<puts on tinfoil hat> If AC's "flu" is related to doping then what is KK's "heart attack"? I'm sure KK is just trying to stall the vampires with this induced coma crap. It's a creative new variation on LA's 20 minute shower. </tinfoil hat off>
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1. Contador (Astana) 1:04:40The Hitch said:Also since spain is without a doubt the best producer of cyclists at the moment (for class, not for frequency - Italy) does anyone know who he faced last year for the tt and who he would be facing this year. maybe sammu or lls are turning up this year and hes decided its not worth putting in the effort against them.
FKLance said:Oh come on!
Are we going to have a thread on every rider who gets sick?
Big Doopie said:how do you get "a bit" of flu? Either you have the flu (and are usually bedridden -- not training in the mountains with teammates) or you don't.
Big Doopie said:please note that major contenders missing national championships before the tour has only been common since the advent of blood doping and epo testing. before that -- it was traditional, required and absolutely expected that every rider compete in their national championship. tour contenders started begging off their national championships (often complaining of some mild illness) only in the last 15-20 years.
Tom T. said:<puts on tinfoil hat> If AC's "flu" is related to doping then what is KK's "heart attack"? I'm sure KK is just trying to stall the vampires with this induced coma crap. It's a creative new variation on LA's 20 minute shower. </tinfoil hat off>
alberto.legstrong said:This forum is just about completely mental.
Evidenced by this being placed in the clinic. Can we just put all pro racing threads in the clinic from here on out???![]()
Tom T. said:I hope you realize I was not being serious. Actually, I was making the same point as you.
hrotha said:Honestly, if he doesn't have the flu and it's an excuse I'd say it's more likely that he just doesn't feel like riding a hard TT for a title that isn't even that prestigious around here. After all, he rode last year, and his preparation for the Tour in the Clinic-related front couldn't have been that different this year, right?
wattage said:...3-5% fat might be little too low, more likely at 6-7 .....
Willy_Voet said:I'm not sure anyone else actually read the rest of the article. First part:
Contador has hoped to defend the title and wear his national colours at next month’s Tour de France, but he’s been suffering from flu symptoms since Saturday.
Middle paragraph:
Contador is training with Astana team-mates Paolo Tiralongo, Dani Navarro, David de la Fuente, Jesús Hernández, Benjamin Noval and Oscar Pereiro in Sierra de Madrid this week. The week-long camp will help the Kazakh-backed squad decide its final roster for the Tour de France, which commences at the end of next week.
He has the flu, so he can't do the 1 hour TT. But he can train for the next 5 days in the mountains?
Publicus said:I also recall, but haven't been able to find, a quote from Martinelli or Sanquer just after the Dauphine saying that he isn't riding the Spanish TT. So this is all probably a bit of bs to save face in Spain, cover up doping, avoid the vampires (though he's told the world where he is for the next five days) or he really got a sick and lost a couple of days in the mountains and thinks it's more beneficial to get those days in rather than defend his TT title. There is something for everyone it seems.![]()
alberto.legstrong said:Lately around here, the serious loonies and the sarcastic people who aren't nuts are starting to blend into one. Honestly, I couldn't tell until you outed yourself.
ttrider said:people are so dilusional thinking that having flu is some kind of code for doping!
What the hell?! I take it when your ill and miss a cycling race your wife doesnt get suspicous of you transfusing yourself
So stupid its beyond belief! he has a bit of flu get over it!
It was for this reason that in 1996 some French and Swiss riders did not compete in their national championships. Right then, they were in the middle of their Clenbuterol courses, and the only disastrous effects would have been those felt at the drug tests during the championships. The official reason given was a virus circulating in the team, which, according to the press, was giving us a lot of concern coming up to the Tour de France. In actual fact the whole team was at a training camp in the Pyrenees.
Tom T. said:The "<puts on tinfoil hat>" and "</tinfoil hat off>" should have tipped you off.
Tom T. said:The "<puts on tinfoil hat>" and "</tinfoil hat off>" should have tipped you off.
Polish said:The Flu is VERY contagious, especially H1N1.
And it is always smart (and considerate) to STAY HOME from work if you have the Flu.
Is there a chance that Alberto has now infected some of his team mates?
Is that the reason Astana has yet to announce their Tour line-up?
Waiting to see who is healthy?
ricara said:It seems he has a bit of the "flu". Amazing what those dirty needles will do to your health...