Jorge and the ChickenIt seems as if Rasmussen is having a little trouble with the harsh glare of the public that the yellow jersey brings. He has been kicked off of the Danish Olympic team for not informing the governing Danish Cycling organization of his whereabouts and has missed (or avoided?) multiple drug tests. In another odd turn of events, a former mountain biking buddy of Rasmussen's has come forward with accusations that the Chicken attempted to trick him into smuggling artificial bovine blood products into Italy from colorado for him. The synopsis of the story is that Rasmussen asked the guy to bring a pair of shoes of his into the country when he came over. The box was dropped off and when the guy was running out of room, he opened the box to fit the shoes in and found bags of the artificial oxygen expander and iv tubing instead of a pair of sidi's. He threw the stuff away and when he got to Italy he confronted Rasmussen. The Chicken's response was "Do you know how much that shit costs?" Rassmussen has confirmed knowing the man but when asked about the incident he stated "I cannot confirm any of that". Not exactly a ringing denial. If it is true, how shady is that? Tricking a friend into doing your dirty work and setting him up to take the fall if he gets caught. Says alot about his character.
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