Recent content by TrapperJohn

There's more to that than meets the eye.

Let's see - Noval wasn't chosen for the Tour team, didn't get an invite to JB's new team... surely that doesn't color his opinion? And it now appears that the funding issues were related to Vino. JB didn't want him back, Vino had words with the sponsors, the money started drying up. Deal struck...

It is disconcerting to see this arbitrary application of anti doping. If Chicken was known by the UCI to be doping, and that's why they made their non recommendation, then the reasons for this should be public. If they don't know for sure, then they should keep their mouthes shut. The process...

The subject must be cursed. Already, this one has changed from Andy's possible move to consolidation of threads...

Sure, let's get Landis, Ricco, and Heras to join in - the Roche Tour de Pharmacy. It's EPO+insulin versus HGH and testosterone. Think about it - for an extra charge, you can be injected with the same high performance 'blue' CERA that propelled Ricco to his stage wins. Testosterone? Floyd Landis...

Well, what did you expect? Bruyneel owes Armstrong, without LA he would be a nobody. Of course he's going to support Armstrong. He needs a team to run next year, and it won't be Astana. LA can offer him that, AC cannot. The alliances within Astana had little to do with this Tour. They had...

I held Greg up as one of my idols, years ago. Heck of a rider, and a real gentleman, too. At least in public. However, he didn't get on this anti-doping kick until Armstrong eclipsed his Tour record, and his position as the preeminent American cyclist. If he had stood up against rampant...

Ever been there? Everyone rides bicycles in Belgium. Between that and Holland, I thought I had entered cycling paradise. No surprise the sport is popular there.

Let's hope Bradley doesn't achieve top GT form. With that, and Cav dominating the sprints, people will be whining about how those Brits that don't really care about the sport are doping their way to the top. But seriously, impressive effort for someone who hasn't been a GT contender before.

Unlikely scenarios? Evans finds a loophole in the rules that allows him to strap a JATO unit to his bike. Fires the rocket on Ventoux, forgets the laws of physics, is last seen at 10000 feet and climbing... LA tosses a water bottle into Andy Schleck's spokes, but everyone thinks Kloden did...

Is it right to shout 'doper' in a crowded peloton? Greg is getting less logical as time goes by. He's a bit hasty to toss out accusations on somewhat flimsy pretenses. Anyone can do that - just look at this forum. Wait until all samples are processed - it did take a while to catch DiLuca.

That's how I see it - AC to the Alonso team, LA, LL, CH to Radio Shack with Bruyneel, don't know where AK will go, perhaps to Alonso as well. Vino is left holding the blood bag...

So what's wrong with rooting for the home team? It's acceptable, indeed admirable, in any other sport. Getting a bit thick here, don't you think? Hey, you're missing a terrific British Open. Tom Watson is tied for the lead at age 59, and Tiger missed the cut. More interesting than this...

I think Contador will attack. He's going to be the leader on whatever team he goes to, and the AC/LA pairing is a very unusual situation. It's not like an upstart is challenging an established leader. Doubt anyone in the peloton would hold it against him if he were to attack. Some might even...

Looks like this Tour wasn't decided by the TTT after all. To quote a hackneyed phrase from American baseball: It ain't over, 'till it's over. A pity about Levi, I was pulling for him, too. The Rodney Dangerfield of cycling, don't get no respect.