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V3R1T4S said:Not Andy, but this reminds me of another picture I've always been curious about.
V3R1T4S said:Not Andy, but this reminds me of another picture I've always been curious about.
42x16ss said:Looks more like an itchy mosquito bite or skin irritation
Why would you take a cortisone shot in the bony part of the elbowD-Queued said:Quick, pass that guy some cortisone.
Dave.
D-Queued said:Not normal.
Not for a trained phlebotomist. So rule out ABP.
The other notable detail is his race number. That is a lot of drag from poor placement. Simple to fix.
Two ways to compensate for that in the peloton.
1. Natural gifts
2. Other
I'll go with Other.
Dave.
zigmeister said:You do realize that most trained phlebotomist, at least in the US, are barely high school educated, near dropouts that work for some huge testing lab, LabCorp/Quest, and pay next to nothing right?
Believe me, most are no better than an amateur at drawing blood and bruising.
You give too much credit to some people and their expertise...anybody can bruise up from a needle jab.
Salaries for phlebotomists in our area start at $12 per hour. Experienced phlebotomists make $19 per hour. Wow, impressive, just above McDonald's wages.
It seems like the Schleck of 2009-2011 is long gone, but the 28-year-old still believes that he is in there somewhere. “I want to succeed again. I won a Tour de France on paper and I have won stages. I was Andy Schleck, I was someone, I want to become that again,” he explains.
“I do everything to succeed, I train a lot and I’m leaner. I cannot do more than my best. I don’t know if I will get back on the podium at the Tour. If I fail, I won’t become depressed. I am happy that I have done everything to get there.”
Schleck’s brother Fränk returned to racing this season after a yearlong ban for the diuretic Xipamide, but Andy denied that he had ever been involved in doping, adding that he believed that anti-doping measures are "more effective" now. “I gave a lot to the Tour and I have never hurt the bike. I’ve never done crap, unlike others,” Schleck said. “Guys like (Riccardo) Riccò and (Danilo) Di Luca did stupid things and they may encounter problems later, because they only have the bike in their lives.”
del1962 said:Did he really need to mention Ricco and Di Luca in his denials?
del1962 said:http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/andy-schleck-not-ready-to-give-up-on-cycling
Did he really need to mention Ricco and Di Luca in his denials?
Does he mean Frank had ever been involved in doping, or himself?
red_flanders said:You'd think he'd be more angry at the doper who stole his moment in the sun on the top step TdF podium. "On paper" indeed.
For whatever reason Di Luca and Ricco are the punching bags for the other riders. Not sure I totally understand it but it matters little.
del1962 said:He could have mentioned Armstrong, Bruyneel or Riis rather than Ricco or Di Luca
Benotti69 said:He could have mentioned many, many, many riders who doped.
del1962 said:I mentioned Bruyneel and Riis because they are two managers Andy worked under at least during his succesful years and are well known dopers, and Armstrong because he is more famous than Ricco/Di Luca (even in Luxembourg)
del1962 said:He could have mentioned Armstrong, Bruyneel or Riis rather than Ricco or Di Luca
del1962 said:He could have mentioned Armstrong, Bruyneel or Riis rather than Ricco or Di Luca
del1962 said:http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/andy-schleck-not-ready-to-give-up-on-cycling
Did he really need to mention Ricco and Di Luca in his denials?
Does he mean Frank had never been involved in doping, or himself?
zlev11 said:i think he was more using them as examples of guys who "have nothing except the bike" and that mentality caused them to dope, which is probably partly true. i dont really see how he's throwing them under the bus. most omerta keepers have said much worse about them.
GuyIncognito said:Every year this guy 'magically' finds form around this time.
I seriously entertain the possibility that his all-round level is his normal one and he's a super responder
GuyIncognito said:Every year this guy 'magically' finds form around this time.
I seriously entertain the possibility that his all-round level is his normal one and he's a super responder
JV1973 said:...
But my opinion? My opinion is he's clean. I think he's got some crazy adaptive physiology. ...