Recent content by The Principal Sheep

Sagan was at fault and should have been penalised however I see no evidence of intent and the elbow was by reaction for protection. The disqualification is a step too far and devalues the event.

Re: Aru, Porte and maybe others will challenge Froome on separate stages but none will be able to sustain it for the duration.

Re: Dimension Data company also Tour de France official sponsors / technology partners.

Tdf still plays such a significant role in cycling with sponsors/advertising/media that such rash decision's could harm the sport. No rider should be DQ'd on such ambiguous evidence, especially at the tdf.

Re: Re: Eurosport Player has the whole stage without any commentary, absolute godsend for watching cycling nowadays!

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31 years old, knowingly talking to a reporter, spouting sexist and idiotic remarks that would make a horny teenager re-evaluate their attitude to women whilst talking about parents and daughter? Do we know if the reporter was male or female? Was this filmed/recorded as I wonder how it was...

Yeah your statements are solidly based upon facts

We don’t know what was said during the racial abuse or the apology, all we can say is that Moscon abused Reza, he later apologised and the apology was accepted, so we should accept this without any pretence of what Moscon called him, or indeed how sincere the apology was at that time. The bone...

Except this wasn't two people in a park who shake hands and ride away, this was two professional athletes who compete at the highest level in a sport with a Code of Ethics. This act led to team Sky issuing a statement expressing that Moscons behaviour was wrong and unacceptable, this event led...

So would it be fair to say that we have no idea what was said other than it being racial, Moscon made no public apology but a personal apology to Reza whilst accompanied by a member of team Sky and Moscon is now saying that he has no guilt over the incident and people know it was ridiculous...

Considering how upset some are getting about whether Moscon has really taken responsibility for his actions I feel that I've overlooked something key. Can someone perhaps post Moscons apology and any statement where its discussed what he said? And to Echoes, may I ask which country you're from...

Re: Re: But this isn’t just about Reza now though, this wasn’t a personal insult but one about race, it’s about Moscon demonstrating that he accepts and understands why he was wrong, about trying to show that he isn’t a racist, isn’t a bigot, and you have to question what worth his initial...

Re: Every time he says something? that would be ridiculous, every time he talks about this incident where he was guilty then yes, that would be prudent. If Moscon had replied “I apologised to Reza and feel that now we should move forward” or “the incident is behind me and I wish to focus on...

Working from a translation is never ideal but certainly from the CN article it would appear that he’s in no way remorseful but rather it’s been an inconvenience to him, he feels unfairly treated by some but perhaps he was not permitted to fully defend himself. He offers nothing in that...