Was justice served in Contador ban?
- Published: 12/02/2012 at 02:44 AM
- Newspaper section: Sports
Stripping Alberto Contador of his 2010 Tour de France victory on the supposition that he may have eaten a dodgy food supplement is like jailing Al Capone for tax evasion: Yes, Contador's accusers secured a conviction, but it missed the point.
Was this justice? Strictly speaking, it was. But it didn't feel that way.
In their defence, the three judges at the Court of Arbitration for Sport _ whose ruling on Monday struck another body blow at cycling _ faced a devilishly difficult task.
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