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| Tour de France 2007: Michael Rasmussen won at the Aubisque (© Heinz Zwicky) |
Michael Rasmussen was taken out of the 2007 Tour de France after the Danish climber won stage 16. Rasmussen was leading
the overall and short before winning the French stage race but he and his Dutch Rabobank team came under pressure after claims
that the Dane lied about his whereabouts were made in several media. Rabobank sacked Rasmussen and the UCI demanded an investigation
after the former mountainbiker admitted that he did lie about his whereabouts.
Yesterday the Cycling Federation of Monaco announced their verdict. Rasmussen is suspended for 2 years, starting from July
2007.
Later today the court of Utrecht (Netherlands) will announce its verdict in the case between Rabobank and Rasmussen. Rasmussen
claims Rabobank did know about his true whereabouts and sued the Dutch team for 5.5 million euro compensation.
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