Most memorable doped perfomances?

[Hawkwood]

If Greipel gets 20 wins this year will they ban *** helmets and skin suits?

I liked those bars! After the UCI ban you saw Shimano equipped riders in breakaways gripping the gear cables in front of the stem instead.

 

[hiero2]

Yes and how did the UCI react? It said that these incredible performances and increases in speed were solely due to improvements in equipment and promptly banned Cinelli's Spinaci bars, something the company has never forgotten see http://www.cinelli.it/EN/spinaci/storia/

I like that Popeye logo - spinaci - hehehe.

 

[Hawkwood]

I like that Popeye logo - spinaci - hehehe.

clear use of peds!

 

[sublimit]

If Greipel gets 20 wins this year will they ban *** helmets and skin suits?

If Cavendish was riding back then I'm sure he would be banned for sprinting in an unusually low position.

 

[Fearless Greg Lemond]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHTuS7t7EBE

Big Mig in full sprint on Mont Ventoux.

 

[Samson777]

1989 time trial in Paris; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzjv1XpGJnc Lemond beating Fignon. Probably most exciting Tour finish ever!

 

[the sceptic]

2002 Vuelta. I was watching some stages on youtube and the first time trial was quite ridiculous.



1 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 45.32 (48.09 km/h)
2 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.40
3 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis 1.00
4 Joseba Beloki (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 1.01
5 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1.24
6 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.30
7 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal Service 1.34
8 Klaus Möller (Den) Milaneza-MSS 1.42
9 Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal Service 1.43
10 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.50

So many funny things about this list. First of all, the Kelme 1-2 with two riders few had heard of a year or so earlier. (sounds familiar)

Sevilla, Beloki, Mayo and Heras. I thought they were supposed to be climbers. guess not!

St. Millar makes an appearance, was this before or after he had stopped doping?

Klaus Möller. Who?

 

[Escarabajo]

1989 time trial in Paris; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzjv1XpGJnc Lemond beating Fignon. Probably most exciting Tour finish ever!

Why are you pi$$ed off at Lemond for?

 

[Lanark]

Lol, Klaus Möller. Completely forgot about that guy. Whenever that guy appeared on the tv the viewers hematocrit would go up a couple of points. Rarely seen such an obvious doper.

 

[ElChingon]

2002 Vuelta. I was watching some stages on youtube and the first time trial was quite ridiculous.

There are many scenes in that race that were ridiculous, keep watching.

St. Millar makes an appearance, was this before or after he had stopped doping?

Pre-Bust.

 

[the sceptic]

There are many scenes in that race that were ridiculous, keep watching.



Pre-Bust.

Watching the angliru stage now. Kelme train going strong, then Aitor Gonzalez drops everyone except Heras, who proceeds to just sprint away and put 1.30 minutes into everyone. wow. Its funny how obvious the doping is when you watch that now, but back then i had no clue.

 

[Big Doopie]

Watching the angliru stage now. Kelme train going strong, then Aitor Gonzalez drops everyone except Heras, who proceeds to just sprint away and put 1.30 minutes into everyone. wow. Its funny how obvious the doping is when you watch that now, but back then i had no clue.

Y do u think u now notice?

Serious question.

 

[Zweistein]

1989 time trial in Paris; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzjv1XpGJnc Lemond beating Fignon. Probably most exciting Tour finish ever!

You can believe everyone doped if that makes you feel better.

 

[Ripper]

Video of the Gewiss train smoking the entire peleton on the Mur de Huy, legendary stuff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3rZphEtzSM

That is the absolute most memorable. Just f*cking destroyed the entire field (which was itself full of dopers), riding away with ease on the Mure without even going anaerobic.

Just freakin' nuts.

The UCI is such a joke.

Oh the humanity!

 

[Trond Vidar]

That is the absolute most memorable. Just f*cking destroyed the entire field (which was itself full of dopers), riding away with ease on the Mure without even going anaerobic.

Just freakin' nuts.

The UCI is such a joke.

Oh the humanity!

Agreed. Are Muur times recorded?

 

[will10]

2002 Vuelta. I was watching some stages on youtube and the first time trial was quite ridiculous.



1 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 45.32 (48.09 km/h)
2 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.40
3 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis 1.00
4 Joseba Beloki (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 1.01
5 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1.24
6 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.30
7 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal Service 1.34
8 Klaus Möller (Den) Milaneza-MSS 1.42
9 Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal Service 1.43
10 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.50

So many funny things about this list. First of all, the Kelme 1-2 with two riders few had heard of a year or so earlier. (sounds familiar)

Sevilla, Beloki, Mayo and Heras. I thought they were supposed to be climbers. guess not!

St. Millar makes an appearance, was this before or after he had stopped doping?

Klaus Möller. Who?

2002 and 2004 Vueltas were amazing racing. And Wiggins looks like he modelled his climbing style on Aitor Gonzalez.

 

[Samson777]

You can believe everyone doped if that makes you feel better.

Do you not believe that anyone was doped in the 89 TT Well you can believe in Santa if that makes you feel better

 

[armchairclimber]

Stage 17 TDF 2006 was the most ridiculous I can remember. It would have been funny if it wasn't so tragic...however, that's the moment that started the sequence to bust Lance, so it has a different look to it now.

 

[Tom T.]

Not the most memorable, but Pecharroman back in 2003 ripping off Heras's legs at Catalunya and Euskal Bizikleta was pretty notable. As was his disappearance.

 

[wansteadimp]

That is the absolute most memorable. Just f*cking destroyed the entire field (which was itself full of dopers), riding away with ease on the Mure without even going anaerobic.

Just freakin' nuts.

The UCI is such a joke.

Oh the humanity!

Okay, newbie's naive question. What did Gewiss do differently that made the difference?

Its taken as the truth that Indurain, Bugno, Chiappucci were on EPO before this. Presumably that means that all/a large proportion of the field were on it. Yet Gewiss rode away from everyone - so what was the step forward that they made?

Taking more risks on the haemocrit values, EPO+blood bags, what?

 

[Zweistein]

Do you not believe that anyone was doped in the 89 TT Well you can believe in Santa if that makes you feel better

Nice try on trying to create a straw man argument. Instead of trying to defend your suggestion that Lemond doped, you ask "did anyone dope?"

 

[Samson777]

Try harder, Lance.

You continue I will just leave it..

 

[Netserk]

Agreed. Are Muur times recorded?

Gilbert has the fastest time up the Mur...

 

[TomasC]

Okay, newbie's naive question. What did Gewiss do differently that made the difference?

Its taken as the truth that Indurain, Bugno, Chiappucci were on EPO before this. Presumably that means that all/a large proportion of the field were on it. Yet Gewiss rode away from everyone - so what was the step forward that they made?

Taking more risks on the haemocrit values, EPO+blood bags, what?

Michele Ferrari.

 

[wansteadimp]

Michele Ferrari.

Thanks but what did he do differently to the other doping docs at the time?

Just pumped the riders full of more sh!t, better analysis for each rider, better targeting of the doping?