Froome and Wiggins TUEs

[Dogtrousers]

Sky = US Postal is wide of the mark. Sky are Sky, and times have changed so they won't be using the same methods.

Sky may resemble US postal in having an unprincipled win at all costs approach but that's just a wishy washy comparison that could be applied to many teams.

Sky remind me of the Blair govt in some ways.

 

[HF2300]

Do you have evidence to support that

The motion of the planets? That I don't fall off the earth?

 

[HF2300]

Can someone clarify something for me? I have seen it said that Sky promised to be 'whiter than white' but I have no recollection of them saying that, only that they would ride clean (in the sense of illegal doping, not TUEs) and would go right up to the line but not cross it. What promises did they actually make, as opposed to what promises someone on the internet says they made?

 

[ColinJ]

Can someone clarify something for me? I have seen it said that Sky promised to be 'whiter than white' but I have no recollection of them saying that, only that they would ride clean (in the sense of illegal doping, not TUEs) and would go right up to the line but not cross it. What promises did they actually make, as opposed to what promises someone on the internet says they made?

Do you want us to reply on the Internet, or shall we write letters to you?

 

[Dogtrousers]

They promised me a rose garden

 

[mjr]

I have seen it said that Sky promised to be 'whiter than white'

Bloody hell - you're asking us to rebut silly comments from the singletrack forum?

What promises did they actually make, as opposed to what promises someone on the internet says they made?

You may enjoy this now-deleted statement from 2012: http://web.archive.org/web/20121019...sky.com/article/0,27290,17553_8173493,00.html "Team Sky has had a clear position on doping from the very start. We are a clean team and have shown it is possible to win clean. We want a team in which riders are free of the risks of doping and in which fans – new and old - can believe without any doubt or hesitation. There is no place in Team Sky for those with an involvement in doping, whether past or present. This applies to management, support staff and riders. ..."

 

[mjr]

They promised me a rose garden

I beg your pardon?

 

[Dogtrousers]

@Marmion where did you find that video of a self righteous garden gnome?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

"It's important to make your own choices"

Very true Brad.

 

[Crackle]

 

[dragon72]

So Froome has come out in defense of DB after all.
I'm with Pooley. The whole thing's all a bit fishy.

 

[mjr]

Pooley on Brailsford and fishes rotting from the heads https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/mar/13/pooley-brailsford-british-cycling-fish-head

 

[Smokin Joe]

So Froome has come out in defense of DB after all.
I'm with Pooley. The whole thing's all a bit fishy.

Froome is employed by Sky so he can hardly criticize his boss in public, no more than any of us could. Whatever he may or may not think of Brailsford he needs his support while he is riding for him.

 

[KneesUp]

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"It's important to make your own choices"

Very true Brad.

Did he have a TUE for the car? Surely someone noticed?

 

[jowwy]

i wonder if froome applied for another TUE before coming out in support of brailsford............