Levi Leipheimer

[webvan]

Serves him right for his half-a*s affidavit, definitely not remorseful at all too and very "interested" (according to The Hog). Is that why he lost 8 years worth of results? USADA never explained that right? He'd been popped too so that's life/4 or 8/4 ? Either way it's "messy".

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Losewhiner doing domestique work at the height of Lance's comeback: the Nevada City crit.

 

[ToreBear]

I find his confession lacking. Couldn't understand why he quit doping. It could be USADA is saving something for Brunels arbitration. As for his firing. Well he's had a long career and earned lots of money trough cheating clean athletes. I think it's time he moved aside and let someone hopefully clean take his spot.

 

[The Gnome]

"Losewhiner"...lol...that's great...he ought to put that on one of the little bracelets he hawks...that and under the medical info: "juiced to the gills"...wouldn't want any EMT staff doing any damage right? They would need the full history...

 

[Mellow Velo]

While everyone is putting the boot into Leipheimer, spare a thought for poor Pat Lefevre.
He's had to get rid of an old, expensive, washed up without dope, cyclist, who was going to earn OPQS zero WT points, next season.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

While everyone is putting the boot into Leipheimer, spare a thought for poor Pat Lefevre.
He's had to get rid of an old, expensive, washed up without dope, cyclist, who was going to earn OPQS zero WT points, next season.

The benefits of getting rid of Levi is that the rest of the OPQS team won't have to complain that Dr. Evil was wheel-sucking the dimples off their Zipps.

 

[MacRoadie]

u already knew the ending of the movie? The trailer is not specific at all.

I think we can be reasonably certain that the movie, in it's current edition, doesn't end with "and so as a result of his doping admission and subsequent suspension, Levi was fired from Omega Pharma Quick Step"...

 

[GJB123]

So omerta lives and is doing fine with Mr. Lefevre. I hope Levi spills the beans on that pr!ick and his team.

Af ar as not charging since 2007, I agree that it seems unlikely. However he was under oath and he would have opened up himself to all kinds of blackmail and, dare I say it, prison sentences if he is found to have perjured himself. Would that be worth it if he might as well have come clean (pun intended) with no chance of extra penalties. What is the upside for him to lie about 2007 onwards? And make no mistakes, there are people out there with axes to grind who would know very well whether he charged while at Radioshack!!

Regards
GJ

 

[The Gnome]

So omerta lives and is doing fine with Mr. Lefevre. I hope Levi spills the beans on that pr!ick and his team.

Af ar as not charging since 2007, I agree that it seems unlikely. However he was under oath and he would have opened up himself to all kinds of blackmail and, dare I say it, prison sentences if he is found to have perjured himself. Would that be worth it if he might as well have come clean (pun intended) with no chance of extra penalties. What is the upside for him to lie about 2007 onwards? And make no mistakes, there are people out there with axes to grind who would know very well whether he charged while at Radioshack!!

Regards
GJ

Yeah, you're right...they ought to have kept a washed up has-been on their team and payed him out so he didn't spill any beans...we wouldn't want that would we?

 

[hrotha]

So omerta lives and is doing fine with Mr. Lefevre. I hope Levi spills the beans on that pr!ick and his team.

Af ar as not charging since 2007, I agree that it seems unlikely. However he was under oath and he would have opened up himself to all kinds of blackmail and, dare I say it, prison sentences if he is found to have perjured himself. Would that be worth it if he might as well have come clean (pun intended) with no chance of extra penalties. What is the upside for him to lie about 2007 onwards? And make no mistakes, there are people out there with axes to grind who would know very well whether he charged while at Radioshack!!

Regards
GJ

The perjury thing only applies to what he said to the feds, right? My theory is the feds had no interest about the team at large once it stopped having an American licence and the structure took over Astana. If Levi hadn't been asked anything about his own doping after 2007, he knew he could lie to USADA safely.

 

[Arnout]

Suddenly I understand why Joe Papp opened this thread, with the no-contract with Radioshack situation and all.

 

[trailrunner]

Glad to see him go. I think Zabriskie, CVV, and all the others should go too. Just sweep them away and start over. They only confessed because the USADA report came out; otherwise they would have stayed silent forever. That's not honorable. And show the young kids that if you dope - you're done, period.

But the best thing about LL's retirement is that we won't have to watch any more of those lame road ID commercials.

 

[Arnout]

Glad to see him go. I think Zabriskie, CVV, and all the others should go too. Just sweep them away and start over. They only confessed because the USADA report came out; otherwise they would have stayed silent forever. That's not honorable. And show the young kids that if you dope - you're done, period.

