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Originally Posted by habernac
Also, take into account that it wasn't the UCI or the Tour officials that threw him out, it was his own sponsor. Were they pressured to do so? Probably. But the case must have been pretty convincing if Rabobank wanted him turfed.
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Obviously the team had no choice. L'Equipe came with the story, and teh Rabobank has already been under pressure by the UCI and the ASO (organization of the Tour) to let him go; Boogerd (team captain) and Dekker (team coach) both openly disagreed with the release, but the powers that be are French. Go figure.