Recent content by wagman67

It's good to know we can sit and judge anonymously from the sidelines. Let's keep patting our backs about it. I have stated before that if that was the culture at the time, it was the culture. That doesn't make it right, but it does make it what it was. Only time will tell what the culture of...

So, what is the generally feeling about those riders that have doped, gotten caught, denied and denied, and then admitted they doped, like Hamilton (obviously, the subject of this thread), Landis, Ullrich, Riis, etc..? It kind of seems like people in this forum are okay with dopers...as long...

'Sweet Deal' only implies what it has always referenced....someone getting a better deal than someone else. If I gave $100 dollars for the exact same thing someone else had to pay $150 for, I got a 'Sweet Deal'. No need to read to deep into that one...it is just a figure of speech.:) Your...

Playing Devil's Advocate, but isn't that what is going on on the other side as well? Again, as above, if you had just made a sweet deal to testify (he is supposedly one of the witnesses), wouldn't you be put out by someone making claims against your camp? I think Phil is absolutely nuts...

You just might have a point. Ultimately, who has the final authority to recognize/ignore USADA's ruling? It seems like everyone thinks they have the authority, but they cannot all have the authority. As I keep mentioning in other posts, I am most interested in what USADA does with the witnesses...

So, you should play good cop, bad cop (where you take both roles at different times)...makes little sense. Why bother? People believe how and what they want to believe. Are you next going to give lessons on how to turn Christians into agnostics or Muslims to Buddhists? As I mentioned in...

Although I am a Lance fan, I am not a Lance defender. I see this whole issue as far from over....well, it may be for Lance, but: There are still people fighting the charges, so the CAS will still hear the 'evidence' that USADA has been keeping under lock and key. I am most curious about the...

That's what I mean...unbound him and let him attack. This guy is one of the most raw and powerful riders I have seen. Sometimes it is great to see him with the bit in mouth, pulling the whole of the team...and some times you just want to see the leash break and watch him run wild. Contrast him...

Brainwashed about what...kind of lost with that statement. It's hard to stop something you never started. Have I offended you in some way...or even know you? Or, do you just start picking fights at random?

I'm talking about at the end of the stage...they were not in the leading group, so Vino was not going for a stage win, but he left Contador, who lost time on Schleck...he could have helped shave a few of those seconds...perhaps, say, eight or so. Vino has served his time...I would like to see...

I am not so sure these two truly get along so great, or that either would be considered "great" teammates. Vino left Contador stranded a little after the cobbles, and Contador, once again, attacked his own teammate for a stage victory, and then didn't even seal the deal. They are both big egos...

Richard Virenque comes out of retirement to capture number 8!!!!:eek: No? Rasmussen!!!:D No, again? Maybe Contador just goes for the the Spots and not the Yellow!!:o No, I guess not. Okay, someone wearing orange...and Spanish!:) That's all I have.

You know, I have been watching and following the Tour de France since before I could really watch it…back in the days of quick glimpses on Wide World of Sports and such. In more recent years, as coverage of cycling in America has become more pervasive, I have started following cycling in...