RCS Sport, organizer of the Giro d’Italia, has said it is ready to ask the world governing body of cycling for damages if the ongoing Astana WorldTour License case has an adverse effect on its 2015 race.
2. RCS Sport, organizer of the Giro d’Italia, has said it is
ready to ask the world governing body of cycling for
damages if the ongoing Astana WorldTour License
case has an adverse effect on its 2015 race.
Race Director Mauro Vegni wants to avoid a repeat of
Giro d’Italia of 2011 when Spanish cyclist Alberto
Contador won the overall title and was stripped of the
title because of an ongoing doping case stemming
from the Tour de France event in 2010. The case of
Contador where he defended himself against using
Clenbuterol took 18 months to resolve.
3. This May, Team Astana’s rider Fabio Aru is one of the
favorites to win the Giro along with Alberto Contador
(Tinkoff-Saxo), Team Sky’s Richie Porte, and Rigoberto
Urán (Etixx-Quick Step). Fabio Aru finished third last year
behind Colombian winner Nairo Quintana (Movistar).
In another development, Team Astana has revealed
training methods for Grand Tour team leaders Vincenzo
Nibali and Fabio Aru who are preparing for the Ardennes
Classics, the Giro del Trentino, the Tour de France, and
Giro d'Italia. Nibali and Aru have been training at altitude
at Teide on the Spanish island of Tenerife under the eye of
Astana team coach Paolo Slongo and his assistant
Maurizio Mazzoleni.