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Miburo said:Looking forward to see Ullrich receiving his jersey. He deserves it, hope he still fits into it
Bavarianrider said:I guess from now on everybody will push the big gears again.
As it turned out, that's the way to win multiple Tour de Frances, and not the sissy spinning style.
Kwibus said:I don't mind Armstrong getting convicted, but the nr.2s of the TdF he has won were all atleast as suspicious as Armstrong so if they take the wins from Armstrong then they certainly do not deserve it either.
BroDeal said:No one had a problem giving Landis' title to Pereiro, so I don't see why Ullrich should not get his wins.
18-Valve. (pithy) said:Because Ullrich is a convicted doper and Pereiro isn't.
http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1996/index.htmlDekker_Tifosi said:Actually five 1st places BavarianRider, not 4
Riis was also stripped of his title.
Bavarianrider said:I guess from now on everybody will push the big gears again.
As it turned out, that's the way to win multiple Tour de Frances, and not the sissy spinning style.
Bavarianrider said:Jan Ullrich updated Tour de France palmares:
Overall standings:
4 x 1st place
2 x 2nd place
1 x 3rd place
48 yellow jerseys
11 stage wins
SetonHallPirate said:http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1996/index.html
"Vainqueur Bjarne RIIS (TEAM DEUTSCHE TELEKOM)"
"1erBjarne RIIS (TEAM DEUTSCHE TELEKOM)"
The prosecution rests, asking the jury to find Bjarne Riis guilty of victory in the 1996 Tour de France.
Kwibus said:I don't mind Armstrong getting convicted, but the nr.2s of the TdF he has won were all atleast as suspicious as Armstrong so if they take the wins from Armstrong then they certainly do not deserve it either.
Something tells me he would not fare very well in a USADA investigation thoughorangerider said:He was not convicted for the time periods of the pending musical jerseys so that issue is moot.
Clemson Cycling said:Something tells me he would not fare very well in a USADA investigation though
No_Balls said:Ulle is not fat. It is his bike which is small!
Caruut said:Nice result for the guy, he seems to have been through a lot since '06, glad to see him back on a bike.
Bavarianrider said:10 Kilo less and he would still dominate