Recent content by GreggGermer

Having been to South Africa for two periods of training I did so not for doping but because I had 1) A free place to crash with a friend 2) Consistent weather for training in winter 3) Great training with lots of climbing and altitude 4) Others who I could train with almost every day (where I...

I am VERY much for testing moving to an independent body. I know JV wrote an article about it recently but I haven't got around to reading it, but from what the headline says is he wants the UCI not to be responsible for doping tests, which is spot on. Actually I want the UCI to be...

I think I should slightly amend my comment: I can vouch for two riders who rode for the cyclocross team I put together last year, Gabby Day and Craig Richey, during last year. As both raced for me, lived at my house and having spent numerous hours getting to know each rider I can, and would...

I am not aware of the doping allegations. Since 2007 I've only seen Ramunsas off and on at the start or finish of an odd pro race (recently I saw him at the Giro before a stage). I'm not sure of the foundation, but I know his training style was very eastern-bloc-esque, as in, two or three...

I was teammates with Ramunsas back in 2007 on a small Belgian-Lithuanian team. I ended up racing with him and most of the other Lithuanians at the bigger UCI races (the team ended up getting very cliquy after a month or so). During my time I learned that he (and the other Lithuanians) trained...

I never read Millars book, so I can't give an opinion. I didn't buy the Hamilton book, but borrowed it as I didn't want to give Hamilton any of my money. Same goes for Millars book, if I get a chance to read it I will, but I'm not buying it.

Glad to hear your story. Since I wrote my piece I have heard from others who choose not to dope. Had some interesting conversations and learned I was not alone ... that made me very happy to know.

No one ever came up to me and said "Hey, you need to be on drugs, go talk to X." That is true, but to say it was outside of my realm and to compare where I was to that of a cat. 3 is just ridiculous. Were there drugs within the walls of the team apartment I lived in, YES ... Were teammates...

I guess I was just a dreamer who waisted my life having some kick-*** experiences in Europe and living my dream. What a waist of so many years :D :D :D Yup, that is true ... but why harp on what YOU think my ability was and could have be. I think why I'm so bent on arguing with you, some...

-- Sleep, lots of it -- Fruit smoothies with honey and peanut butter -- Massage, either by my wife (then girlfriend, to fiance, to wife in my years as a pro), but I found "The Stick" quite effective -- Supplementes to help scatter free radicals like, Vitamin C, Q10 -- And the all...

I'll answer your questions below ... You can look at my statement that way, but I never said a thing about any other riders or their clean/dirtiness. I only talked about MY ability and how the use of doping could have lead to very quick gains (ie. an extended career). This is all of course...

TUE's are the grey area created to alleviate the medical necessity quandary I talked about earlier. I don't have any TUE experience as I never had any. I know guys use them to further ride the line of what they can get away with. I don't believe the peloton has as much asthma as TUE's...

Easy, when it is listed on the WADA website. Supplements / Herbs / Vitamins are VERY different to chemical drugs. Mainly the fact that they are naturally occurring in the world, your body is evolutionarily designed to use them to be effective and to overdose on them take a ridiculous amount of...

Dave never make the effort to be friends with / get to know me or the other foreign riders (and I speak Flemish), so I wasn't about to go out of my way to make friends with a guy nicknamed "Dr. Dave". As anyone who frequents the clinic knows association is not a good thing when it comes to...

We accept all at The ChainStay. I don't ever ask for a resume because I let Belgium's racing sort you out if you think your game. There are some periods that are better than others for racing. I'm working out next seasons road schedule as we are going to try and plan out some youth and junior...