Ok, so there's a new game in racing town, the UCI Pro Tour. Today, on the 8th of April the UCI released the current official standings, overall points tallied from the early races of the season. Two days ago, the 'A' sample blood test of Danilo Hondo, a pro for the bottled water giant Gerolsteiner, tested positive for a banned substance. By the rules, if his 'B' sample get's the light as well, he and the team could go down. Meanwhile, Hondo sits 4th overall in this new, very high-stakes cycling league series. You might also recall that in the glory years of the Lion King, Danilo was the loyal leadout dog. It's gonna be an interesting summer of racing. The tests are better, the detectives more vigilant, the race calendar closer together, the stakes higher and bigger names than ol' Dani boy are gonna fall.
Having said all that - the horses will be turned loose in the Hell of The North on Sunday and you should be awake at 3am, screaming at a pirated Belgian satellite feed to see the best race of the year. Or sleep in and read about it on the 'net. Viva.
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