Clean Aussie Pro's

[King Boonen]

What about Trent Lowe?
Good interview with him here, implicitly lashing out at (I'm assuming) Vaughters and White:

Essentially I feel I became quite unwell (health wise) because I was given racing and training schedules from people who have now admitted to their own doping practices. When I chose to work with such people, this was not known to me. Therefore their advice is almost entirely based on their own experiences, that of a doped athlete. I am convinced that to complete the workload I was given on an ongoing basis, one would have to dope in order to recover. I was not doping and therefore my health suffered a lot from such over training. Sadly I believe this scenario may still be ongoing in professional cycling, and I feel it still has a very long way to go. It was a mistake to put my trust in some of the people I did for my training and racing schedule.

http://cyclingtips.com.au/2013/02/trent-lowe-life-after-cycling/

That's an extremely insightful paragraph, not thought about it like that! Thanks for posting.

 

[movingtarget]

What about Trent Lowe?
Good interview with him here, implicitly lashing out at (I'm assuming) Vaughters and White:

Essentially I feel I became quite unwell (health wise) because I was given racing and training schedules from people who have now admitted to their own doping practices. When I chose to work with such people, this was not known to me. Therefore their advice is almost entirely based on their own experiences, that of a doped athlete. I am convinced that to complete the workload I was given on an ongoing basis, one would have to dope in order to recover. I was not doping and therefore my health suffered a lot from such over training. Sadly I believe this scenario may still be ongoing in professional cycling, and I feel it still has a very long way to go. It was a mistake to put my trust in some of the people I did for my training and racing schedule.

http://cyclingtips.com.au/2013/02/trent-lowe-life-after-cycling/

That's an extremely insightful paragraph, not thought about it like that! Thanks for posting.

I'm sure he was not the only one. From what I remember, his team hung him out to dry. Another victim, totally innocent ? Hard to say.

 

[42x16ss]

What about Trent Lowe?
Good interview with him here, implicitly lashing out at (I'm assuming) Vaughters and White:

Essentially I feel I became quite unwell (health wise) because I was given racing and training schedules from people who have now admitted to their own doping practices. When I chose to work with such people, this was not known to me. Therefore their advice is almost entirely based on their own experiences, that of a doped athlete. I am convinced that to complete the workload I was given on an ongoing basis, one would have to dope in order to recover. I was not doping and therefore my health suffered a lot from such over training. Sadly I believe this scenario may still be ongoing in professional cycling, and I feel it still has a very long way to go. It was a mistake to put my trust in some of the people I did for my training and racing schedule.

http://cyclingtips.com.au/2013/02/trent-lowe-life-after-cycling/

That's an extremely insightful paragraph, not thought about it like that! Thanks for posting.

I'm sure he was not the only one. From what I remember, his team hung him out to dry. Another victim, totally innocent ? Hard to say.

Seems that way. It's not unheard of, the AIS has done it to track cyclists in the past.

 

[Marmot]

I'm always suspicious of anyone who came from the Aussie track cycling scene, but as a road racer, Brad McGee seemed to have results that I'd have expected from a guy with his background. A pursuit specialist becoming a good prologue rider and lead-out man seems to make sense. If he'd become a grand tour winner on the other hand...

 

[hrotha]

His 2004 Giro does stand out, however.

 

[Billie]

I'm always suspicious of anyone who came from the Aussie track cycling scene, but as a road racer, Brad McGee seemed to have results that I'd have expected from a guy with his background. A pursuit specialist becoming a good prologue rider and lead-out man seems to make sense. If he'd become a grand tour winner on the other hand...

Mcgee was one of the best climbers in the giro 2004. he lost like three tough stages in sprints against Cunego.

 

[Marmot]

I'm always suspicious of anyone who came from the Aussie track cycling scene, but as a road racer, Brad McGee seemed to have results that I'd have expected from a guy with his background. A pursuit specialist becoming a good prologue rider and lead-out man seems to make sense. If he'd become a grand tour winner on the other hand...

Mcgee was one of the best climbers in the giro 2004. he lost like three tough stages in sprints against Cunego.

Yes, when you put it like that, it's pretty damning.

 

[Nick C.]

I'm always suspicious of anyone who came from the Aussie track cycling scene, but as a road racer, Brad McGee seemed to have results that I'd have expected from a guy with his background. A pursuit specialist becoming a good prologue rider and lead-out man seems to make sense. If he'd become a grand tour winner on the other hand...

Mcgee was one of the best climbers in the giro 2004. he lost like three tough stages in sprints against Cunego.

Yes, when you put it like that, it's pretty damning.

Those sprints were uphill or hilltop finish type stages weren't they. He was there but never in the final selection in the mountains. You can make what you will of his 8th place. It was not a star packed field so unless any GT top ten is by definition suspect I would not consider it an "aha" result.