...there are at least two people nervously awaiting the outcome of meetings tomorrow: Frankie will get the decision of the Lux anti-doping (LADA) enquiry, and Mr Bruyneel is apparently not even going to bother to turn up to the first day of the enquiry into his doping past.
Perhaps he's going to take the "Lance" route, of refusing to discuss it?
That didn't work out so well for Lance...
Frankie, fingers crossed for a good outcome for you: we are all hoping for a small ban, backdated, which will allow you to get back into the season.
Just a fine would be good - but I have to say, if LADA give no penalty, or a very small penalty, it will only lead to the UCI throwing their weight around again, and going for a longer ban. Frankie, I repeat my plea, whatever LADA give you, please accept it like a man, don't appeal. Everyone who knows you, your family, your team, will believe that this was contamination or even deliberate poisoning - yes, we haven't ruled that out yet - but appealing, or trying to start an investigation as to how you ingested the stuff will only lead to another Contador situation. And he had the might of the Spanish president behind him, lots of money etc, yet he still ended up banned for two years and losing his titles.
Please, just accept it, and move on. Andy needs you!! We don't want to see you tied up in investigations for a year or more, we want to see the pair of you out there, sweating on those bikes.
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