But the best thing about LL's retirement is that we won't have to watch any more of those lame road ID commercials.

Not like this, fired by teams. It's the omerta spelled out for you.

 

[Carols]

Obviously the film will not be the pre USADA version of Levi's story. I'll go see it.

On Tuesday, October 23rd at 7:30pm at a theater in your city
The Levi Effect--the true and uncensored story of professional cyclist Levi Leipheimer will be shown during a special one-night event. We encourage you to share this news with your community, friends and family and take to the theater to be part of this story’s nationwide in-theater event!

By now you’re aware of the recent news that gripped the cycling world about professional cyclists who participated in performance enhancing programs several years ago. One of those cyclists is Levi Leipheimer--the third most winningest American cyclist in the history of the grand tour races behind only Lance Armstrong and Greg Lemond. But his recent admission to the use of performance enhancing methods caught many endeared to the sport by surprise. This documentary uncovers what it was like for Levi to participate in those programs with a first-hand candid and revealing account of his experience, what it meant for him after devoting his life to the bike, and ultimately what it means for the future of the sport.

This story reveals the truth about dreams becoming realities, and that what it leads to in the end is perhaps not what you set out to achieve--that a legacy can be left by something that was unfamiliar to you at the onset of a life-long journey.

 

[fatandfast]

The benefits of getting rid of Levi is that the rest of the OPQS team won't have to complain that Dr. Evil was wheel-sucking the dimples off their Zipps.

as was discovered at Sky, RadioShack,Liquigas,BMC,Greenedge and OPQS the degrees of separation between Armstrong and everybody else are one or two at bset. Phil Anderson wasn't even on a team and he has become part of the mix. The roster of OPQS has some fellows that rode with Lance and have yet to have many words about the recent events .

Steegmans and Boonen and others need to be asked on camera if they know or knew ANYTHING about the revelations

 

[Carols]

Also I think the wrong message is being sent by QSPS--what I hear is Talk and You're Fired.

 

[GJB123]

The perjury thing only applies to what he said to the feds, right? My theory is the feds had no interest about the team at large once it stopped having an American licence and the structure took over Astana. If Levi hadn't been asked anything about his own doping after 2007, he knew he could lie to USADA safely.

You might be right about the FED's. I hadn't given that enough thoughts, but you are quite right that they were mainly interested in USPS, probably not Discovery and/or Radioshack. Whereas USADA naturally was interested in 2009-2011. So I am assuming he still should have careful lying to USADA. As stated there are certain people with an axe to grind that are in the know if he did transgress after 2007. USADA wouldn't be a happy chappy, me thinks, if that comes to light.

 

[Microchip]

Wow! Fired, eh?!

He should have retired before this happened. It's not good to have this as the last thing that happened to you before you left the sport. I don't have the dislike for Leipheimer that alot here seem to have, never followed his career or anything.

And his stripping of titles did seem strange compared to all the others.

 

[fatandfast]

Also I think the wrong message is being sent by QSPS--what I hear is Talk and You're Fired.

the message is keep our secrets,keep your job. Keep your own secrets and out you go. Radioshack.repeat Greenedge.repeat.

 

[taiwan]

Lefevre: "OMG you doped? How could you? Out of my sight!"

Fair enough if Leipheimer finally pays a penalty for BIG time juicing, but I'm unhappy if a) he's the only one or b) Lefevre gets any credit for this because he knew when he hired him, nevermind anything else going on at Quickstep.

 

[fishtacos]

The benefits of getting rid of Levi is that the rest of the OPQS team won't have to complain that Mini-Me was wheel-sucking the dimples off their Zipps.

Fixed that for ya.

 

[Caruut]

I think Levi was fired because of his results, really. The doping was just a handy excuse to get an overpaid, over-the-hill rider off the books.

 

[Scatto]

Also I think the wrong message is being sent by QSPS--what I hear is Talk and You're Fired.

My thoughts

 

[veganrob]

Absolutely no remorse for Levi. He still gets to keep his millions, that is why he doped in the first place isn't it. He is washed up now anyway. bye bye bottle

 

[hiero2]

Also I think the wrong message is being sent by QSPS--what I hear is Talk and You're Fired.

Yeah, it sure does leave that impression. Gag. On the other hand, I thing that probably, in reality, there is a lot more to this than we see, and Omega probably had good reasons for what they did. Still, this is unfortunate.

OT: Carols - has the "Evidence Links only" met your requirements?