Jodie Batchelor

Jodie is the current Victorian Vets Criterium and Road champion in her age group. She has been racing for several years now and likes any event that involves sprinting and not too many hills. She initially used cycling as an important part of her rehabilitation from a mountaineering accident in New Zealand. She then got into racing as a replacement for martial arts in which she represented Australia and won Gold, Silver & Bronze medals in the Martial Arts World Games in 2000.

Saunier Duval team has withdrawn

By Jodie Batchelor
Published 17-Jul-08

I have just heard that the Saunier Duval team has withdrawn from the Tour post a positive drug test from Riccardo Riccò. This rider has won 2 stages in this year's tour plus there was that break away on stage 10 from 2 of his team mates that took first and second in that stage.

This team was leading the team category in the tour, had 2 riders in the top 10 for GC, had the top 2 riders in the mountain classification (Riccò was leading) and 4 riders in the top 7 for KOM and Riccò was also leading the young rider classification.

This I am sure will shake things up not just on the leader boards but throughout the tour. It&'s a shame that cycling and drugs are so often talked about in the same sentence.