year, even if he should find a team. "The time
for preparations would be too short," his manager Wolfgang Strohband
said. He added that he could imagine Ullrich starting in smaller stage
races and that the World Championships in Stuttgart remain an option."

Looks like the "fat lady" is about to sing...

So now that Basso, Mancebo, Sevilla (and probably others) have found a
home for 2007, Ullrich is left with the short end of the stick,
another brilliant strategic move, after years of messing up in the
TDF, no surprise really...

Interesting snippet too "Ullrich provided a DNA sample last week to
German investigators who are investigating him for fraud. His DNA is
to be compared to that found in bags of blood taken into custody
during Operación Puerto. "The Ullrich camp seems to have adopted a new
tactic," Lehner said. "They are doing now what they should have done
months ago. It is still unclear whether they will try to hinder a
comparison by some other means.""

On Fri, 09 Feb 2007 02:28:14 +0100, Keith wrote:

From
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?...8news&from=rss

"Meanwhile, it appears that Ullrich has given up hope of starting in
the Giro d'Italia this year, even if he should find a team. "The time
for preparations would be too short," his manager Wolfgang Strohband
said. He added that he could imagine Ullrich starting in smaller stage
races and that the World Championships in Stuttgart remain an option."

Looks like the "fat lady" is about to sing...

Little did we know at the time, but Pevenage has commented that
Ullrich had made his decision a long time ago...sad


So now that Basso, Mancebo, Sevilla (and probably others) have found a
home for 2007, Ullrich is left with the short end of the stick,
another brilliant strategic move, after years of messing up in the
TDF, no surprise really...

Interesting snippet too "Ullrich provided a DNA sample last week to
German investigators who are investigating him for fraud. His DNA is
to be compared to that found in bags of blood taken into custody
during Operación Puerto. "The Ullrich camp seems to have adopted a new
tactic," Lehner said. "They are doing now what they should have done
months ago. It is still unclear whether they will try to hinder a
comparison by some other means.""

On Feb 28, 6:53 pm, Keith wrote:
On Fri, 09 Feb 2007 02:28:14 +0100, Keith wrote:
From
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?...feb08news&from....

"Meanwhile, it appears that Ullrich has given up hope of starting in
the Giro d'Italia this year, even if he should find a team. "The time
for preparations would be too short," his manager Wolfgang Strohband
said. He added that he could imagine Ullrich starting in smaller stage
races and that the World Championships in Stuttgart remain an option."

Looks like the "fat lady" is about to sing...

Little did we know at the time, but Pevenage has commented that
Ullrich had made his decision a long time ago...sad



So now that Basso, Mancebo, Sevilla (and probably others) have found a
home for 2007, Ullrich is left with the short end of the stick,
another brilliant strategic move, after years of messing up in the
TDF, no surprise really...

Interesting snippet too "Ullrich provided a DNA sample last week to
German investigators who are investigating him for fraud. His DNA is
to be compared to that found in bags of blood taken into custody
during Operación Puerto. "The Ullrich camp seems to have adopted a new
tactic," Lehner said. "They are doing now what they should have done
months ago. It is still unclear whether they will try to hinder a
comparison by some other means.""


Pevenage is the fat lady...but only on weekends