Gerdemann wants cheaters to leave

Gerdemann lost yellow to Rasmussen

Gerdemann lost yellow to Rasmussen (Image credit: AFP Photo)

By Brecht Decaluwé in Pau

"We were watching TV when we heard the news. It's a late start so we were still awake," Gerdemann smiled. He seemed to feel that the news was a good sign for the sport. "We are on the right way. People who don't want to learn have to leave cycling."

Every rider that is participating in this Tour de France has signed the UCI's antidoping charter in which they promised to give up a year's wages if caught doping. That means that Vinokourov, Moreni and possibly even Rasmussen may be giving up their salaries as punishment, but that's no consolation for their teams, the sponsors, the mechanics and other people involved with the team.