[Aborted] CNF Clinic Award: Best Doping Excuse of 2013

[Eshnar]

No candidates here too. Name the best (most convincing/consistent) doping excuse developed this year (the excuse must be of this year, the positive that led to it could also be in the past).
Discuss and nominate

 

[Eshnar]

CNF Clinic Award: Worst Doping Excuse of 2013

The least convincing excuse of the year. Name your candidates. The excuse must be of this year, the positive that led to it may be not.
Discuss and nominate.

 

[MartinGT]

JTL win's hands down.

"I was pished"

 

[veganrob]

JTL win's hands down.

"I was pished"

Did he really say that? Hell, that is not even original.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Not too many doping excuses IIRC

 

[del1962]

Does Stuart O'Grady's apply?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Hesjedal for me. Tried it once or so, got an Olympic medal, never touched doping again.

 

[BroDeal]

For the second year in a row "marginal gains" has taken the award.

 

[Justinr]

Must be something i ate ...

 

[jsem94]

For the second year in a row "marginal gains" has taken the award.

This exactly.

 

[kielbasa]

If "best doping excuse" is defined as one that actually works, I don't think this discussion belongs in The Clinic as everyone should believe the rider is innocent.

 

[kielbasa]

Shifting down makes you faster.

 

[Clausfarre]

The best excuse along the lines of marginal gains is "that crap was 10-15 years ago, shut up, la-la-la-la-la". It is borderline ***.

 

[Eshnar]

Better abort this