Peanut Butter Europcar Time!

[issoisso]

Their turn to be investigated, apparently due suspicions of injecting Vitamin B (injections are of course forbidden now)

You know it's not Tour time till something like this is leaked

EDIT: Linky Linky
http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Actualites/Une-enquete-sur-europcar/294533

 

[ak-zaaf]

Their turn to be investigated, apparently due suspicions of injecting Vitamin B (injections are of course forbidden now)

You know it's not Tour time till something like this is leaked

EDIT: Linky Linky
http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Actualites/Une-enquete-sur-europcar/294533

We've come a long way if this years TDF scandal is about vitamin B injections.

 

[Ney the Viking]

What I like about Lequipe is that they dont mind writing stories about their own teams. I understand very little of the french however, so if someone could translate keypoints or make a summary it would be appriciated.

 

[classicomano]

Where there is is smoke there is fire, has never rang so true for me. And its about time theres some dirt digging on this team as Voeckler was just ridiculous.

 

[hrotha]

The amount of incidents involving Europcar is starting to be ridiculous now.

 

[Wigwan]

This might be true, but still the article is about an investigation in August 2011. If there were real evidences, we would have known about this months ago.

 

[Mr.DNA]

This is a heinous waste of taxpayer money. If I was a French citizen, I'd be outraged!

 

[ElChingon]

So, what's with the Peanut Butter?

 

[Ferminal]

What a joke, as if the Tour could get any duller - now EUC scared off their program.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

A non story hits the lights. Just as every year before the TdF. It seems to be tradition now. Just ridiculous!

 

[silverrocket]

The amount of incidents involving Europcar is starting to be ridiculous now.

I'll say. I rented a Fiat from Europcar and when I returned it they tried to charge me for a dent that was already there! Reminds me of all the problems I had with my Festina watch back in 1998.

 

[pugdog]

I love the way l'Equipe is minimizing this! Imagine if it was Garmin or worse still BMC!

 

[taiwan]

So, what's with the Peanut Butter?

+1 My only guess is that the OP meant "Peanut Butter Time, Europcar!" and that Peanut Butter has vitamin B in it. Do I win?

That or it's a particularly poorly constructed model of vehicle available for rental...

 

[Lexman]

This might be true, but still the article is about an investigation in August 2011. If there were real evidences, we would have known about this months ago.

the article in l'équipe mentions that some practics might have been goin' on till this season

"Selon les informations transmises aux enquêteurs, qui ont été rapportées par des acteurs du cyclisme français (des coureurs notamment), les perfusions auraient perduré chez Europcar lors des récentes courses à étapes en 2012. "

http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Actualites/Une-enquete-sur-europcar/294533

 

[Zarvinov]

Jean-René Bernaudeau 2012 denies any wrongdoing.

In 1982 he declared that dope controls in cycling were a breach of the freedom of work.

 

[sniper]

We've come a long way if this years TDF scandal is about vitamin B injections.

it's apparently also about cortisone.
http://www.focus.de/sport/radsport/...ittlungen-gegen-voeckler-team_aid_774274.html
(or is this old news? haven't followed the europcar stories)

 

[sniper]

We've come a long way if this years TDF scandal is about vitamin B injections.

it's also about cortisone.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/french-agency-opens-investigation-into-europcar

and injections with vitamins? I take mine orally.
those willing to inject vitamins are also willing to inject other stuff.

time for the europcar defenders -- there were a lot of them a year ago -- to admit that this smells bad.

 

[Bumeington]

+1 My only guess is that the OP meant "Peanut Butter Time, Europcar!" and that Peanut Butter has vitamin B in it. Do I win?

That or it's a particularly poorly constructed model of vehicle available for rental...

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/peanut-butter-jelly-time

 

[pelodee]

it's also about cortisone.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/french-agency-opens-investigation-into-europcar

and injections with vitamins? I take mine orally.
those willing to inject vitamins are also willing to inject other stuff.

time for the europcar defenders -- there were a lot of them a year ago -- to admit that this smells bad.

But is this really about Europcar?

 

[marioni]

Where there is is smoke there is fire, has never rang so true for me. And its about time theres some dirt digging on this team as Voeckler was just ridiculous.

Yup, people asked how did he get so good all of a sudden. Just like that Hesjedal guy at Giro.. lol

 

[wirral]

The OP's peanut butter reference refers to corticosteroid anal suppositories and thus the French slang for faecal matter, "peanut butter".

 

[taiwan]

The OP's peanut butter reference refers to corticosteroid anal suppositories and thus the French slang for faecal matter, "peanut butter".

Oh, nice...

 

[will10]

What a difference a rest day makes.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

What a difference a rest day makes.

They are a brave team. lol

 

[hrotha]

What a difference a rest day makes.

I don't see it. They're winning from breakaways and paying for their past efforts, which is as it should be. Voeckler and Rolland were talented riders before 2011, but that wasn't their normal level.