non-English articles on doping in cycling

[sniper]

In here, the Iberians, the Gaulish, the Romans, the Germanics, you name it, could, if they wish, post non-English newspaper articles dealing critically with doping in cycling, articles not worth starting a new thread, or contributing significantly to an existing thread, but nonetheless interesting enough to draw attention to. It would also be cool to gather doping-related articles in non-European languages in here, such as Chinese, or some Bantu language, or perhaps Austronesian.

To start, from the Germanic realm:

Süddeutsche: "Cycling is circling in its own circle",
calling BS on the continuity in cycling of dirty teamdoctors such as Leinders, Ibarguren, etc.
http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/tour-de-france-sie-zirkulieren-weiter-um-sich-selbst-1.1411449

that somebody of the likes of Ibarguren was added to the medical staff (of Quickstep) is as if the bankrupt Hypo Real Estate would be hiring those bankers who choreographed the demise of Lehman Brothers

And so the peloton circles along in its own circle. The controversial doctor Leinders, whose patient Rasmussen had to abandon the Tour in 2007 shortly before winning it, can now celebrate a Tour victory of one of his patients afterall.

Volkskrant calling BS on Wiggins
http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/6504...-Tour-saai-Wen-er-maar-aan-zegt-Wiggins.dhtml

The reasons given by Wiggins to account for his strength in the Tour are so trivial and obvious that they justify the question: 'is Wiggins so darn clever or are the others so darn stupid?'

(regarding Leinders at Sky and the BS excuses) That sounds naive. Just like when Wiggins explains what according to him makes the difference in this years Tour: cooling down, going to bed early, drinking a lot, and that Sky brought their own cook. Lance Armstrong will probably die laughing when he hears this. He'll hear nothing new in Wiggins' discourse.

(In the Guardian), Wiggins claimed he'd loose everything if he'd be caught doping. That didn't sound very convincing: it's the exact same for Contador, Landis, and Armstrong, the latter even carrying a much larger imperium on his shoulders

 

[Adamastor]

Le Monde Article today

http://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article...aison-le-poison-agit-encore_1736926_3242.html

"Frank Schleck, the doped excluded, is right: the Tour is "poisoned". He has long, but always makes the poison effect. For proof, simply observe the comparisons of power runners in watts. We have identified four particularly striking this year..."

from our dear Mr "Watts" Antoine Vayer...

 

[Don't be late Pedro]

http://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article...aison-le-poison-agit-encore_1736926_3242.html

"Frank Schleck, the doped excluded, is right: the Tour is "poisoned". He has long, but always makes the poison effect. For proof, simply observe the comparisons of power runners in watts. We have identified four particularly striking this year..."

from our dear Mr "Watts" Antoine Vayer...

So, if I translate this right... pretty much everyone is still doping? With Froome one of the 'best performers' and Voeckler as the new Virenque?

 

[Benotti69]

Thanks for those Sniper.

Keep them coming. Interesting to see the German press calling a spade a spade.

 

[sniper]

very nice five minute documentary (CNRS/L'Equipe coproduction) about the origins/meaning of doping (with special attention to cycling of course)
A historian and a sociologist speak out.

http://video.lequipe.fr/video/tous-sports/sport-science-et-societe-le-dopage/?sig=cb727658053s

 

[sniper]

German mainstream press release slams doping culture in PRESENT-DAY cycling
Not a word on Lance, and yet the author's fazit is unambiguous:

Collective failure in fight against doping.
UCI is busy trying to sell the impression that cycling is climbing upwards. But the truth hurts: cycling is bankrupt lying knockout on the floor.

article slams contador (the 7-finger farce), RFEC (enablers), paolo bettini (leading the italian wm squad, though openly against doping controls), pozzato's 3-month-ban-farce, and explicitly also slams the German Public Prosecution for their failure to punish 11 years of T-mobile doping.

http://www.on-zine.net/2012/09/16/kollektives-versagen-im-kampf-gegen-doping/

As long as there is no rigrous, unified action, the Contadors of this world will continue to destroy cycling. And all we can do is shake our heads.

 

[thirteen]

fascinating, all, thank you!

 

[bianchigirl]

Contador isn't destroying cycling - the UCI have that all taken care of - interesting reads though

 

[D-Queued]

Contador isn't destroying cycling - the UCI have that all taken care of - interesting reads though

Any other sport would punish him (e.g. fine) for that.

While you are right, he should know better.

Dave.

 

[The Hitch]

Any other sport would punish him (e.g. fine) for that.

While you are right, he should know better.

Dave.

Any.other sport would not have tested him in the first place and if by some off chance they had it would not have been sent to a lab where they would have found the clen. And in many sports - the richest ones, even.if he did.test positive wada would.not have appealed.

