Seeing as how we have the 'Brits don't dope' thread, I thought I'd examine whether the accusations made against the Brits could be justifiably raised against other Anglo-Saxon heritage countries.
For my sins, I'm married to an Aussie, and for quite a few years he insisted that cheating is alien to aussie culture and the fallout would be so bad from aussie countrymen that it would just never happen (may sound familiar if you've every read a Wiggo book). Obviously this is horsesh1t in the extreme, and I never tired of telling him so. He accepts it now, but out of interest I went and had a little look and found this gem from OricaGreenedge's website
"“Orica-GreenEDGE is a clean team and our commitment to being clean has been a foundation principle of the team since the day of its inception,” team owner Gerry Ryan said."
"“To maintain public confidence in our strict adherence to this principle OGE has appointed an eminent and independent external expert to audit the rigour and effectiveness of the team’s anti-doping policies and procedures.”
"OGE owner Gerry Ryan said: “Professional cycling is at a cross roads. The future of the sport is being determined by what we do today. OGE will not step back from taking any necessary decision to protect the integrity of the sport and the team and to restore the confidence of cycling fans around the world.”
“It’s time to put our values to work,” Ryan said. “OGE believes a hard-line approach is an essential pre-requisite to continue in the sport with credibility.”
http://www.greenedgecycling.com/news/-anti-doping-expert-to-review-orica-greenedge-cycling-policies-
Hilarious
For my sins, I'm married to an Aussie, and for quite a few years he insisted that cheating is alien to aussie culture and the fallout would be so bad from aussie countrymen that it would just never happen (may sound familiar if you've every read a Wiggo book). Obviously this is horsesh1t in the extreme, and I never tired of telling him so. He accepts it now, but out of interest I went and had a little look and found this gem from OricaGreenedge's website
"“Orica-GreenEDGE is a clean team and our commitment to being clean has been a foundation principle of the team since the day of its inception,” team owner Gerry Ryan said."
"“To maintain public confidence in our strict adherence to this principle OGE has appointed an eminent and independent external expert to audit the rigour and effectiveness of the team’s anti-doping policies and procedures.”
"OGE owner Gerry Ryan said: “Professional cycling is at a cross roads. The future of the sport is being determined by what we do today. OGE will not step back from taking any necessary decision to protect the integrity of the sport and the team and to restore the confidence of cycling fans around the world.”
“It’s time to put our values to work,” Ryan said. “OGE believes a hard-line approach is an essential pre-requisite to continue in the sport with credibility.”
http://www.greenedgecycling.com/news/-anti-doping-expert-to-review-orica-greenedge-cycling-policies-
Hilarious
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