Froome and Wiggins TUEs

[Flick of the Elbow]

This is turning into a classic doping scenario. Little bits of evidence coming in one by one, each explained away as an innocent one off error of some sort until in the end there are so many dead fish in the pond that the stink cannot be ignored.

Yes, unfortunately reminiscent of US Postal.

 

[Crackle]

I didn't realize Freeman had been on the Linda MCartney team, that's chipped a bit more good faith away. Everything else in that article is good. The realization that the TUE system was not robust enough and steps taken to change that, all good.

I don't think it's anything like US Postal, not even vaguely.

 

[Smokin Joe]

I don't think it's anything like US Postal, not even vaguely.

I don't either, but it is worth remembering that for a long time most people didn't think that US Postal was like US Postal.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Is it goodbye to Sirdave time?
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/exclusive-team-sky-riders-consider-asking-brailsford-to-resign/

 

[Crackle]

Is it goodbye to Sirdave time?
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/exclusive-team-sky-riders-consider-asking-brailsford-to-resign/

One wonders. Hard to see how it isn't. One also wonders if it might be the end of Sky too.

 

[LewisLondon]

Got to say whatever the rights and wrongs I'm a bit dubious about silly doorstepping tactics. I can't help feeling the media these days use doorstepping not so much for serious investigative journalism, more for dramatic effect.

Completely agree with this. What did it hope to solve, other than harassment?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

It's all very strange.

I always thought Sky would achieve their stated aim when they started - to win the Tour within 5 years.

I have thought for the past 2 years that their end was on the horizon, this might be the dawn of their ending. But then again, it's Sky.

One wonders. Hard to see how it isn't. One also wonders if it might be the end of Sky too.

If I wait long enough it will eventually come true and I can claim to be a sage

 

[Crackle]

Geraint Thomas, ready to eat dissenters

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Geraint Thomas, ready to eat dissenters

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That akin to the board giving a football manager a vote of confidence?

 

[smutchin]

That akin to the board giving a football manager a vote of confidence?

Or North Koreans protesting how much they love the Glorious Leader?

 

[mjr]

Completely agree with this. What did it hope to solve, other than harassment?

It got them a news story, didn't it? Their aim isn't to solve Team Sky's problems...

 

[Strathlubnaig]

That akin to the board giving a football manager a vote of confidence?

and we all know what happens to football managers

 

[Strathlubnaig]

Dog ate my homework.

a big boy did it and ran away

 

[HF2300]

It got them a news story, didn't it? Their aim isn't to solve Team Sky's problems...

No, it didn't. It got them a bit of silly time filling drama masquerading as a news story. The story is whether Sky broke the rules or didn't. Doorstepping Wiggins added not one iota of information to the sum of human knowledge on the subject; the only thing we gained was finding out Wiggins doesn't like being doorstepped, which isn't really news.

 

[Globalti]

A little note for the thread: my cycling buddy knows the BC doctor very well indeed and says that although he's a good Dr, his administration and personal life are an absolute shambles. He believes the whole sorry mess is down to nothing other than simple incompetence in BC and their medical recording.