Recent content by Bertie

The penalties are crap. A decent sanction for such clearly horrendous abuse would be to have your results nullified for the past ten years. Nailing this guy is good, (I particularly like the fact that they tested him in 7th place because it suggests that he was known and targeted) but what about...

I just read it (AAA) and don't disagree with that DirtyWorks. Its either lawsuit or submission/acceptance. Not sure the Wordpress article should be termed "plain English" though.

It might be in the sand.

Problem is we don't know its all speculation. Some educated researched speculation, but still not 100% certainty. Did he have a banned substance in his urine? Yes. Therefore he has been sanctioned. Seems to me the whole issue here is not a refusal of guilt but a rejection of intent. Looks like a...

Originally Posted by BroDeal David Anthony, a Hero for Our Times http://pvcycling.wordpress.com/2012/...for-our-times/ This is journalistic genius. He/She needs a bigger audience.

What ****es me off (also) is the reentry of these guys. Lifetime bans are the only way to go. I am prepared to accept some occasional mistakes of over the counter stuff, maybe these can be a two year ban, but clear cases like EPO, HGH, Steroids etc. Lifetime ban, they know what they are doing...

Or how about Taylor Phinney from track pursuit to Paris Roubaix...Oh wait it looks like he's on his way, scratch that...

And the TDF is not a 3000 km endurance event. It is about 2,700 km of spinning, 200 km of climbing and 100 km of TT. If it were an endurance event you wouldnt have cavendish contest the sprints after 200 km of racing.

Originally Posted by Bertie He has always been one of the best TTers in the world, and he's simply gone from a good climber to a very good climber by extra training and a focus on weight. This is complete and utter crap. Wiggins was never one of the best TTers in the world. He never won a...

I think Wiggo is clean as a whistle, and always has been. There is nothing to suggest otherwise, and never has been. He has always been one of the best TTers in the world, and he's simply gone from a good climber to a very good climber by extra training and a focus on weight. Add to this the...

An average kenyan man of a certain height weighs less than an average white man of the same height. Principal reason, bone weight. Their muscles are more flexible too. They havent been brought up in a sedentary lifestyle They havent been brought up eating crap A large percentage have lived...

I agree entirely. Its training, do it and you can hold it much longer than has been thought. Cycling is heart, lungs, quads and weight. Not a lot to focus on really, and not a lot of injuries; train and you're results will not change much over the years. This is why Chris Horner can be chugging...

You don't know it, but you just solidified my point. My, what a coincidence that they are also "World masters champions" If your point here is that Masters in other countries are less interested in it than the US, it is not the case. In fact I would say it is the opposite for most...

I like most of what you say (Bottany Bay), but I dont see the issue with having Masters Nats, its just a way to race against a higher level, nothing wrong with that surely, something to aim for, and keep the competitive juices flowing. I would like to see Masters starting at M40+, and...

East coast, dont know anyone or suspect anyone, but clearly we have had one or two in the past few years, but they have either been in their 30's which isnt a Master in my book in any case, or being on the track which I dont do.