Motoman

[del1962]

Wonderboy said it. Before that, it was USADA with an ax to grind, hating winners, or whatever.

I think it is more his name was redacted in USADA report

 

[D-Queued]

I hvent been following too closely but wasnt motoman outed a long time ago? Whats the difference this time?

Motoman was approached before and denied. Thus, the difference is his involvement has been confirmed by the receiving/contracting party.

Dave.

 

[Le breton]

Motoman was approached before and denied. Thus, the difference is his involvement has been confirmed by the receiving/contracting party.

Dave.

And not just by Tyler Hamilton.

 

[neineinei]

Motoman was quite popular here after Hamilton's book was published. Here is the original Motoman thread, lots of photos

He is also mentioned in some of the USADA Reasoned Decision affidavits, including redacted photos of him with Armstrong, Jens and Fränk in Radioshack gear and Sean Yates in Sky gear.

http://d3epuodzu3wuis.cloudfront.net/FA+Exhibit+A+-+photo.pdf
http://d3epuodzu3wuis.cloudfront.net/FA+Exhibit+B+-+photo.pdf
http://d3epuodzu3wuis.cloudfront.net/FA+Exhibit+C+-+photo.pdf

 

[D-Queued]

Motoman was quite popular here after Hamilton's book was published. Here is the original Motoman thread, lots of photos

He is also mentioned in some of the USADA Reasoned Decision affidavits, including redacted photos of him with Armstrong, Jens and Fränk in Radioshack gear and Sean Yates in Sky gear.

http://d3epuodzu3wuis.cloudfront.net/FA+Exhibit+A+-+photo.pdf
http://d3epuodzu3wuis.cloudfront.net/FA+Exhibit+B+-+photo.pdf
http://d3epuodzu3wuis.cloudfront.net/FA+Exhibit+C+-+photo.pdf

Why would those other guys be hanging around with him>

Dave.

 

[42x16ss]

Quoted for posterity:

*Don LaFontaine voice*

"In a world...."
"....where miracles are no longer believed...."

"In an age..."
"....where cadence is no longer respected...."

"One man."

"One journey."

"To deliver...."

*Cut to vial of EPO*

"...SALVATION"

*Fade to black*

"Motoman: The EPOpee. Summer 2013"

 

[ralphbert]

Why would those other guys be hanging around with him>

Dave.

Cause he has the good ****. Duh.

 

[D-Queued]

Cause he has the good ****. Duh.

You only have 88 posts, but you seem to understand pretty well.

If you turn up the cynical meter one notch, though, we should be more closely aligned!

Dave.

 

[ralphbert]

The clinic 12 have shown me the way

 

[Granville57]

I hvent been following too closely but wasnt motoman outed a long time ago? Whats the difference this time?

Motoman was quite popular here after Hamilton's book was published. Here is the original Motoman thread

The first most of us heard anything about Motoman was, indeed, Hamilton's book. It was Dan Coyle (the author) who apparently did the leg work to track him down, revealed his full name (Hamilton could only recall Motoman's first name), and some details about his bike shop in France.

Coyle called Maire on the phone, only to receive rather panicked denials regarding any involvement with doping.

(This has may have been convered in the above mentioned thread, I just haven't checked yet.)

 

[Benotti69]

The first most of us heard anything about Motoman was, indeed, Hamilton's book. It was Dan Coyle (the author) who apparently did the leg work to track him down, revealed his full name (Hamilton could only recall Motoman's first name), and some details about his bike shop in France.

Coyle called Maire on the phone, only to receive rather panicked denials regarding any involvement with doping.

(This has may have been convered in the above mentioned thread, I just haven't checked yet.)

Jeremy Whittle went to Nice to talk to Maire and he denied it all so now Armstrong has thrown him under the bus.............

Jeremy Whittle ‏@jeremycwhittle Apr 10
LA finally names Philippe Maire, who flatly denied that he was Motoman when interviewed by myself and@owenslot in July '13.

 

[gooner]

Jeremy Whittle went to Nice to talk to Maire and he denied it all so now Armstrong has thrown him under the bus.............

The article they wrote on this is in the old thread.

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showpost.php?p=1281284&postcount=91

 

[the sceptic]

Jeremy Whittle went to Nice to talk to Maire and he denied it all so now Armstrong has thrown him under the bus.............

oh so he was "never tested positive for being Motoman" until now.

lets hope his business will suffer at least. What are the chances of legal action? The french police would have to get involved then I suppose.

 

[HSNHSN]

How is it possible that there isn't a single reference to Monty Python's 'Bicycle Repairman' in the original thread at all?

 

[Hemassist]

oh so he was "never tested positive for being Motoman" until now.

lets hope his buisness will suffer at least. What are the chances of legal action? The french police would have to get involved then I suppose.

Yeah, but everybody was doing it back then...

One landscaper is doing 95kph with drugs in his moto making 50k Euro and you're doing 95kph without drugs or a moto struggling to get 15k Euro.

...suddenly a landscaper knows what he has to do to get a Rolex.

 

[blackcat]

I think it's "Motoman".

well done moose, its a crime on par with holocaust denial to misspell Motoman's name incorrect.

he's going back to his dayjob at Legion of Superheroes

 

[Race Radio]

What are the chances of legal action? The french police would have to get involved then I suppose.

He was questioned by the police a few years back. Doubt he told them the truth. Having Lance confirm Tyler's accusations can't be helpful.