Landis letter re drug use in cycling

[Cobblestones]

RadioShack press officer Philippe Maertens told VeloNews that Armstrong and Bruyneel will speak to the press tomorrow morning at the team’s bus at the start of stage 5 of the Amgen Tour of California.

Sean Weide, U.S. media director for BMC Racing, told VeloNews that the team will issue a statement later regarding the allegations made against current BMC rider Hincapie and former Phonak boss — and current BMC Bicycles owner — Andy Rihs.

Garmin-Transitions communications director Marya Pongrace said that the team will offer comment soon regarding the allegations against its rider Zabriskie, who currently leads the Amgen Tour of California.

Read more: http://velonews.competitor.com/2010...-use-by-armstrong-others_117407#ixzz0oS7IiQeE

Reuters has the bare bones, but left out the allegations against everyone else.

So Bottle is the only one nobody cares about?

 

[Dr. Maserati]

VeloNews reports that Lance and Johan will speak to the press at their team bus before the stage in the morning. Blanket denial would be a good guess. Floyd bashing will undoubtedly be included. This will now be the center of attention for the rest of the ToC.

 

[blackcat]

LOL. That Garmin statement is sure to be a classic. I can only imagine the wretched duplicity that will go into it. This will be the moment when Vaughters turns completely away from his supposed principles and fully embraces the dark side of the sport.

principles are only principles when they are tested.

EPIC FAIL from JV and Garmin I expect.

 

[python]

An announcement

the march of haters starts today at 11 cet.

meeting place:
Agence Française de Lutte contre le Dopage

229, boulevard Saint-Germain 75007 Paris
--
We will be back in time to watch today’s giro.

 

[I Watch Cycling In July]

So Bottle is the only one nobody cares about?

Pity Levi's not there, they could ask "so Levi, have you ever been suspended for using PEDs?"

 

[trompe le monde]

The Merckx quote on the cover is both regrettable and absolutely hilarious at the same time.

 

[theswordsman]

So Bottle is the only one nobody cares about?

That's the info Velonews got when they made the calls. I guess Lance is a more polished liar, and has more fan support. If he says he did nothing, LL would be included.

 

[Cerberus]

LOL

To short

 

[BroDeal]

principles are only principles when they are tested.

EPIC FAIL from JV and Garmin I expect.

If Vaughters had real cojones and truly believed what he has been preaching then he would do what Riis did and admit that he doped while on Postal. Riis survived. I expect to see a weasel worded or even flat out denial.

Andrue should stand up also.

 

[theswordsman]

An announcement

the march of haters starts today at 11 cet.

meeting place:
Agence Française de Lutte contre le Dopage

229, boulevard Saint-Germain 75007 Paris
--
We will be back in time to watch today’s giro.

Will there be refreshments served? Otherwise I'll just wave a Bike Pure flag out the window.

 

[Cerberus]

If Vaughters had real cojones and truly believed what he has been preaching then he would do what Riis did and admit that he doped while on Postal. Riis survived. I expect to see a weasel worded or even flat out denial.

Andrue should stand up also.

Didn't Vaughters testify that he knew nothing doing a court case? Admitting perjury can have repercussions.

 

[Publicus]

So we get blanket denials tomorrow? I suspect this will be the pivotal point in all of this. If Floyd has any incriminating/implicating/corroborating information, it would be wise to force that information out before responding or issuing a statement. Unless someone at UCI or one of the other entities contacted has shared the emails/information with Armstrong/Bruyneel, I would say non-denial denials are the order of the day if they want to preserve any future defenses.

 

[Roland Rat]

Ha ha! Brilliant! What a great day! Oh man, after yesterday's Giro stage, this and then later today more Giro... I'm falling in love with cycling all over again!

 

[Dr. Maserati]

If Vaughters had real cojones and truly believed what he has been preaching then he would do what Riis did and admit that he doped while on Postal. Riis survived. I expect to see a weasel worded or even flat out denial.

Andrue should stand up also.

That would be smart thing to do........

He can fall back and admit that he was the 'anonymous' source for the New York Times article, so he can ride it out.

