Dutch cycling team Rabobank has appealed a Dutch court ruling that awarded Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen euro665,000 (US$1 million) in compensation for wrongful dismissal.
Rasmussen, who had demanded euro5.4 million (US$8.5 million) and is also appealing the decision, was fired by Rabobank and ousted from the 2007 Tour de France amid doping suspicions.
Rabobank announced its appeal on Tuesday.
The Dane was leading the Tour when he was fired for telling the International Cycling Union (UCI) he was in Mexico before the race when he was actually in Italy and France.
Rasmussen acknowledged lying about his whereabouts to the UCI, but …
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