Tour de France
Posted by: Bert Schurink on 04 July 2015
I am really looking forward to this years Tour de France. The race seems to be exciting with quite a number of contenders and a difficult race. So let's hope doping does become an active part of the discussions...... and let's hope we can just enjoy sports
has not started yet and we already have two threads!
...and sadly one Astana rider already suspended. I thought they were in the last chance saloon-or lucky to be competing depending how you look at it.
Bruce
Not suspended. It's more complex than that, but yes the sport would be much better off if Vino and Astana would just crawl back under the rock from which they came.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/new...start-tour-de-france
Whilstever there is a place for cheats in sport, there will be cheats in sport. The UCI needs to give itself greater powers to deal with this. Not easy, though.
I can't see where you're coming from at all. Low cortisol level indicated he may suffering from an illness. 
With regards to UCI, do they really need MORE power.
has not started yet and we already have two threads!
...and sadly one Astana rider already suspended. I thought they were in the last chance saloon-or lucky to be competing depending how you look at it.
Bruce
Not suspended. It's more complex than that, but yes the sport would be much better off if Vino and Astana would just crawl back under the rock from which they came.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/new...start-tour-de-france
Whilstever there is a place for cheats in sport, there will be cheats in sport. The UCI needs to give itself greater powers to deal with this. Not easy, though.
I can't see where you're coming from at all. Low cortisol level indicated he may suffering from an illness.
With regards to UCI, do they really need MORE power.
Now who's being naive? The cortisol controversy is just the icing on the cake. A team run by an unrepentant convicted drug cheat has a long and recent pattern of violations. That's enough for me. Get rid of them. There should be no second chances for convicted cheats. They can go and get a real job as far away from cycling as is possible. Any clean riders in Astana can line up for spots on other teams.
has not started yet and we already have two threads!
...and sadly one Astana rider already suspended. I thought they were in the last chance saloon-or lucky to be competing depending how you look at it.
Bruce
Not suspended. It's more complex than that, but yes the sport would be much better off if Vino and Astana would just crawl back under the rock from which they came.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/new...start-tour-de-france
Whilstever there is a place for cheats in sport, there will be cheats in sport. The UCI needs to give itself greater powers to deal with this. Not easy, though.
I can't see where you're coming from at all. Low cortisol level indicated he may suffering from an illness.
With regards to UCI, do they really need MORE power.
Now who's being naive? The cortisol controversy is just the icing on the cake. A team run by an unrepentant convicted drug cheat has a long and recent pattern of violations. That's enough for me. Get rid of them. There should be no second chances for convicted cheats. They can go and get a real job as far away from cycling as is possible. Any clean riders in Astana can line up for spots on other teams.
LOL.
In the other Tour De France thread you said you hoped Contador came out on top. Obviously you don't realise his right hand man was accused by the UCI (yes them again) of biological passport manipulation. His left hand man served a 2 year ban and has admitted blood doping.
I'm not being naive, just commenting based on fact not prejudice.
has not started yet and we already have two threads!
...and sadly one Astana rider already suspended. I thought they were in the last chance saloon-or lucky to be competing depending how you look at it.
Bruce
Not suspended. It's more complex than that, but yes the sport would be much better off if Vino and Astana would just crawl back under the rock from which they came.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/new...start-tour-de-france
Whilstever there is a place for cheats in sport, there will be cheats in sport. The UCI needs to give itself greater powers to deal with this. Not easy, though.
I can't see where you're coming from at all. Low cortisol level indicated he may suffering from an illness.
With regards to UCI, do they really need MORE power.
Now who's being naive? The cortisol controversy is just the icing on the cake. A team run by an unrepentant convicted drug cheat has a long and recent pattern of violations. That's enough for me. Get rid of them. There should be no second chances for convicted cheats. They can go and get a real job as far away from cycling as is possible. Any clean riders in Astana can line up for spots on other teams.
LOL.
In the other Tour De France thread you said you hoped Contador came out on top. Obviously you don't realise his right hand man was accused by the UCI (yes them again) of biological passport manipulation. His left hand man served a 2 year ban and has admitted blood doping.
I'm not being naive, just commenting based on fact not prejudice.
Hey, I never said I wasn't hypocritical!