Recent content by zwiebel2004

Holy lantern jaw, Batman! http://www.cyclingnews.com/paris-nice/prologue/photos/254697

Most narcotic pain killers are banned by WADA (oxycodone, morphine, etc). I doubt that WADA would be willing to grant a TUE for a narcotic during a competition, most likely taking a hard line that "if an injury sustained in a race requires a narcotic, then most likely the rider should not be...

I know there is a program where USADA allows for anonymous reporting of riders for doping. That could have been the cause of the out of competition test. Another, though farfetched option: He also could have submitted for a TUE for the drug in question while using the drug. USADA could have...

I apologize for being rather vague and awkward... One member on here mentioned a while back that many NRC riders "know" when there is a rider on the Gear, even when they have not been caught or may not get caught. Basically I am looking for that type of knowledge. Guys with shady goings on...

I know Zajicek won his case. I was just using him as an example. I also believe he should not have gotten off like he did. From what I understand he escaped by way of a technicality.

Just wondering if anyone knows any shady rumors about individuals or teams in the US pro teams. I have heard some sketchy things about the Fly V guys. I know Zajicek was seen taking an IV at a host house during Tour of Utah last year, after they were banned. He was of course implicated in...

If you have WKO and want to take a look at some of Zirbels power numbers from a few years ago here you go http://www.fascatcoaching.com/powerfiles.html FTP of 450 watts. Remember though that he is 190 pounds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iGi-UfMeCk Holy hell... Is there any way that is natural? I rarely see guys that lean, let alone women! I dont mean to insinuate that Chrissie is doping right off the bat, but I have simply never seen a woman look like that. Mara Abbott (female Pro...

Before everyone gets bent out of shape about the term "linebacker" I just used it as a term to describe a big guy. I dont even watch American Football...

I have these two photos that I found somewhere online, I forget where. They are of lance back in the early part of the '90s. I remember reading about how he came to training camp one year absolutely beyond huge for a cyclist, but still tearing his teammates legs off :rolleyes:. Interesting that...

Sorry, off topic but: I think I know the guy you are talking about who went on the mission! Does he work out of Las Vegas now?

Its certainly possible when that 21 year old kid is given 17 minutes at one point. And that gap was just over 1.5 minutes when Ben reached the finish line. This type of effort is exactly the way Ben trains. He does long days at a steady effort level, like riding a multiple hour break away...

Bull. Straight up bull. Ben is not doping and there is certainly not a team wide program on Trek-Livestrong. This is not conjecture, I know first hand. Ben is a strong rider, but certainly not the strongest in the bunch. His best results have usually been achieved by riding smart and...

Chodroff did have a big engine (whether enhanced or not). Talking to him after the Valley of the Sun TT that he won, he said he averaged between 430 and 440 watts for almost 30 minutes. The comment about his inability to handle a bike is completely correct.

Seeing that there were places raided in Lucca, I would not be surprised if the Amore y Vita team house and infamous "fridge" were among those.