Chuffy
Veteran
- Location
- On the banks of the Exe
Rumsas? Thing is, wasn't that one actually correct!
Frank Schleck positive test
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my favourite was "it was for my dog"
Possibly, I don't know the team doctor concerned but some have been complicit in drug taking, so it's not so far fetched, besides I rather liked Raindog's conspiracy theory. Even if it's not deliberate it does but SckleckF on the back foot now.
SoloCyclist
Guest
Looks like it was Simoni and proved to be correct that the lozenges were laced with cocaine!
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
I saw Nibali accept a bottle of water from a spectator near the end of one of the earlier stages - might have been stage 7, I don't remember exactly which but it was an unusual enough sight that it stuck in my mind. I thought at the time it was a bit daft, then was relieved when he poured most of it over his head... but then he took a swig from it.
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Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
It all sounds like a second-rate Agantha Christie novel now. I'm sure Hercule Poirot could solve The Case of the Poisoned Cyclist in no time at all.
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Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
Yeah, they usually just chuck the stuff on their heads. You do have to be daft (or suffering from severe dehydration) to accept a drink from a random stranger in the TdF. I'm always more concerned that it might not be what you expect when you pour it on your head. You don't want to end up covered in some sticky energy drink (or worse...).
Chuffy
Veteran
- Location
- On the banks of the Exe
You don't get those in a Woolies pic'n'mix.
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Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
I share your scepticism, but the kind of person who would throw tacks on the road (possibly betting-related) wouldn't think twice about offering a spiked drink to a cyclist
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
- Location
- Manchester
Sounds like an idiot manoeuvre, or a move of sheer desperation (or a family member or close friend spectator), you never know what it is, drinking or tipping over your head! Tacks on the road, next, acid in a bottle!
you do round our way...........
Chuffy
Veteran
- Location
- On the banks of the Exe
You have a Woolies round your way? Wow!
ha! Just shows how long it is since I so much as looked for one!
Hont
Guru
- Location
- Bromsgrove
There will always be riders who are cheating, no matter how small in number they (hopefully) become. If they are being caught this is a good thing. I'd much rather this happen than a Tour with zero positives, because then you know someone has gotten away with something.
And if high-profile names with a, presumably, sophisticated program in place are being caught then this can only discourage others and indicates that, for now at least, the testing is doing a good job. So I find this encouraging.
And if high-profile names with a, presumably, sophisticated program in place are being caught then this can only discourage others and indicates that, for now at least, the testing is doing a good job. So I find this encouraging.
