Bjarne Riis, saved by silence?

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neineinei said:
A couple of months ago ADD said the report was ready for printing, but now they say they are still working on it, getting the quotes approved for the report by the interviewees. They have interviewed ca 50 persons. And the report is to be published in 2015....

http://www.jyllands-posten.dk/protected/premium/sport/ECE7689143/Cirka-50-har-vidnet-i-dansk-dopingsag/ (Danish, paywall)

50 people is more than I expected...

As an aside the total yearly budget of ADD is lees then what was put into CIRC commission who interwieved 174 or so.. And consider CIRC only talked to people, they did not perform tests, run an organisation or anything of that character...

No wonder Lone Hansen took a run for it when the position as head of TeamDanmark was offered to her...

Also Mølholm from DIF has said they were working their *** of non-stop with ths report that only seems to open new doors.. Mølholm also said they were in over their heads all though he did not say it as directly...

Also ADD is from now on responsible for matchfixing as well without significant funding added to the early budget.....

The new Add boss have a background in the danish police and they've said that follows the modern way of fighting doping with more use of intelligence and investigative measures -rather then hit and run testing...
 
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I don't think that Riis has anything left to lose at this point, and he's taking quite a beating from Oleg. I know there's a clause in his termination agreement, but I wonder how long he can put up with that before breaking his silence and firing back. Wishful thinking probably: it is by playing possum that Riis lasted so long in the first place. Oleg should learn from that, but he can't shut up: he is becoming a target. The shiite will hit the fan one of these days.

O Lord, please give us revelations about Oleg flying Bertie's PEDs in his private jet, or even better: one of his cronies busted while burglarizing Sky's hotel and stealing Dawg's stash :cool:
 
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Oleg might be Bertie's JetMan, following all over Fran... the world, carrying teh dope. To be administered whenever he is summoned to Oleg's office for a stern talking to.
 
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I can't wait to read Oleg's next post on his CN blog: what an arrogant ***. Every time he opens his mouth, or uses a keyboard, he makes more enemies. Soon unnamed sources will start leaking stuff from within his organization, teams may be colliding against his, the good ol' boys will try to bring him down. Oleg is the perfect whipping boy: not many will cry when he gets whacked, and cycling will emerge cleaner than ever :rolleyes: .
 
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yup, amazing stuff from Tinkov.
burning bridges and making enemies.
don't get me wrong, i'm loving it, good soap opera no doubt.
but no idea what the hell he's thinking when making such public statements.
 
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sniper said:
yup, amazing stuff from Tinkov.
burning bridges and making enemies.
don't get me wrong, i'm loving it, good soap opera no doubt.
but no idea what the hell he's thinking when making such public statements.

He does occasionally spew some wisdom, but he is a mafioso at heart. He had 2 riders go and wait 2 hours to pick up his wife from a shopping trip earlier this spring. Suffice to say he treats everyone on the team as his personal slaves who are required to follow orders. This will not end well, the question is how long before it ends.....
 
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Yeah he has no commitment to cycling at all. I read that and thought he's the last thing cycling needs.
 
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'New money' is the future of all sports. Just look at football. The 'third world' is coming...
 
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@Dear Wiggo

Is this real? I have my doubts. Who is "Cycling in the South Bay"? Sagan is going to pretty much lay waste to Tinkov (who deserves it) to some random blogger? Also, unless this is a translated interview, I have never heard Sagan talk like that in English. His English is still pretty terrible, and the way this reads is very "colloquial" like a couple of native speakers just having a chat. Seems fishy to me...
 
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IamIronMan said:
@Dear Wiggo

Is this real? I have my doubts. Who is "Cycling in the South Bay"? Sagan is going to pretty much lay waste to Tinkov (who deserves it) to some random blogger? Also, unless this is a translated interview, I have never heard Sagan talk like that in English. His English is still pretty terrible, and the way this reads is very "colloquial" like a couple of native speakers just having a chat. Seems fishy to me...
it's a spoof, not real.

but you're not alone thinking it was real.
seems tinkov too thought it was real :D, says he's going to reduce Sagan's contract.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tinkov-keen-to-reduce-sagans-contract-after-poor-spring
unreal.
 
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IamIronMan said:
@Dear Wiggo

Is this real? I have my doubts. Who is "Cycling in the South Bay"? Sagan is going to pretty much lay waste to Tinkov (who deserves it) to some random blogger? Also, unless this is a translated interview, I have never heard Sagan talk like that in English. His English is still pretty terrible, and the way this reads is very "colloquial" like a couple of native speakers just having a chat. Seems fishy to me...
It's fictional. There's several similar hilarious articles from that blog.
 
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IamIronMan said:
@Dear Wiggo

Is this real? I have my doubts. Who is "Cycling in the South Bay"? Sagan is going to pretty much lay waste to Tinkov (who deserves it) to some random blogger? Also, unless this is a translated interview, I have never heard Sagan talk like that in English. His English is still pretty terrible, and the way this reads is very "colloquial" like a couple of native speakers just having a chat. Seems fishy to me...
Sagan's intimate knowledge of the US Master's racing scene should have also been a give away ;)
 
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neineinei said:
A couple of months ago ADD said the report was ready for printing, but now they say they are still working on it, getting the quotes approved for the report by the interviewees. They have interviewed ca 50 persons. And the report is to be published in 2015....

http://www.jyllands-posten.dk/protected/premium/sport/ECE7689143/Cirka-50-har-vidnet-i-dansk-dopingsag/ (Danish, paywall)
Netserk said:
Let me guess, it will be published by the end of June or during July...
End of June it was!
http://politiken.dk/sport/ECE2727443/dopingrapport-om-dansk-cykelsport-er-klar/
 
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Yeah. According to Rasmussen, Nicki Sørensen admitted that he doped in 2004 to ADD, but his confession was later edited out.
 

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It'll be publiced tuesday at 12 CET. Apperently Michael Rasmussen have confirmed, that ADD are protecting riders like Nicki Sørensen.

I'll not be surprised if they have done the same thing with Bjarne Riis that USADA did to Armstrong. Get all the smaller fish to corporate and testify against Riis, and then cut some deals like their name isn't mentioned in the rapport etc.