Find the TdF organizers decision to ban Astana from the 2008 Tour bordering on the absurd?  Believe that the Yellow jersey should be present at the start line?  Ever scratch your head and wonder why there seems to be a double standard on who is punished and why?  Amazingly, even Patrick McQuaid is quoted as saying, “Why should Astana be singled out? It is completely unjust. It is a collective punishment on riders who have absolutely no involvement in the Astana team of 2006 and the problems of 2006 and 2007. These riders are new to the team, there is a new management, and they have done everything in their power to put the right systems in place to ensure that the team is 100% correct.”

Well if you've had enough and want your voice heard, sign the petition to Let Levi Ride (www.letleviride.com).  

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