WOW! What a swing of emotions this week in professional cycling! Floyd Landis showed his human side in bonking on Wednesday, then rebounded with superhuman desire and ability on Thursday in the greatest one day ride I have ever seen, then the hammer gets dropped today on Jan Ullrich. I am not sure my heart can continue this emotional roller-coaster!
The former Tour de France champion (1997) was dumped by his T-Mobile team Friday, several weeks after he was linked to a Spanish doctor charged with doping. T-Mobile also terminated the contract of Spanish rider Oscar Sevilla. T-Mobile said both Ullrich and Sevilla failed to provide evidence of their innocence within a deadline set by the team. “Since Jan Ullrich and Oscar Sevilla did not offer proof of their innocence, termination was the necessary and consistent step following their suspension,” team manager Olaf Ludwig said in a statement released by the team.
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