How has your Opinion of Vino! changed since Liestong's confession?

[Steel4Ever]

Mine hasn't.

Vino! won the Olympics after his comeback, what did Lxnce win?

And I hope he wears that gold medal every day.

 

[Cobblestones]

Mine hasn't. I hope he wears that gold medal every day.

This thread needs a poll.

 

[Gregga]

Mine hasn't. I hope he wears that gold medal every day.

Mine hasn't too.
He's quite the same sociopath as Armstrong, wanting to win whatever the price.
Sometimes different methods, Vino paying his rivals, LA paying UCI/USADA.
Not surprising they had the same doctor, where not scrupulous when it was time to fire former teamates (Livingston vs Kasheshkin). They both have zero empathy, maybe zero emotions.

 

[Steel4Ever]

They both have zero empathy, maybe zero emotions.

Vino! hails from some weird Islamic ex-commie Eastern Euro/Western Asia country...they don't manufacture those things there!

So...you voted 'Lance who?' ?

 

[Lanark]

Mine hasn't too.
He's quite the same sociopath as Armstrong, wanting to win whatever the price.
Sometimes different methods, Vino paying his rivals, LA paying UCI/USADA.
Not surprising they had the same doctor, where not scrupulous when it was time to fire former teamates (Livingston vs Kasheshkin). They both have zero empathy, maybe zero emotions.

Agree, both are common crooks. The biggest difference is that Vinokourov still has some undeserved shred of legitimacy, and still poisons cycling, while Armstrong is done.

 

[veganrob]

Attack

Do not know but his personality is probably somewhat like gregga describes. But I liked his style of racing. Balls out!

 

[hrotha]

I don't think Vino is a sociopath. "Sociopath" isn't just a random term people throw at Armstrong as an insult, you know. Vino is a crook, but I've yet to see any sociopathic traits in his behaviour.

 

[Fearless Greg Lemond]

I do think this is an even more stupid thread than the What do you think of Jan now, but I totally agree on:

Mine hasn't too.
He's quite the same sociopath as Armstrong, wanting to win whatever the price.
Sometimes different methods, Vino paying his rivals, LA paying UCI/USADA.
Not surprising they had the same doctor, where not scrupulous when it was time to fire former teamates (Livingston vs Kasheshkin). They both have zero empathy, maybe zero emotions.

and, given the crookenedness of cycling I even got to like the dopester Vino. But I still know how he with his big fat a@@ at Casino was not able to climb the high mountains, as one would expect. Vino was a duplicate of Armstrong one might say, made for the Ardennes, maybe some short stage races, not the high mountains, come on.

But, a nice farewell from him at the Olympics at the IOC and the UCI, laughed my a@@ off

 

[Steel4Ever]

I do think this is an even more stupid thread than the What do you think of Jan now...

Guess I shoulda left the <sarcasm/poke fun> button on for you.

It's all ridiculous, really.

 

[ChewbaccaD]

Vino is an unrepentant doper who manipulated the system. I love his riding style, but any win he has is tainted. I am certain doping played a part in his Olympic gold.

 

[ebandit]

reet 'ard

before i thought vino was.........................reet 'ard

know i'm certain vino is reet 'arder than lance..........

imagine vino on oprah................??????????????????

 

[Fatclimber]

Mine hasn't.

Vino! won the Olympics after his comeback, what did Lxnce win?

And I hope he wears that gold medal every day.

Pfffffffffffffffffffffffttt!!! He won a gosh durn crit somewhere's in Northern California! And that was after a top 30 in a multi-day stage race in Arizona or Nevada or somethin'

 

[Fearless Greg Lemond]

It's all ridiculous, really.

Pro cycling the last 22 years? Right about that.

But okay, you had me

 

[Benotti69]

Vino is an unrepentant doper who manipulated the system. I love his riding style, but any win he has is tainted. I am certain doping played a part in his Olympic gold.

This.

Vino was/is not good for cycling no matter his aggressive style.

 

[Swabian Lass]

Agreed. He's not good for cycling. I wish he would pack up and go home and stay away.

 

[Steel4Ever]

imagine vino on oprah................

I'd rather not have that visual burned into my brain, thanks.

 

[BroDeal]

This.

Vino was/is not good for cycling no matter his aggressive style.

Somebody has to win. All the riders winning the big races are doping, so what helps the sport? A borefest from riders like Leipheimer and Wiggins or a great spectacle from riders like Landis or Vino?

The sport needs drama to survive.

 

[The Hitch]

Vino is an unrepentant doper who manipulated the system. I love his riding style, but any win he has is tainted. I am certain doping played a part in his Olympic gold.

Aint you been listening. This was the "cleanest olympics ever". How dare you taint the fantastic and clean achievements of all the clean athletes at the clean olympics by suggesting doping was going on.

Afterall every athlete was tested an average of 0.5 times during the 2 weeks and every athlete who won was tested at least once

I dont see how doping was even possible.

 

[Joachim]

Mine hasn't.

Vino! won the Olympics after his comeback, what did Lxnce win?

And I hope he wears that gold medal every day.

It was a victory for clean cycling!

(he beat those dastardly doping Brits)

 

[thirteen]

Somebody has to win. All the riders winning the big races are doping, so what helps the sport? A borefest from riders like Leipheimer and Wiggins or a great spectacle from riders like Landis or Vino?

The sport needs drama to survive.

+1

i kind of think this thread and most of the other polls lately are ridiculous.

still, i unrepentantly will love Vino forever for the way he rode.

 

[The Hitch]

It was a victory for clean cycling!

(he beat those dastardly doping Brits)

He beat Uran and a chase group that did not include a single British rider, so the - oh they are all picking on the brits, line wont work here. Stop trolling.

 

[Joachim]

Jeez you are one humourless fella

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Dull EPO and blood dopers are the worst.

 

[Turner29]

He is second to Lance Armstrong among doping scoundrels -- another one who would be in the lantern rouge without.

 

[karlboss]

I'll take Vino over Lance. Unrepentant for sure, but I don't believe he sued anyone for saying he's a doper, nor took any other form of action, correct me if I'm wrong. I'm not expecting a confession and if he does, it won't contain an apology.