That would be one interesting phone call. Talking about the good old days. Its folks like Frankie who can really kick this up to another level. Only the Feds know if that happened, hopefully.
From the nydailynews.com posted in the links list.
After the notes surfaced and a predictable backlash hit Landis, he got on the telephone with former cyclist Frankie Andreu, now a television reporter at cycling events.
As the two talked, Andreu tells the Daily News, a feeling of sympathy settled over Andreu, who in 2006 confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs while riding with Armstrong's team. In Landis, Andreu sensed the isolation that he felt when he became a reluctant whistleblower and put himself at odds with Armstrong.
"I can relate to Floyd, getting shredded," Andreu said, recalling the backlash that he and his wife, Betsy, faced after they testified against Armstrong in an arbitration case. "We just got ripped apart, the same way Floyd is."
Andreu said he thinks Landis' allegations need to be investigated, at the very least so that cycling can find out how its anti-doping nets were so full of holes in those years. For Landis to even speak with USADA officials is a major bridge, given the legal attack Landis unleashed as he fought to prevent a competition ban and keep his 2006 Tour de France title.
"If anything, this is good for the riders that are clean because you can get away from the past problems," Andreu said.
From the nydailynews.com posted in the links list.
After the notes surfaced and a predictable backlash hit Landis, he got on the telephone with former cyclist Frankie Andreu, now a television reporter at cycling events.
As the two talked, Andreu tells the Daily News, a feeling of sympathy settled over Andreu, who in 2006 confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs while riding with Armstrong's team. In Landis, Andreu sensed the isolation that he felt when he became a reluctant whistleblower and put himself at odds with Armstrong.
"I can relate to Floyd, getting shredded," Andreu said, recalling the backlash that he and his wife, Betsy, faced after they testified against Armstrong in an arbitration case. "We just got ripped apart, the same way Floyd is."
Andreu said he thinks Landis' allegations need to be investigated, at the very least so that cycling can find out how its anti-doping nets were so full of holes in those years. For Landis to even speak with USADA officials is a major bridge, given the legal attack Landis unleashed as he fought to prevent a competition ban and keep his 2006 Tour de France title.
"If anything, this is good for the riders that are clean because you can get away from the past problems," Andreu said.