Asoprovac, the meat federation of Spain, have come out in support of the UCI - well, indirectly - by reacting with speed and anger to Contador's famous claims about contaminated meat.
In a press release out today - 17th Feb - "Asoprovac confirmed that it had viewed the defence dossier submitted to the federation by Contador's lawyers, and said that several of the points made were untrue."
Woo hoo! I sense a fight!
They further said that Contador's claims that cattle in Spain were being treated with clenbuterol were "absolutely false", and that if his claims about cattle not receiving any veterinary controls were true, it would be "a case of professional negligence" as well as a public health risk.
And now they've asked the public prosecutor to investigate, saying that - I love this - "Contador, whether or not he is guilty of doping, is definitely guilty of trying to clear his image [...] at the cost of a production sector on which, directly or indirectly, more than 150,000 families in Spain depend. And all of this without showing even one piece of proof that that the Clenbuterol found in his urine effectively came from eating bovine meat."
Oh dear, this case is not going to just lie down, is it?
Contador: "Hmm, I thought that blaming it on the steak would be a good idea, never thought about the thousands of meat producers getting really, really angry that I have accused them of using illegal substances on their stock and possibly poisoning all of us."
And, in an astonishing turn of events, Pat McQuaid has appeared on film sounding sensible and reasonable on the subject: check this vid on Cycling News today. Instead of knocking the Spanish racing federation (which is what I would be doing, have to admit) he comments that it is wrong for politicians to throw their weight behind these cases, when they don't know what they are talking about. He doesn't commit himself as to whether they are going to appeal or not, but it seems unlikely that they will let it drop.
Particularly if the meat federation are going to join in!
And, in related news, Chris "Face of Pain" Anker Sorensen from SaxoBlank has stated that he will continue to eat in restaurants and will continue to eat steak.
Well done!
Err, hang on, that's not a tiny suggestion that you don't believe in the contaminated steak story, is it?
And finally for today - as it's ridiculously late and I have to get up for work tomorrow - I just couldn't resist adding Leelu's fab photo of the potential podium outfit worn by Miss Australia.
Just in case any of you couldn't follow the link.
Glorious, isn't it?
Leelu, I forgot to ask you, which category is it? Day wear? Evening wear? Not swimwear, certainly, not with the boots...
Where, exactly, would "one" wear this outfit, if "one" had it?
In a press release out today - 17th Feb - "Asoprovac confirmed that it had viewed the defence dossier submitted to the federation by Contador's lawyers, and said that several of the points made were untrue."
Woo hoo! I sense a fight!
They further said that Contador's claims that cattle in Spain were being treated with clenbuterol were "absolutely false", and that if his claims about cattle not receiving any veterinary controls were true, it would be "a case of professional negligence" as well as a public health risk.
And now they've asked the public prosecutor to investigate, saying that - I love this - "Contador, whether or not he is guilty of doping, is definitely guilty of trying to clear his image [...] at the cost of a production sector on which, directly or indirectly, more than 150,000 families in Spain depend. And all of this without showing even one piece of proof that that the Clenbuterol found in his urine effectively came from eating bovine meat."
Oh dear, this case is not going to just lie down, is it?
Contador: "Hmm, I thought that blaming it on the steak would be a good idea, never thought about the thousands of meat producers getting really, really angry that I have accused them of using illegal substances on their stock and possibly poisoning all of us."
And, in an astonishing turn of events, Pat McQuaid has appeared on film sounding sensible and reasonable on the subject: check this vid on Cycling News today. Instead of knocking the Spanish racing federation (which is what I would be doing, have to admit) he comments that it is wrong for politicians to throw their weight behind these cases, when they don't know what they are talking about. He doesn't commit himself as to whether they are going to appeal or not, but it seems unlikely that they will let it drop.
Particularly if the meat federation are going to join in!
Well done!
Err, hang on, that's not a tiny suggestion that you don't believe in the contaminated steak story, is it?
Just in case any of you couldn't follow the link.
Glorious, isn't it?
Leelu, I forgot to ask you, which category is it? Day wear? Evening wear? Not swimwear, certainly, not with the boots...
Where, exactly, would "one" wear this outfit, if "one" had it?
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