First hearing in trial of cyclist Rasmussen v employer Rabobank
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Thu, 06/05/2008 - 06:43.
Amsterdam - The first hearing is due to take place in Utrecht in the central Netherlands Thursday in the case launched by Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen against his former employer Rabobank.
Last year, Rabobank fired Rasmussen, 34, after it seemed the cyclist had lied about his whereabouts prior to the Tour de France and subsequently missed several doping tests.
But Rasmussen claims his employer knew exactly where he was: that he was training in Italy and not in Mexico. The cyclist insists he never lied.
Rasmussen is demanding more than 1.5 million euros (2.31 million dollars) in compensation for Rababank's decision to fire him.
The Danish cyclist was expected to win the Tour the France when Rabobank pulled him out of the race. (dpa)
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