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Thanks.
Not quite done yet, though.
While I realize thehog has been going back-and-forth here I am not trying to single him out specifically. However, other parts of this particular post also caught my attention:
That old saw about Hincapie has always seemed out of place and out of character for both of those guys.
After all, Lance and George have been about as close as any two cyclists you can think of. But George and Frankie?
Really?
So, consider the timeline.
Big George joined Motorola in 1994, well after Lance and a year after the Thrift Drug triple crown. As noted, it is pretty clear that "Le Boss" was already Le Boss by that time even though the reference to that specific nickname comes from Fotheringham's "Its All About the Bike" in 2011.
By the time George arrived, Lance was well practiced at buying victory. Oddly, dear old Hein Verbruggen had assured the cycling community that intentional race throwing had been eliminated the year before the triple crown.
But, I digress.
What else had Lance been up to by the time George showed up?
According to Wade Exum, and Don Catlin, among others, we know that there were at least three suspicious T/E tests before dear old George showed up. the dates on those suspicious tests? 1993 (9:1), 1994 (7:1) and 1996 (6.5:1). That was when the critical ratio was 6:1. Notably there were also five test results between 1990 and 1993 that were never recovered.
Sure looks like Lance was dipping into the Testosterone jar before George showed up.
And then there is that darn old Chris Comical connection, and his extracts of cortisone.
Hmmm. Just hmmm.
Some folks are trying to paint dear old Frankie as the ringleader of everything. Darn if there is lots of conflicting evidence, though. Darn if Lance wasn't already confirmed as the ringleader we know from his personality that he was driven to be.
Darn if there isn't any evidence of Frankie's use of Testosterone, though. Not like Lance. Not like Lance at all. Frankie never could measure up against Lance, now could he?
Yes, it sure would be nice one of these days if Lance really came clean about the Thrift Drug classic.
And, just for fun, it would really be nice if Lance also came clean about all of his doping at least as far back as 1990. Oh sure, one of these days he might as well tell us about the Triathlon years as well. For someone who cannot stop lying, it becomes a real puzzle to try and figure out when he started.
Though it is a bit off topic, but wouldn't it also be nice if George ever told us the whole truth on his doping as well?
Just because.
Dave.
mewmewmew13 said:Post by Dave may be post of the evening! or what ever time zone..
and it warmed my heart to see Och included in the festivities finally
yes! bring it on Lance! I hope you are having a good time reading here tonight...please throw Stapleton under the bus and how about adding a little more Weisel for fun
whooohooo
Thanks.
Not quite done yet, though.
While I realize thehog has been going back-and-forth here I am not trying to single him out specifically. However, other parts of this particular post also caught my attention:
thehog said:...
I think its coming down to the fact that when Frankie was a single guy living the dream, doping was fine by him. Career long use of Cortisone, kept EPO in his fridge, he showed Hincapie how to dope etc. ...
That old saw about Hincapie has always seemed out of place and out of character for both of those guys.
After all, Lance and George have been about as close as any two cyclists you can think of. But George and Frankie?
Really?
So, consider the timeline.
Big George joined Motorola in 1994, well after Lance and a year after the Thrift Drug triple crown. As noted, it is pretty clear that "Le Boss" was already Le Boss by that time even though the reference to that specific nickname comes from Fotheringham's "Its All About the Bike" in 2011.
By the time George arrived, Lance was well practiced at buying victory. Oddly, dear old Hein Verbruggen had assured the cycling community that intentional race throwing had been eliminated the year before the triple crown.
But, I digress.
What else had Lance been up to by the time George showed up?
According to Wade Exum, and Don Catlin, among others, we know that there were at least three suspicious T/E tests before dear old George showed up. the dates on those suspicious tests? 1993 (9:1), 1994 (7:1) and 1996 (6.5:1). That was when the critical ratio was 6:1. Notably there were also five test results between 1990 and 1993 that were never recovered.
Sure looks like Lance was dipping into the Testosterone jar before George showed up.
And then there is that darn old Chris Comical connection, and his extracts of cortisone.
Hmmm. Just hmmm.
Some folks are trying to paint dear old Frankie as the ringleader of everything. Darn if there is lots of conflicting evidence, though. Darn if Lance wasn't already confirmed as the ringleader we know from his personality that he was driven to be.
Darn if there isn't any evidence of Frankie's use of Testosterone, though. Not like Lance. Not like Lance at all. Frankie never could measure up against Lance, now could he?
Yes, it sure would be nice one of these days if Lance really came clean about the Thrift Drug classic.
And, just for fun, it would really be nice if Lance also came clean about all of his doping at least as far back as 1990. Oh sure, one of these days he might as well tell us about the Triathlon years as well. For someone who cannot stop lying, it becomes a real puzzle to try and figure out when he started.
Though it is a bit off topic, but wouldn't it also be nice if George ever told us the whole truth on his doping as well?
Just because.
Dave.