Reactions from the peloton

[martinvickers]

President? No. But if we could elbow Hein aside, Honorary President might fit just fine...

 

[DominicDecoco]

"Samuel Sanchez is against the decision to sanction Lance Armstrong for doping, because the American “never tested positive.” There was no direct evidence, only “verbal accusations”, the Euskaltel-Euskadi rider said.

On Monday the UCI said that it would accept the USADA's decision to ban Armstrong and disqualify his results dating back to 1998.

"I don't find it right,” he told La Sexta. “I think there should be a fair trial. You cannot punish a person only by verbal accusations. I think Lance has not tested positive throughout his career, was never sanctioned and now we see it all in cycling. One is accused of doping and they take away your career,.”

In a radio interview, Sanchez called the process a “show trial”, according to the Efe news agency. “A battle is created in the media and creates journalistic bombs that put public opinion against the athlete and punish you. This should not be the case.” "

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/samuel-sanchez-criticises-armstrong-ban

 

[Roude Leiw]

"Samuel Sanchez is against the decision to sanction Lance Armstrong for doping, because the American “never tested positive.” There was no direct evidence, only “verbal accusations”, the Euskaltel-Euskadi rider said.

On Monday the UCI said that it would accept the USADA's decision to ban Armstrong and disqualify his results dating back to 1998.

"I don't find it right,” he told La Sexta. “I think there should be a fair trial. You cannot punish a person only by verbal accusations. I think Lance has not tested positive throughout his career, was never sanctioned and now we see it all in cycling. One is accused of doping and they take away your career,.”

In a radio interview, Sanchez called the process a “show trial”, according to the Efe news agency. “A battle is created in the media and creates journalistic bombs that put public opinion against the athlete and punish you. This should not be the case.” "

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/samuel-sanchez-criticises-armstrong-ban

Methinks some high profile people commenting to the press (Samy, Jaja,...) missed a good chance to keep quiet. They are either ill advised or not very intelligent....

 

[arjanh]

In this, we see Greg's latest reaction.
http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13128/Video-Triple-Tour-de-France-winner-Greg-LeMond-speaks-in-exclusive-interview.aspx

What I also think I see: Greg is responding with intelligence and rationality. However, the effort it takes to answer some of these questions puts Greg on the extreme edge. It costs Lemond a lot of energy to answer these questions. This validates, imo, that he would not be a good prez for the UCI.

However, he does get 5 anti-doper points for calling the Ferrari connection on Lance earlier in his career!

Well, he's got ADD, right? No wonder he's got to concentrate really hard to get a coherent answer out of his mouth.

I think he would be an excellent UCI prez: he clearly loves the sport, and cares about it, and has a bunch of goor ideas. What more do you want?

 

[Mrs John Murphy]

I think he would be an excellent UCI prez: he clearly loves the sport, and cares about it, and has a bunch of goor ideas. What more do you want?

And that is exactly why the old guard don't want him anywhere near the sport and why they would rather have a scumbag like Millar as the face of 'new, moving forward' cycling.

 

[arjanh]

"Samuel Sanchez is against the decision to sanction Lance Armstrong for doping, because the American “never tested positive.” There was no direct evidence, only “verbal accusations”, the Euskaltel-Euskadi rider said.

On Monday the UCI said that it would accept the USADA's decision to ban Armstrong and disqualify his results dating back to 1998.

"I don't find it right,” he told La Sexta. “I think there should be a fair trial. You cannot punish a person only by verbal accusations. I think Lance has not tested positive throughout his career, was never sanctioned and now we see it all in cycling. One is accused of doping and they take away your career,.”

In a radio interview, Sanchez called the process a “show trial”, according to the Efe news agency. “A battle is created in the media and creates journalistic bombs that put public opinion against the athlete and punish you. This should not be the case.” "

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/samuel-sanchez-criticises-armstrong-ban

How many skeletons does he have in his closet?

 

[Lukenwolf]

And that is exactly why the old guard don't want him anywhere near the sport and why they would rather have a scumbag like Millar as the face of 'new, moving forward' cycling.

It isn't exactly coincidence that Millar wastes no chance to take cheap shots at Verdrugge and never says a bad work about his bestest buddy Phat. Thos two have long conspired to install Millar as a willing tool, who'll gladly bend over for Phat to service the account rectally.

 

[arjanh]

It isn't exactly coincidence that Millar wastes no chance to take cheap shots at Verdrugge and never says a bad work about his bestest buddy Phat. Thos two have long conspired to install Millar as a willing tool, who'll gladly bend over for Phat to service the account rectally.

