martes, 31 de agosto de 2010

Laurent Fignon, ganador del Tour de Francia en las ediciones de 1983 y 1984, falleció este martes después de no superar la grave enfermedad que sufría

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EL DOBLE GANADOR DEL TOUR DE FRANCIA TENÍA 50 AÑOS

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Cyclist Laurent Fignon dies Has Intestinal Cancer

The last season of Lauren Fignon

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Laurent Fignon, a 48 year old former professional cyclist who won the Tour de France twice, in 1983 and 1984, has confirmed that he has advanced intestinal cancer that has spread to his pancreas.

“My cancer is an advanced cancer because it has metastasized. We know for certain it’s in the pancreas and we don’t know the rest. I don’t know what’s going to happen. I am optimistic. I am going to fight and I am sure I can win the battle," ~ Fignon said in an interview that will be broadcast on French television this coming Sunday.

“I am undergoing chemotherapy already and have been for 15 days,” he said. “I did the second session a few days ago. Things are going pretty well, I feel good. Right now, I don’t know more than you. Everything is going well.”

An interviewer asked him if there might have been a connection between his past doping practices and this illness. Mr. Fignon answered frankly:

"I will not say it -doping- did not play a role. I just don’t know. At this point, it’s impossible to say yes or no. According to my doctors, apparently not. I discussed my personal history quite frankly and they said that would be too simple an explanation. Digestive cancer is primarily a disease of nutrition. The products I took were intramuscular, they didn't pass through the stomach. So, no, if all the cyclists who doped would later have cancer, then everyone would have cancer … Whether those who lived through 1998, when a lot of extreme things happened, will get cancer after 10 or 20 years, I really can't say.”

Laurent Fignon tested positive for amphetamines at the Grand Prix de la Liberation in Eindhoven on 17 September 1989.

My best thoughts go out to Mr. Laurent Fignon. I know he will find the strength and courage needed to fight and kill this disease.

viernes, 13 de agosto de 2010

El ciclista de Villarcayo, Iñigo Cuesta, lucirá el próximo dorsal número 1 de la Vuelta Ciclista

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Unipublic concede el dorsal número 1 de la Vuelta Ciclista a España al veterano Iñigo Cuesta

  • El dorsal es un premio por ser el corredor más veterano del pelotón con 41 años
  • El ciclista burgalés participará en 17ª ronda española, todo un récord
  • Vuelta Ciclista a España, a partir del día 28, en TDP y RTVE.es
Ampliar fotoEl ciclista de Villarcayo, Iñigo Cuesta, lucirá el próximo dorsal número 1 de la Vuelta Ciclista a España.

El ciclista de Villarcayo, Iñigo Cuesta, lucirá el próximo dorsal número 1 de la Vuelta Ciclista a España.www.ccvillarcayo.com

martes, 3 de agosto de 2010