Serious Regrets

There is not much to be gained in regret. Most of the time. But, for Leonardo Piepoli, regret may be all that's left.

After testing positive for doping in last year's Tour de France, the 37-year-old veteran is without a team, without any serious prospects for a comeback, and without even a very good chance of being able to work as a coach or trainer. Of course, people forgive, and Piepoli's long years of clean racing and hard work and sacrifice in the role of gregario before his unfortunate decision to cheat could in time work in his favor.

It's a very sad thing to see a career end this way.

Check out the VeloNews article for Piepoli's own words.