At least, we hope that today will be the day... the day that Frankie gets a decision, one way or the other, on his "adverse finding" for a non-banned substance at the Tour.
And we all hope that the decision will be for either no ban, or for a short ban that will allow him to race again as soon as the season starts.
Fingers crossed for you, Frankie!
Andy has already announced that he'll be going over to Australia early, in order to get used to the weather and the time difference, ahead of the Tour Down Under. I expect all Schlecklanders in the area to get out their cameras and try to spot him out training...
Meanwhile, the Dark Lords of Katusha are spitting mad to be denied a Pro Team licence, despite - they say - filling all the UCI criteria. They are not happy.
I still think that there has been an admin cock-up on the part of the UCI - well, it wouldn't be the first, would it? - and that they have made a mistake. This could mean that one of the lowest teams gets a massive disappointment, if the UCI have to put Katusha back in, as they will presumably have to push out one of the other teams to make room for them. Argos and - sharp intake of breath - Stinkoff are the most likely to get the shove, I would have thought.
Or, of course, the UCI could just change their own rules, and have 19 teams this year, instead of 18?
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