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SlantParallelogram said:
Velodude said:Bob Roll, known media supporter of Armstrong, on the USADA reasoned decision "The consistency (of all the witnesses) was pretty telling."
red_flanders said:I was shocked at his reaction. Seemed very candid except the part where he said he was shocked by the evidence. I find that rather hard to believe.
SlantParallelogram said:I was also surprised how openly Bob was speaking. I am sure nobody directly told him they were juicing, however he had to have known.
why an either-or, false dilemma.D-Queued said:Bob is either a fool or a liar, and I don't believe he is one of those.
Big Daddy said:Serious guys. Park, Var Tools, Pedro's, anybody. Somebody out there needs to make this...
Bob Roll, the ultimate tool.
Think of the success. It could be marketed as a heavy duty mini-tool.![]()
D-Queued said:Bob is either a fool or a liar, and I don't believe he is one of those.
Bob raced in Europe, and in mtb when doping hit (which always has had cross-cultural exposure to recreational drug use).
Here is Tomac on the subject (during the same time period when Bob switched from one to the other):
When I was road racing as a pro in Europe in 1990 and 1991, I knew it was not on the level...Then it crept into mountain bike racing which sucked...
Dave.
TheEnoculator said:If someone uses the word "shocked" to describe the USADA report, they might as well slap the sticker on their forehead, "I support doping."
Guys like Roll are exactly what's wrong with cycling.
D-Queued said:Bob is either a fool or a liar, and I don't believe he is one of those.
Bob raced in Europe, and in mtb when doping hit (which always has had cross-cultural exposure to recreational drug use).
Here is Tomac on the subject (during the same time period when Bob switched from one to the other):
When I was road racing as a pro in Europe in 1990 and 1991, I knew it was not on the level...Then it crept into mountain bike racing which sucked...
Dave.
Bushranger said:Maybe he is both a fool and a liar. He's just one of many who are "shocked" by the USADA report. . . .
As DQ points out in the next quote below, Bob went to Europe early. Just like Parkin wrote about, Bob would have seen what was going on. I agree with you.orangerider said:No need to watch, summary: "Wow I'm shocked to read about the LA allegations! In all my years in professional cycling, I find it hard to believe it could've happened but the evidence is so damning"
What you wont hear is what Bob should really be saying:
"Yea, doping went on. I'm not surprised, after all, his results trumphed everyone else and you know, frankly, he was not that good of a rider when I first knew him. Couldn't believe the change that went on. I'll give you this though - he was one of the hardest working guys on the bike in terms of training effort" . . .
Thanks for the link, Dave! Nice catch. Good to hear from Tomac. Always wondered what happened to him.D-Queued said:Bob is either a fool or a liar, and I don't believe he is one of those.
Bob raced in Europe, and in mtb when doping hit (which always has had cross-cultural exposure to recreational drug use).
Here is Tomac on the subject (during the same time period when Bob switched from one to the other):
When I was road racing as a pro in Europe in 1990 and 1991, I knew it was not on the level...Then it crept into mountain bike racing which sucked...
Dave.
purcell said:Roll is one of the originals.
Mildly talented and his career lasted longer than it ever should have.
I wonder how ??
hiero2 said:To be totally fair to Bob, the interviewer handed him a loaded question: "What did you find suspicious?" and the interview was only about one minute. Not enough time to really say anything. But I see two sides to this, so read on.
As DQ points out in the next quote below, Bob went to Europe early. Just like Parkin wrote about, Bob would have seen what was going on. I agree with you.
Thanks for the link, Dave! Nice catch. Good to hear from Tomac. Always wondered what happened to him.
Well, we do have to admit that Bob was an animal. Lance was supposed to be the guy who rode when nobody else was out, but I guarantee he was just trying to catch Bob - who had hit the trails 3 hours earlier.
Given all that, Roll lived in a tent, and survived on peanut butter so he could ride in Europe. And he has been an apologist for many years, so I wouldn't be surprised if he had done the occasional HGH hit.