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I cant be upset about this. Au contraire actually. Vino once again proves just how toothless the official bodies are and for the second time running UCI are sidlined and just stands there and do nothing. The onus are on them to strike but after multiple chances to act NOTHING happens, meanwhile Vino flippin the bird in Cooksons face again and again.
This is the true nature of cycling we are witnessing and im so hoping for a alien Tour by Astana. What a colossal failure by the joke Cookson that would be.
This is the true nature of cycling we are witnessing and im so hoping for a alien Tour by Astana. What a colossal failure by the joke Cookson that would be.
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There's several layers of hypocrisy here. First of all, pretending to be clean is exactly what Astana is doing - they're in the MPCC, unlike many of those other teams that are also quite loud about their cleanliness, after all. They joined the MPCC as a free PR boost to look good, as nothing but posturing, and are going to quit the instant it requires any sacrifice from them. That's hugely hypocritical of Astana.
But those other teams that didn't join the MPCC do proclaim their cleanliness too, some of them quite loudly. It is very hypocritical of them to claim they'll do anything for clean sport and then stay away from the MPCC - if they thought the MPCC is flawed for some reason, they could easily have started their own thang with stricter standards.
However, at the end of the day, there's a lot to say for pretending to be clean. That's one of my problems with Spanish cycling - the fact that they don't feel they need to pretend to be clean says a lot about its doping culture, in that, if they don't even perceive it as a PR problem, that means they're that much farther from perceiving it as a real problem in itself. In other words, I see this hypocritical stage as unavoidable and necessary to go forward. This, of course, doesn't mean those teams are willing or likely to push forward with antidoping, merely that you have to go through this phase to drag those teams kicking and screaming into a different one.
But those other teams that didn't join the MPCC do proclaim their cleanliness too, some of them quite loudly. It is very hypocritical of them to claim they'll do anything for clean sport and then stay away from the MPCC - if they thought the MPCC is flawed for some reason, they could easily have started their own thang with stricter standards.
However, at the end of the day, there's a lot to say for pretending to be clean. That's one of my problems with Spanish cycling - the fact that they don't feel they need to pretend to be clean says a lot about its doping culture, in that, if they don't even perceive it as a PR problem, that means they're that much farther from perceiving it as a real problem in itself. In other words, I see this hypocritical stage as unavoidable and necessary to go forward. This, of course, doesn't mean those teams are willing or likely to push forward with antidoping, merely that you have to go through this phase to drag those teams kicking and screaming into a different one.
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"the UCI said no because you can't change a rider after the directeur sportif meeting (when rider names and numbers are confirmed). The meeting was held at 10:30 on Friday, the rider analysis arrived at 2:30pm"
That is what you get when committees consist of people having reached their level of incompetence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Principle
I am siding with Astana 100%. If this bunch of (certainly well) paid functionaries can´t get their act together it isn´t the mistake of Astana.
I mean not even the Neanderthals at FIFA would let a team start a tournament with one player less than the whole opposition because rules and timelines contradict common sense...
That is what you get when committees consist of people having reached their level of incompetence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Principle
I am siding with Astana 100%. If this bunch of (certainly well) paid functionaries can´t get their act together it isn´t the mistake of Astana.
I mean not even the Neanderthals at FIFA would let a team start a tournament with one player less than the whole opposition because rules and timelines contradict common sense...
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I agree with foxxy. Until the riders actually turn a pedal in the race, teams should be able to sub. Doping aside, what if some poor guy wakes up with a 102 temperature on the morning of the prologue/first stage? The team should be able to replace that rider. Plus, if rider safety is the concern, how safe is it for that rider to push on?
FoxxyBrown1111 said:
I agree with foxxy. Until the riders actually turn a pedal in the race, teams should be able to sub. Doping aside, what if some poor guy wakes up with a 102 temperature on the morning of the prologue/first stage? The team should be able to replace that rider. Plus, if rider safety is the concern, how safe is it for that rider to push on?
Unintentional (or maybe not) funny on the coverage. Kirby saying over and over, "This isn't doping, this is for his health."
Where have I heard/read that before?
Where have I heard/read that before?
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http://www.nrc.nl/sport/2015/07/03/dromen-over-geel-morgen-daar-is-lars-veel-te-nuchter-voor/
Interview with his wife from Friday.
"After sleeping in an altitude tent for a week"
Likely caused the low cortisol level.
Interview with his wife from Friday.
"After sleeping in an altitude tent for a week"
Likely caused the low cortisol level.
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