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Coach McGuirk · 07-17-2008, 01:25 PM

This even strengthens my opinion that until the teams demand having clean riders, someone is going to cheat. So long Ricco.

http://tour-de-france.velonews.com/a...team-withdraws

SteelBlue · 07-17-2008, 02:34 PM

Well, I don't think it's even been 12 hours since I posted that it seemed the TdF had taken a step forward this year. Perhaps they will need to line up all cyclists over the age of 18 and shoot them. Start with a fresh crop.

Archaea · 07-17-2008, 02:36 PM

Kicking out Astana really did the trick, eh?

RC Vikings · 07-17-2008, 02:37 PM

Kicking the team out was a good step.

MikeWaters · 07-17-2008, 02:39 PM

Ban the team from pro cycling for a year.

Ban the doper forever.

This is what needs to be done.

You need to leverage peer pressure from the other riders. I.e. you can ruin your own career, but if you ruin mine I'm going to kill you.

MikeWaters · 07-17-2008, 02:39 PM

Ironically, there were Saunier-Duval jerseys on sale the other day and I almost bought one!

Good thing I didn't.

Archaea · 07-17-2008, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Ban the team from pro cycling for a year.

Ban the doper forever.

This is what needs to be done.

You need to leverage peer pressure from the other riders. I.e. you can ruin your own career, but if you ruin mine I'm going to kill you.

Yeah we should follow the better examples of baseball, football and basketball which are so squeaky clean.

MikeWaters · 07-17-2008, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archaea

Yeah we should follow the better examples of baseball, football and basketball which are so squeaky clean.

fans of those sports don't care if the players are clean.

fans of cycling do. that's the difference.

Archaea · 07-17-2008, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

fans of those sports don't care if the players are clean.

fans of cycling do. that's the difference.

You're correct. In fact, I believe cycling's cleaner than almost any other sport, but it's not as clean as we wish it would be.

MikeWaters · 07-17-2008, 02:48 PM

When Ricco rode away on that one mountain stage, like everyone else was riding with flat tires, a guy on my club forum said "I'm pretty sure his hematocrit is 49.9999999999."

Well, turns out he was right. EPO.

It just gets to the point where you can't trust any result.

Contador, there was A LOT of smoke there.

07-17-2008, 01:25 PM	#1
Coach McGuirk Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: The Bubble Posts: 606	Now Ricco and The Whole Saunier Duval This even strengthens my opinion that until the teams demand having clean riders, someone is going to cheat. So long Ricco. http://tour-de-france.velonews.com/a...team-withdraws __________________ "Hey! It's all ball bearings nowadays. Now you prepare that Fetzer valve with some 3-in-1 oil and some gauze pads. And I'm gonna need 'bout ten quarts of anti-freeze, preferably Prestone. No, no make that Quaker State. "

07-17-2008, 02:36 PM	#3
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	Kicking out Astana really did the trick, eh? __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

07-17-2008, 02:37 PM	#4
RC Vikings Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Rexburg, Idaho Posts: 2,236	Kicking the team out was a good step. __________________ "I always rode to my limit. If I won by three minutes, that's because I couldn't make four." Eddy Merckx

07-17-2008, 02:34 PM	#2
SteelBlue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norcal Posts: 5,821	Well, I don't think it's even been 12 hours since I posted that it seemed the TdF had taken a step forward this year. Perhaps they will need to line up all cyclists over the age of 18 and shoot them. Start with a fresh crop.

07-17-2008, 02:39 PM	#5
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Ban the team from pro cycling for a year. Ban the doper forever. This is what needs to be done. You need to leverage peer pressure from the other riders. I.e. you can ruin your own career, but if you ruin mine I'm going to kill you.

07-17-2008, 02:48 PM	#10
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	When Ricco rode away on that one mountain stage, like everyone else was riding with flat tires, a guy on my club forum said "I'm pretty sure his hematocrit is 49.9999999999." Well, turns out he was right. EPO. It just gets to the point where you can't trust any result. Contador, there was A LOT of smoke there.