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Derukeman said:Unfortunately I think we're in for a long legal process as Contador and his team will use every avenue they can to make this go away. Bad for him is the percentage of riders who've successfully dodged the doping axe is extremely small. Also, the Spanish Federation has ZERO creditability when it comes to doping with Operation Puerto and 6 or 7 riders recently nabbed. You will find very few riders sticking up for AC because they're concerned about their own survival, and suspicion of Alberto being on something was talked about frequently in the peloton.
rzombie1988 said:His statements the last few days have turned bicycling into a circus.
rzombie1988 said:His story is the biggest bs story I've ever heard in my life.
Cobblestones said:...has anyone seen his blood passport values? There's been some rumors that it's pretty messed up. I'd really like to see it for the last few years.
Berzin said:Technically, he is only down to get sanctioned for the clenbutarol.
The plasticizers issue is not on the table as far as a sanctionable offense.
These latest accusations, even though many feel are the death knell for Contador, are just that-accusations.
Since we don't know who made them, how is the UCI supposed to move forward with this? How are they supposed to find out who this person is when he spoke to this magazine on the basis of anonymity?
khardung la said:In a new interview at El Mundo (second biggest newspaper in Spain) Contador says that he is "thinking in quitting even if he is declared innocent". http://estaticos.elmundo.es/documentos/2010/10/12/portada.pdf
Anyone got a link to the actual interview?khardung la said:In a new interview at El Mundo (second biggest newspaper in Spain) Contador says that he is "thinking in quitting even if he is declared innocent". http://estaticos.elmundo.es/documentos/2010/10/12/portada.pdf
Adamastor said:Not sure it's an interview, rather an interpretation of past comments or the comments given by soemone close to Contador.
Vonn Brinkman said:He would not quit. BS.
Even if he is suspended, he would sit it out, whining the whole way, and returning when he is 29 and take another Tour. No way he'd quit.
rzombie1988 said:I hope he quits honestly. His statements the last few days have turned bicycling into a circus. His story is the biggest bs story I've ever heard in my life. He is really talented and I respected his efforts during the last tour, but I'm far from a fan of his.
buckwheat said:He won't come close to winning a Tour in a clean peloton. He relies on dope. He's too mentally weak without it.
El Pistolero said:I don't think you're mentally weak if you won your last 5 Grand Tours you entered doped or not.
One can for example insult Armstrong of many things, but mentally weak?
El Pistolero said:I don't think you're mentally weak if you won your last 5 Grand Tours you entered doped or not.
One can for example insult Armstrong of many things, but mentally weak?
flicker said:Contador is mentally weak. All the crybaby stuff about how he was mis-treated by Armstrong/Bruyneel. Come on Alberto showed how strong he was when he smoked the field on the first signifigent climb. 2009 race over at that point.
Secondly he never ever should have apologized on You-tube to Andy. weakness. arm and arm with Andy on a mountain top finish, weakness.
Now threatening to quit when he can have a nice 2 year vacation in Spain with his girlfriend. He can even pal around the med with vaLV-PITI.
What could be finer, why quit now Alberto?
El Pistolero said:I don't think you're mentally weak if you won your last 5 Grand Tours you entered doped or not.
One can for example insult Armstrong of many things, but mentally weak?