CONTADOR TESTS POSITIVE

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Alberto Contador, who won the Tour de France three times, was banned for two years after drug test that came positive. The International Cycling Union (UCI) has revoked the license to the Danish team, Saxo’s. They have been allowed to keep their touring status till the end of 2012. However, with the absence of Alberto Contador, it seems bleak that Saxo will actually be able to gather enough points to continue racing in 2013. They are already at the bottom of the world ranking with only two points.

Alberto Contador however refuses to appeal against the two-year ban that was slapped on him by the Swiss Federal Court. He was banned for failing a drug test in 2010 Tour de France where he was victorious. Although Alberto Contador was banned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, he has not stopped pleading for his innocence and will continue fighting for it. Alberto Contador’s lawyers have asked him not to appeal to the Swiss Federal Court as it would be a time consuming venture and wouldn’t help out much. They would get back to CAS and again there would be a dead lock.

Alberto Contador has taken some time off from his training around Easter and is yet to decide on which race he would take part in when his ban ends on the 5th of August 2012.

Following the failed drug test, CAS stripped Alberto Contador of all his titles. He lost his 2010 Tour de France title as well as all his victories from 2011, which included the win at the Giro d’Italia.

Alberto Contador failed the urine test when he was competing at the Tour de France in 2010. He was found positive for the banned clenbuterol, which is an anabolic agent. He pleaded innocent and said that it was because of the contaminated meat he had consumed but the CAS refused to accept his plea.

WHY SHOULD YOU CYCLE?

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More and more of us are taking up cycling in the current global state. It is unsurprising. Costs are soaring and people are depressed about their financial situations. There are ways that cycling can improve your daily life.

Lose weight
It’s an obvious point, but true nonetheless. Cycling is an efficient and easy way to lose weight on a bike. More so than running. Before long your legs, bum and hips in particular will be toned. Cycle to work every day and you’ll counter the weight you’d gain sat at a desk all day.

Sleep
Riding your bike in the morning is a tiring activity for when you have just awoken, but you feel refreshed and ready for the day. By the time you go to sleep again, you’ll find you’ll sleep more deeply than when you didn’t cycle. Insomniacs have found that they fall asleep in half the time once they took up cycling.

CONTADOR VERDICT IN 2 WEEKS

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The International Court of Arbitration for Sports is confident that it will be able to issue its ruling regarding the doping case of Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador within the next couple of weeks after the proceedings were delayed that were prompted by the questions raised about the independence of the panel. The Spanish cycling champion was caught for having the banned substance clenbuterol in his system and he faces a ban of at least two years. However, according to the Spaniard, the substance entered into his system from the beef he ate during the race, which contained the substance.

The International Court of Arbitration for Sport had initially planned to deliver a verdict on the case at the start of this month but according to a statement released by it, the delay has been blamed on the completely on the media. According to the statement released, the court said that it had asked the International Cycling Union, Alberto Contador, the Spanish Cycling Federation as well as the World Anti Doping Agency to challenge the composition of the panel that will deliver the verdict on the case, in light of the media reports that came around at that time, but none of them accepted the offer.

The statement that was released on the website of the court also added that this delay was unfortunate for all the parities and it expects to deliver a decision before the 31st of January, 2012. Various reports had emerged regarding the travels of the chairman of the panel Efraim Barak to Spain during the hearing and close to the verdict, an event during which the lawyers representing Alberto Contador were also present and his comments against WADA were also considered as mimicking the voice of the SCF but none of the issues were brought up in court.