Tour de France bosses are tonight reeling from the news that the race winner- Alberto Contador- has not failed a single drugs test at this year's Tour. The news comes amid widespread speculation that this could have been the "cleanest Tour de France of all time." Ashen faced Tour bosses are tonight meeting to hash out exactly what to do about the scandal, but it is looking unlikely that Conatador will be permitted to ride the race again. An insider said: "by inviting Vino [Alexandre Vinokourov] back, we thought we were certain to get a juicy scandal. But all he did was talk in the third person the whole time....it is very saddening."
Contador was remaining quiet on the revelations this evening, but with a press conference slated for tomorrow morning, it seems unlikely he will be able to hide from an enraged viewing public for long. Television viewing figures have plummeted as the Tour reached its conclusion with many fans becoming "disenchanted" with the sport. "We used to be able to rely on Le Tour for a good drugs story," said Jean-Pierre Le Frog from Paris, "thousands used to line streets and we would take bets on who was cheating. Those days are gone now. It has all changed."
Race organisers have been left particularly red faced as many suspected that this Tour would finally mark the downfall of Lance Armstrong. "They promised us an Armstrong failed test," fumed a representative of one key sponsor, "we will never back the Tour again now. All we got was an old man limping round- what good is that? It simply does not get people watching. I know that we all feel really let down." A source close to the race connoisseurs has said that they "cannot rule out" a completely drug free Tour. "We think that people are being very hasty in their judgement," said the source, "it is not over yet. We can still get people on the final stage....maybe even an Armstrong."