Recent content by ricara

Maybe I'm just a chump, but after reading Rasmussen's explanations I'm inclined to believe him. On the first one he actually got tested anyway because he was at a race. Then the third one should be easy to corroborate, at least with regards to his attending his sister's confirmation. And as...

Levi's Second Blood Bag Kicked In! The blood didn't help him on yesterday's rainy descent into Aspen yesterday, but it sure gave him a boost today up Vail pass for the 10 mile time trial. 38 year old Levi beat 23 year old former race leader Tejay V.G. by nearly a minute! Go Team Radio Shack...

Levi Found Another Blood Bag! At the first stage of the Colorado race, Levi won the sprint against Henao, Cadel, and the Schlecks. I think it's safe to say that he had another blood bag waiting for him for this race...

Is that why they call you "Stingray"? :D

Agree with your Levi comment. Am wondering about the Colombian team comment. Back when I used to race in the early '80s, there was no way that the Colombians were doping. They were insane climbers, but poor time trialers and poor descenders. I had the opportunity to spend a week racing and...

Well stated! The thing that I don't get is how much Bruyneel must be paying McQuaid to prevent anti-doping tests: http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/...ifornia_173010 It's obvious by now that Verdruggen was on the take (I'd like to see his Swiss bank accounts!), but I was hoping that...

Well stated! The thing that I don't get is how much Bruyneel must be paying McQuaid to prevent anti-doping tests: http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/news/usada-out-uci-in-for-drug-testing-at-amgen-tour-of-california_173010 It's obvious by now that Verdruggen was on the take (I'd like...

Levi just won the Tour of Utah, despite losing significant time in Saturday's circuit race. The Colombian team had led until the time trial. They swore they would throw everything they had at Team Radio Shack. But the talent of a half-dozen Colombian climbers in their prime was no match for...

More Evidence of LeMond's Natural Talent I ran across this interesting blog. The second paragraph describes the Olympic road team selection race. Greg was too young to participate, but they decided to let him race it anyway. Nice story -- and remember that Greg was still presumably on his...

Thanks for the info. This reinforces my belief that a clean rider (say LeMond) could compete against a doped rider (say Hinault or Fignon) during that era. But everything changed with EPO.

At the risk of appearing politically incorrect, my impression is that Verbruggen was totally corrupt and gave a free pass to the highest bidder -- especially if that bidder would boost cycling's TV ratings due to the "miracle cancer survivor" story. But it seems as though McQuaid is actually...

I know that Fignon has admitted to doping, presumably in his autobiography. Apparently Bernaudeau also admitted to doping. Hinault has made references that were tacit admissions of doping. Eddy was popped for a "stimulant" in '73 or so. Does anybody know exactly what drugs these guys were...

Free Kimmage Interview??? There is a free article from an Australian newspaper at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/brave-acts-help-tour-turn-corner/story-e6frg7rx-1226100929938 I doubt this is the entire interview, but it is a bit more than the good Dottore posted. Of all...

I thought one of the parts with the most implications was when Landis said that Bruyneel orchestrated all of the team doping on USPS. To me this explains very clearly how Bruyneel "coached" Contador to victory in 2007 and 2009. It explains very clearly why ASO banned Astana from the 2008 TdF...

It seems clear that Lance and/or Bruyneel paid off Verdruggen. And it also seems clear that McQuaid is covering up for Verdruggen's past crimes. But I can't believe that this is happening still. Do you? I agree that McQuaid did not want another scandal and did everything he could to give...