Yesterday The Court of Arbitration for Sport said it will deliver its verdict in two weeks’ time. The news of an additional delay prompted wisecracks like needing a geologist to measure the time taken and apparently the CAS is still chewing over an appeal from the Macedonians to settle the javelin competition from the 776BC Olympiad.
But it’s no joke that Contador tested positive for clenbuterol 545 days ago. Why is this so long? Here’s a timeline of events. By my reckoning, everyone involved has delayed and maximised the time taken.
PHP-koodi:
21 July 2010 samples collected during Tour de France rest day
24 August 2010 Contador informed of positive test
29 September 2010 news of the positive test leaked to a German TV station
30 September 2010 the announcement that Contador is formally suspended by the UCI
8 November 2010 UCI asks the RFEC to start disciplinary hearings
26 January 2011 RFEC imposes a one year ban on Contador
15 February 2011 RFEC verdict clears Contador
14 March 2011 UCI confirms it will appeal the RFEC ruling at the CAS
26 May 2011 CAS postpones hearing from June to August
25 July 2011 CAS postpones hearing from August to November
21 December 2011 CAS says verdict expected between 15-20 January
16 January 2012 CAS postpones announcement of verdict for two weeks