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Bernhard Kohl helps jail ex-manager

Austrian court convicts Matschiner of supplying drugs

Bernhard Kohl, the 2008 Tour de France King of the Mountains winner has provided testimony to help jail his former manager, Stefan Matschiner, for doping offences.

Matschiner was convicted at a criminal court in Vienna yesterday of providing Kohl and other pro cyclists and athletes with EPO, testosterone, insulin and growth hormones between 2005 and 2008.

Matschiner, 35, had claimed he had stopped supplying the athletes before mid-2008 when the activity was criminalised in Austria, carrying a jail sentence of up to five years. Kohl testified that his former manager continued to supply him with drugs until September 2008, after it had become a criminal offence to do so.

The court gave Matschiner a 15-month prison sentence, 14 months of which were suspended.

Bernhard Kohl finished third in the 2008 Tour but later admitted to his doping activities before retiring from the sport.
 

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cat1commuter | 13 years ago
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I prefer this to the usual omerta amongst doping cyclists where they keep quiet about who supplied them.

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Simon_MacMichael | 13 years ago
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I wonder if he'll get the same treatment on the prison barbecue as the unnamed Aussie cyclist suggested might be awaiting a certain Spanish former team manager?

Page 47 if you're interested...

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italiafirenze | 13 years ago
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I think a bit of perspective is required. The man is hardly a threat to society as a whole. As cyclists, and cycling fans we take a dim view on doping.

But to suggest the man deserves five years in prison for giving cyclists the drugs they ask for is a bit excessive.

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simonmb replied to italiafirenze | 13 years ago
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italiafirenze wrote:

But to suggest the man deserves five years in prison for giving cyclists the drugs they ask for is a bit excessive.

Agreed. But is effectively a one month sentence enough of a deterrent to others?

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italiafirenze replied to simonmb | 13 years ago
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I'm looking forward to reading his book.

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simonmb | 13 years ago
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They could've given him a five year sentence but instead gave him fifteen months, FOURTEEN of which were suspended. So he'll spend a month (probably less) in jail. So the punishment is where exactly?  14

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Tony Farrelly | 13 years ago
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There's gratitude for you

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