Doping git thread

[Pro Tour Punditry]

If you were a top women's cyclist, what team would you want to avoid riding for?
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/astana-acca-due-o-womens-team-launched-for-2015

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

In more depressing news...
Matt Rendell has announced there are rumours that 472-Colombia (the Conti-tour team) has ended.
If confirmed Rendell states that they "have kicked to death the flagbearer of clean Colombian sport and taken great joy in it."

 

[cyberknight]

Seems a certain american cant handle the new doping trend ............
http://www.mensjournal.com/adventur...ps-how-tough-is-the-beer-mile-really-20141120

 

[rich p]

Yet another Astana boy caught with his pants down and needle out
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/fedosseyev-is-fifth-doping-case-for-astana-organisation

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

It just goes from bad to worse for that poor Vinokourov chap. Looks like he thinks there's one more to come...

Yet another Astana boy caught with his pants down and needle out
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/fedosseyev-is-fifth-doping-case-for-astana-organisation

Told you so...<goes off to find a picture of Vino holding both hands up...>

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Rumours are starting to circulate that someone has been "snitching" on his old chums:

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Depressing stuff. Surely there's some action that the UCI can take against the team ?

 

[thom]

Surely Nibali has to leave Astana.
I think he's clean and I thought he cares.
If he doesn't leave after all this, it's not that I think he's a doper, it's just he's condoning a culture where people gave it a shot.

He should get out for his own credibility.

 

[ColinJ]

Surely Nibali has to leave Astana.
I think he's clean and I thought he cares.
If he doesn't leave after all this, it's not that I think he's a doper, it's just he's condoning a culture where people gave it a shot.

He should get out for his own credibility.

I've been thinking that too!

He surely can't just go on saying that he is "angry" about those riders when every new case makes his position more uncomfortable ...

 

[The Couch]

I've been thinking that too!

He surely can't just go on saying that he is "angry" about those riders when every new case makes his position more uncomfortable ...

Even Lars Boom, who hasn't ridden an official race with Astana yet (since he just transferred in) has already made a public comment on Astana (after the 4th guy was found out)

 

[The Couch]

Vino has found the solution to save the Astana World Tour team:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vinokourov-suspends-astana-continental-team

The young riders are crazy if they still haven't understood that there is no place for doping in cycling

People have to understand that they (the Continental team) has nothing to do with this team (the Astana WorldTour team). The only thing we have in common is the jersey and the name.

 

[oldroadman]

Interesting take on credibility.

 

[resal]

Surely Nibali has to leave Astana.
I think he's clean and I thought he cares.
If he doesn't leave after all this, it's not that I think he's a doper, it's just he's condoning a culture where people gave it a shot.

He should get out for his own credibility.

Interesting take on credibility.

Made my day ! Not wearing a yellow wrist band but the determination "to believe" is awesome.

All those Sky jerseys sold - some serious skin has been put in the game. I would not like to be opening those kit drawers before going on a ride.

Back to Astana - I still on with my plot - Makarov will be more than capable of finding out where the skeletons are - a few riders closer to home will need to hope Cookson keeps him sweet - I would love to know what he has against Astana.

 

[smutchin]

I would love to know what he has against Astana.

Er, five positive doping tests? It's there in the reports.

Not entirely clear why the news of another doper at Astana should indicate that Makarov is going after Sky... Are you Ted Rogers? Is the answer Dusty Bin?

 

[thom]

Interesting take on credibility.

You think people won't put 2 and 2 together to get 5 ?

Interesting take on humanity, curious take on cycling fans in particular !

Cyclists, old or new, know what fans expect : they should be prepared to put the sport before themselves and condemn doping by their actions.

Thats how they get credibility. Winning is not the only way to earn respect.

He's risking his reputation - that is stating the blooming obvious.