Cycling Thread

[Paddingtonwolf]

It seems harsh to strip the titles.

Was Pedro delgado stripped? Was bjarne riis? Was Jan ulrich? Was Marco pantani?

 

[Knockout Ned]

Argue it for the sake of argument? Absolutely.

Argue it to prove any relevant point for any conversation? Not in the least.

Yep, the first bit.

Nothing ike a good LA argument, always guarantees a few pages!

 

[Donegal Wolf]

I tis indeed harsh, especially as pointed out the 2nd, 3rd & 4th each year were probably at it as well.

But same time if an athlete was told in any sport that they would be stripped of all their titles/medals during their career if ever found with drugs, then its no bad thing and another weapon against drugs in sport.

 

[nimrod]

He should be stripped of his titles if the process that finds him guilty has that as a remedy otherwise what's the point. They should declare no winners for those years that the millions of cycle fans were denied a clean race. Nobody knows who'd have won the race had it been ridden clean, least of all LA.

 

[Donegal Wolf]

http://www.independent.ie/sport/oth...ammate-lifts-lid-on-cycle-doping-3217601.html

 

[NorwayFB]

Couldn't find a general cycling thread...Sky has signed another Norwegian,Gabriel Rasch.

 

[PabloWolfo]

Couldn't find a general cycling thread...Sky has signed another Norwegian,Gabriel Rasch.

Hmmm, domestique, classics or both?

I guess both.

 

[NorwayFB]

Hmmm, domestique, classics or both?

I guess both.

I honestly don't know much about him,other than he's talented.

Looks like the final leg next year will be up to Alpe d'Huez,sounds more interesting than the Champs Elysees borefest.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Champs is always the last. If they are going up Alpe d'Huez the day before it will be fucking awesome though.

 

[NorwayFB]

Champs is always the last. If they are going up Alpe d'Huez the day before it will be $#@!ing awesome though.

Not next year if this is true

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Oh that would be awesome.

 

[Donegal Wolf]

That would be a mental final day.

Heard a great interview with Greg Lemond yesterday, didn't realise some of the stunts Armstrong pulled to try to keep him quiet.

http://www.newstalk.ie/2012/sport/237288/

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

11 of Armstrong's former team mates have testified against him.

 

[Knockout Ned]

11 of Armstrong's former team mates have testified against him.

Oof!

Looks like having some reading to do over the next few days...

 

[Knockout Ned]

And here we have it...

http://cyclinginvestigation.usada.org/

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

He has to admit it now. Surely.

 

[Knockout Ned]

I don't honestly know, time and again he has tried to discredit his accusers and claim a witch hunt.

I think he's too far down the line to admit it now, best guess is he'll carry on refusing to defend the evidence with his "enough is enough" statement.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I suppose Marion Jones would be the precedent for someone finally putting their hands up when presented with incontrivertible evidence.

 

[Knockout Ned]

Yeah but LA has a very big ego!

(and his Livestrong foundation)

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I don't think it's fair to devalue his charitable work or his own personal battles with his health, whatever he has done. He's not a fundamentally evil man, very poorly advised and weak willed, perhaps.