 

[Tinman]

http://www.scribd.com/doc/47528100/cyclists

http://www.scribd.com/doc/24714691/L-A-Confidentiel-Part-I-English-Translation

from 1elstimo's first posted article above (in his new Carmichael thread) the link to an english translation of L. A. Confidentiel : Les secrets de Lance Armstrong (L. A. Confidential : Lance Armstrong's Secrets), a book by sports journalists David Walsh, of the The Sunday Times, and Pierre Ballester. It was published in 2004 and was awarded the Prix Gondecourt.

The book contains circumstantial evidence of cyclist Lance Armstrong's having used performance enhancing drugs, including statements from a number of former associates of Armstrong's including his former masseuse, Emma O'Reilly. Armstrong denies the claims and lodged a lawsuit to insert a denial into the book itself, which was rejected. Cases for defamation were lodged against Walsh and Ballester but were dropped in 2006.

Walsh wrote about the book in The Sunday Times in terms which conveyed the impression that Armstrong was guilty of doping. Armstrong subsequently won a settlement and an apology from The Sunday Times after he sued it for libel.

The book has only been published in French.

 

[Benotti69]

http://www.scribd.com/doc/24714691/L-A-Confidentiel-Part-I-English-Translation

from 1elstimo's first posted article above (in his new Carmichael thread) the link to an english translation of L. A. Confidentiel : Les secrets de Lance Armstrong (L. A. Confidential : Lance Armstrong's Secrets), a book by sports journalists David Walsh, of the The Sunday Times, and Pierre Ballester. It was published in 2004 and was awarded the Prix Gondecourt.

The book contains circumstantial evidence of cyclist Lance Armstrong's having used performance enhancing drugs, including statements from a number of former associates of Armstrong's including his former masseuse, Emma O'Reilly. Armstrong denies the claims and lodged a lawsuit to insert a denial into the book itself, which was rejected. Cases for defamation were lodged against Walsh and Ballester but were dropped in 2006.

Walsh wrote about the book in The Sunday Times in terms which conveyed the impression that Armstrong was guilty of doping. Armstrong subsequently won a settlement and an apology from The Sunday Times after he sued it for libel.

The book has only been published in French.

Most of the Book was republished in From Lance to Landis: Inside the American Doping Controversy at the Tour de France (June 26, 2007) ISBN 978-0-345-49962-2

 

[Mr.38%]

German mainstream press release slams doping culture in PRESENT-DAY cycling
Not a word on Lance, and yet the author's fazit is unambiguous:


article slams contador (the 7-finger farce), RFEC (enablers), paolo bettini (leading the italian wm squad, though openly against doping controls), pozzato's 3-month-ban-farce, and explicitly also slams the German Public Prosecution for their failure to punish 11 years of T-mobile doping.

http://www.on-zine.net/2012/09/16/kollektives-versagen-im-kampf-gegen-doping/

How come the lame praises for the German press? Just look at this particular element, Andreas Schloder. The guy writes for an irrelevant website and he barges in everything: pimples, test-tube fertilisation, womens' genital area and also Chris de Burgh. He also wrote this:

http://www.news.de/sport/855328786/...dley-wiggins-zum-topfavoriten-aufgestiegen/1/

Basically he uncritically retells the Wiggins story from an alcoholic to a TDF winner. What a moron!

Much of the German press is clueless about cycling and about doping in general (like in any other country of the world). Germans just have a tendency to be negative and question everything. Don't confuse this with real interest in the matter.

 

[Tinman]

Most of the Book was republished in From Lance to Landis: Inside the American Doping Controversy at the Tour de France (June 26, 2007) ISBN 978-0-345-49962-2

thanks Benotti, demonstrates again the huge gap between the relative newb's like tinman and the 6000+ post veterans. Thanks for bearing with us, can assure you we have our heart in the right place, and it's big (resting heart rate 45 at age 50).

 

[Love the Scenery]

Operación Puerto trial set

http://deportes.elpais.com/deportes/2012/09/19/actualidad/1348083073_884633.html

Google Translate version:
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fdeportes.elpais.com%2Fdeportes%2F2012%2F09%2F19%2Factualidad%2F1348083073_884633.html

Trial for Operación Puerto set for Jan 28 thru Mar 22, 2013. The juiciest list of witnesses you ever saw, including Contador, Basso, Beloki, Isidro Nozal, Jesus Manzano (who is also a private accuser), Valverde, Jaksche ... this should be good.

PS I looked for an Operación Puerto thread to post this to but could not find one.

 

[Love the Scenery]

... and Cyclingnews picks up the news item ...

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/operacion-puerto-trial-to-finally-begin-in-january