Álex Marque tests positive for Celestine
Report in El Pais http://deportes.elpais.com/deportes/2013/12/13/actualidad/1386934000_620861.html
Report in El Pais http://deportes.elpais.com/deportes/2013/12/13/actualidad/1386934000_620861.html
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trevim said:Even for such a small race like the Volta is nowadays there is a doped winner. Yiiiikes!
Bye Bye Bicycle said:I can't remember any Volta winner who was not doped.![]()
mariposa said:Well I don't think that Xabi Tondo doped so that is at least one winner who I have faith in.
trevim said:Even for such a small race like the Volta is nowadays there is a doped winner. Yiiiikes!
I wouldn't go as far as saying it's the worst race in the world but I certainly could have made a better sentence. I can't remember much clean riders there eitherBye Bye Bicycle said:I can't remember any Volta winner who was not doped.![]()
This race proudly sits in the triumvirate of The Worst Races In The World: Vuelta Asturias, Tour of Turkey and this race.
If you're being sarcastic, that's not what I meant. If that's your opinion, I disagree.D-Queued said:Fortunately, it is only the lesser talents, those that are in such smaller races, that dope anymore.
I can think of a bunch of other riders that fit that exact description. What a great sentenceFearless Greg Lemond said:''He has been “a renowned time triallist since becoming a pro, yet excelled in the last few seasons as an all-rounder capable to get over the big mountains when in his best form''[/I]
trevim said:...
If you're being sarcastic, that's not what I meant. If that's your opinion, I disagree.
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BigMac said:Pathetic to say the least. Who is it going to be next year? There is so much to pick from.
Now if OFM knew about this, they must get sanctioned. And also, how on earth was this revealed by a Spanish newspaper instead of the right authorieties? Wasn't the control made DURING the Volta? This whole thing smells. The FPF and whoever is responsible for the controls have to give an explanation.
mariposa said:Couldn't agree more. Also if he did have an exemption why has this come out at all?
Abarca Sports, en vista de las informaciones aparecidas en la prensa en el día de hoy, y realizadas las comprobaciones oportunas, comunica que D. Alejandro Marque, ciclista que debía integrarse en la plantilla de Movistar Team para la próxima temporada, no formará parte del equipo, por lo que el contrato suscrito entre las partes no entrará en vigor el 1 de enero de 2014.
-from Movistar's website.
agreeD-Queued said:Fortunately, it is only the lesser talents, those that are in such smaller races, that dope anymore.
The bigger talents don't need doping, as they already have more than enough natural benefit, and there is no advantages of doping in the big races.
lol. sounds like a weaker version of wiggins.Fearless Greg Lemond said:http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/marque-to-movistar-in-2014
''He has been “a renowned time triallist since becoming a pro, yet excelled in the last few seasons as an all-rounder capable to get over the big mountains when in his best form''
Oops.
probably.roundabout said:Would have crushed the field by minutes without his bad knee
sounds like BS.Mis allegados y la gente más cercana, eran conocedores de que la situación de mi rodilla era crítica, algo que oculté a los medios de comunicación para no despertar alarma ante mis rivales.
sniper said:why would you want to hide an injury from your opponents? to keep them from attacking? sounds like a strawman.
sniper said:agree
lol. sounds like a weaker version of wiggins.
Well, probably. But still, would you just go out and say "okay guys, so my knee's bad today, ease up on the throttle today so that i can win it on the TT, okay?"sniper said:sounds like BS.
why would you want to hide an injury from your opponents? to keep them from attacking? sounds like a strawman.
Master50 said:He was popped for corticosteroids and declared it in advance of the test. Trouble is injectable and oral treatments are not permitted even with a TUE. I assume his doctor was not too clear on the rules for these drugs. Seems like a lesser offence but pro riders should be a lot smarter about treatments with controlled substances