FINALLY, after all the doping scandals that have plagued this year’s Tour, we finally have a winner.

Of course, I won’t be surprised if this guy gets tested positive for dope as well but for now, Spain’s Carlos Sastre will be recognized as the winner of the 2008 Tour de France.

10 days have passed since we last saw another guy tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. And when the Tour concluded last Sunday with Carlos Sastre being crowned champion, guess what, another doping allegation came out of the woodwork.

He he… You read it. These doping scandals have tagged along with this year’s Tour from start to finish and it was only fitting that we have one last one before they crown a new champion.

This time, according to the head of France’s anti-doping agency Pierre Bordry, it was Dmitriy Fofonov who was tested positive for a ‘’very heavy dose'’ of heptaminol. Fofonov was immediately fired by his Credit Agricole team. He was detained by the French police for questioning.

‘’These guys are crazy, and the sooner they start learning, the better,'’ International Cycling Union chief Pat McQuaid said. ‘’You can never rule out at the Tour de France, the biggest event of the year, that these guys are going to take risks.'’

It’s only a matter of time before Carlos Sastre gets tested positive for drugs as well.

Speaking of, Sastre knew last Saturday’s win was BIG that led to his Tour de France championship win Sunday. Sastre tightened his grip on the 2008 Tour de France title after stunning favorite Cadel Evans. Sastre only lost 21 seconds in this final 53km time trial on stage 20 of Cerilly to Saint Amand Montrond.

Germany’s Stefan Schumacher claimed victory in the 53km race against the clock, his second of the race, beating Switzerland’s two-time world champion Fabian Cancellara by 21secs. Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen finished third on the stage to virtually secure his place in the race’s top ten.However, the main event was between the Silence team’s former race leader Evans and CSC team leader Sastre. The 33-year-old Spaniard began the stage with a 1min 34sec lead on his Australian challenger and hopeful that wearing the yellow jersey would drive him on towards a virtual victory.

It turns out that it would lead him to this year’s title after all.

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