zabel retires

[dan_bo]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/feedarticle/7829257


bugger. i'm gonna miss that haircut.

 

[nilling]

Last year Zabel, 38, admitted to taking the banned substance erythropoietin (EPO) in 1996.

Another cheat retires

 

[rich p]

Well yes but it doesn't make him worse than the rest who were never found out!

 

[Chuffy]

Didn't he say that he tried it but gave up pretty quickly due to the side-effects?

Does beg the question of what else he might have used, given that his reasons for not using EPO were medical rather than ethical.

 

[Tynan]

if he tok his entire career, then fine, otherwise presumably he's a cycling great and to be admired?

 

[rich p]

if he tok his entire career, then fine, otherwise presumably he's a cycling great and to be admired?

Que?

 

[Keith Oates]

Zabel was/is a great rider and has brought pleasure to many fans. Why not leave it at that and wish him a happy retirement!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Noodley]

Zabel was/is a great rider and has brought pleasure to many fans. Why not leave it at that and wish him a happy retirement!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You know why

 

[Keith Oates]

Unfortunately, YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Chuffy]

Zabel was/is a great rider and has brought pleasure to many fans. Why not leave it at that and wish him a happy retirement!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Keith Oates]

I've only got a white box with a red cross, Chuffy, so can't see it or reply!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[rich p]

I've only got a white box with a red cross, Chuffy, so can't see it or reply!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's a pic of an ostrich with it's head in the sand, Keith. What can he mean?

 

[Keith Oates]

Ah. now I understand it shows someone digging deep in the dirt so that more can be spread around!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!