No Tour champ this year - LeMond

[laurence]

ahhhhhh, guilty until proven innocent, despite any evidence again.

if you look closely enough you will find someone in every team who has had suspicion on them in the past... not helped by the 'guilty by association' (thank you Vic Chesnutt) banded about by pundits and forum contributers.

Wasn't Zulle in Festina in 98... and, therefore, not under Saiz's evil control?

let's not forget that Contador was cleared of any involvement in Puerto, something you seem to have done. The Bruyneel argument would also also mean that Lance didn't 'win' either and, as much as i didn't like the guy, there is nothing to suggest otherwise.

I'll wait to see you on tv, handing the prize to Cadel.

Vive le Tour.

L

 

[MichaelM]

ahhhhhh, guilty until proven innocent, despite any evidence again.

The Bruyneel argument would also also mean that Lance didn't 'win' either and, as much as i didn't like the guy, there is nothing to suggest otherwise.

Of course not. There's nothing to suggest that Heras, Hamilton and Landis started doping untill they left USP/Discovery either.

He must have been good that guy (L.A.), to consistently beat the likes of Ullrich, Basso, Vino, Pantani for seven years - with those mentioned above in his team. Nothing at all to suggest anything going on there at all.....

 

[alecstilleyedye]

Now who was it that did cycling and stage racing in particular such a good service by promoting the use of radios so that the riders didn't have to use their natural cycling acumen in trying to win races!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i have to say that as lemond was responsible for more than one technological improvement in cycling (specialist tt bikes, helmets etc), to me it is indeed evidence that he was a clean rider trying to get advantage within the framework of the rules.

once the bikes all became much of a muchness, there really was only one way it was going to go.