Dr. Maserati said:I agree with 'JMB' in that JV should be more honest on his own personal doping - but what you are constantly requesting is full disclosure to get LA which has very different consequences.
I also would prefer if JV was more direct about his own PED use. (Although anyone who cant put one and one together about that interview is...)
But surely if he did talk about it, there would just be increased clamoring for him to speak out about what he knew of others doping, and increased criticism if he didn't comment? It doesn't seem to me as if it would solve the problem from his perspective.
The 'talk about your own doping, no need to mention other names' makes me twitch a bit too. There's an unfortunate parallel with the omerta code....where tearful confessions are acceptable, as long as you don't rat out anyone else. That rule of behavior is a big part of how cycling ended up in this mess. I'm not suggesting that anyone is trying to enforce omerta here, just that I'm uncomfortable with things that reinforce the status quo, however unintentionally. JMO
Overall I do think that JV needs to be more forthcoming now than he has been in the past. I'm just not sure whether that should be in the press or in Novitsky's office. My real objection is the way buckwheat is delivering his message, not the message itself.