ProTour team auto-suspension.

Eldrack said:

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All i'll say is that it might make the teams more interested in either a) making sure their riders don't dope or b) making sure their riders don't get caught [probably more likely].

I would lean towards point a for two reasons:
1. I'm an eternal optimist 🙂.
2. This initiative is coming from the teams themselves. Though I would guess UCI has been nagging about it, they were not forced AFAIK.

If the teams are systematically doping, they have made a proposal that increases the risk of that activity. As with any illegal activity, minimising and calculating risk is extremely important. That makes point b unlikely in my opinion.

I see this proposal together with the anti-doping plans of TMO and CSC (any other teams?) as very positive developments. Cycling, like any sport with this much money involved, will never be 100% doping-free, but I'm sure there will be some long-term impact because of this.

jonjungel said:

I would lean towards point a for two reasons:
1. I'm an eternal optimist 🙂.
2. This initiative is coming from the teams themselves. Though I would guess UCI has been nagging about it, they were not forced AFAIK.

If the teams are systematically doping, they have made a proposal that increases the risk of that activity. As with any illegal activity, minimising and calculating risk is extremely important. That makes point b unlikely in my opinion.

I see this proposal together with the anti-doping plans of TMO and CSC (any other teams?) as very positive developments. Cycling, like any sport with this much money involved, will never be 100% doping-free, but I'm sure there will be some long-term impact because of this.

If it will be implemented by all teams.... yes.

I am no eternal optimist when it comes to teams and people like Lefevre and the fight against doping...

By the way Galdeano (alleged to be on the Fuentes list) will become new DS at Euskatel....