But DZ will have to be offered up.

 

[python]

Will there be refreshments served? Otherwise I'll just wave a Bike Pure flag out the window.

yes, after Pierre BORDy makes a sensational announcement about the progress in the 2009 tdf infusiongate investigation.

 

[Roland Rat]

Couple of quick thoughts:

Re Vaughters - I think he and Zabriskie will be fine. Just portray themselves as having made a mistake, saw the error of their ways and now doing it properly. Millar has shown the way there.

Re the UCI - the only way I can see it get out of this is for Fat Pat to say this was entirely the old regime, and he has brought in a new broom. If we are lucky, he may even pull something out of the bag to nail Armstrong once and for all as evidence that the UCI are now against doping.

 

[theswordsman]

If you want to see live reactions, go to twitterfall.com and type "Landis" in the search box. Tweets are coming fast and furious.

 

[Fourier]

Please CN for the sake of our beloved sport, release the hounds, unleash the fury.

 

[Zen Master]

In one of the emails, dated April 30 and addressed to Stephen Johnson, the president of USA Cycling, Mr. Landis said that Mr. Armstrong's longtime coach, Johan Bruyneel, introduced Mr. Landis to the use of steroid patches, blood doping and human growth hormone in 2002 and 2003, his first two years on the U.S. Postal Service team. He alleged Mr. Armstrong helped him understand the way the drugs worked. "He and I had lengthy discussions about it on our training rides during which time he also explained to me the evolution of EPO testing and how transfusions were now necessary due to the inconvenience of the new test," Mr. Landis claimed in the email. He claimed he was instructed by Mr. Bruyneel how to use synthetic EPO and steroids and how to carry out blood transfusions that doping officials wouldn't be able to detect. Mr. Bruyneel and Mr. Johnson could not be reached for comment.

In the same email, Mr. Landis wrote that after breaking his hip in 2003, he flew to Girona, Spain—a training hub for American riders—and had two half-liter units of blood extracted from his body in three-week intervals to be used later during the Tour de France. The extraction, Mr. Landis claimed, took place in Mr. Armstrong's apartment, where blood bags belonging to Mr. Armstrong and his then-teammate George Hincapie were kept in a refrigerator in Mr. Armstrong's closet. Mr. Landis said he was asked to check the temperature of the blood daily. According to Mr. Landis, Mr. Armstrong left for a few weeks and asked Mr. Landis to make sure the electricity didn't go off and ruin the blood. George Hincapie, through a spokesman, denied the allegations.

Oooopsss...

 

[Epicycle]

LOL. That Garmin statement is sure to be a classic. I can only imagine the wretched duplicity that will go into it. This will be the moment when Vaughters turns completely away from his supposed principles and fully embraces the dark side of the sport.

Vaughters' last Twitter (it's about a massage video):

Wanna see Zabriskie naked? I know I do!

 

[BroDeal]

That would be smart thing to do........

He can fall back and admit that he was the 'anonymous' source for the New York Times article, so he can ride it out.

But DZ will have to be offered up.

He could cooperate and get a one year suspension instead of two.

 

[Berzin]

 

[Dr. Maserati]

Couple of quick thoughts:

Re Vaughters - I think he and Zabriskie will be fine. Just portray themselves as having made a mistake, saw the error of their ways and now doing it properly. Millar has shown the way there.

Re the UCI - the only way I can see it get out of this is for Fat Pat to say this was entirely the old regime, and he has brought in a new broom. If we are lucky, he may even pull something out of the bag to nail Armstrong once and for all as evidence that the UCI are now against doping.

Agree on Vaughters.

UCI, hmmm.... of course Pat will say it was long before his time (even though he was elected President in 2005 and was vice Pres long before that) and of course the Biological Passport has been in use since and.........

 

[blackcat]

please cn for the sake of our beloved sport, release the hounds, unleash the fury.

+1000000000

 

[blackcat]

Vaughters' last Twitter (it's about a massage video):

Wanna see Zabriskie naked? I know I do!

lolza, homoertoticism writ large