Revolutions are kinda hard to orchestrate. Every time Paddy goes around scumbagging, the support for a revolution grows, and the harder it'll be to have a puppet as your successor.

 

[TheEnoculator]

"Samuel Sanchez is against the decision to sanction Lance Armstrong for doping, because the American “never tested positive.” There was no direct evidence, only “verbal accusations”, the Euskaltel-Euskadi rider said.

On Monday the UCI said that it would accept the USADA's decision to ban Armstrong and disqualify his results dating back to 1998.

"I don't find it right,” he told La Sexta. “I think there should be a fair trial. You cannot punish a person only by verbal accusations. I think Lance has not tested positive throughout his career, was never sanctioned and now we see it all in cycling. One is accused of doping and they take away your career,.”

In a radio interview, Sanchez called the process a “show trial”, according to the Efe news agency. “A battle is created in the media and creates journalistic bombs that put public opinion against the athlete and punish you. This should not be the case.” "

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/samuel-sanchez-criticises-armstrong-ban

Is he an idiot or is he naive? Hincapie never tested positive and he doped throughout his Armstrong years. A positive test isn't the only indication of guilt.

Makes him wonder what Samu's up to.

 

[Lukenwolf]

Revolutions are kinda hard to orchestrate. Every time Paddy goes around scumbagging, the support for a revolution grows, and the harder it'll be to have a puppet as your successor.

You can have all the will and support for revolution - If nobody takes up the arms, it's a mute idea.
Being born behind the iron courtain in East Germany, I have a wee bit of experience with Revolutions. Nothing happened until people were so fed up with the state that they protested the raw **** out of the system. I know what it feels like to look at the buisiness end of an AK-47 in the hand of a young and terrified soldier, whom the system pressured to intimidate his own people.

I digress...

The thing is, that there might be the will for revolution, but nobody is out on the streets protesting. Did you see that shambles of a presser yesterday. Room full of hacks and not a single one has the balls to call bovine excrement, when Phat is talking out of his ar$e. You won't make much revolution with losers like that.

 

[thrawn]

Pretty major WTF comments from Samu.

 

[Lukenwolf]

I think Merckx has taken the wrong medication. Looks like senility has taken him to the night

Bad news, so let's all lash out at the messenger.

 

[Bushranger]

Pretty major WTF comments from Samu.

Sanchez....black hat. He's one of the bad guys. Can't see many white hats!!!

 

[alvynmcq]

Wait a minute.

"Dr MF: I met Lance at the end of 1995; Eddy Merckx introduced us and I think Lance's Motorola team used Merckx's bikes. After that, we started to work together and above all at that time, Lance was interested in the Classics."

http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/riders/2003/interviews/?id=ferrari03b

 

[thehog]

I think Merckx has taken the wrong medication. Looks like senility has taken him to the night

Bad news, so let's all lash out at the messenger.

The M man introduced Armstrong to Ferrari. He an share the blame in the fraud.

 

[cineteq]

Merckx:

"I met Lance many times, he never spoke to me about doping, doctors or other things. He didn't have to report to me either, it was his problem but I fell into the trap. I'm amazed at him, above all after what he went through."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/ot...-whistleblowers-for-speaking-up-too-late.html

Another one who throws Lance under the bus to save himself. It's so easy, right?

 

[Iflanceisbannedbanthemall]

Entire cycling history needs to be erased

If lance is officially banned for life, than almost all cyclists of the past need to be banned and stripped of their wins. Vaughters, should be banned, Rees, banned, every one. Even the great Eddy Mercxk should be banned and have tours removed. The state of cycling is not defined by lance Armstrong, it was defined by the culture created 50 plus years ago. Cyclists have been doing things to cheat since the beginning, smoking to open the lungs, taking amphetamines, doping, EPO, everything. If cycling is serious, than take any human in the equation out, and that means no deals for anyone. You admit, you are gone. Would all of these snitches have talked if they were threatened with life bans and million dollar fines? Would they have talked if all their accomplishments were removed? If cycling believes holding lance accountable for all dopers, than they really need to look in the mirror. When will the spring classic records be erased, because we all know Musseuw and many of the greats have admitted. So will the records be completely removed?

 

[Lukenwolf]

They still exist A real and live Seventh Win Apologist Have a cookie mate and the sod the **** off.

 

[Franklin]

Well, he's got ADD, right? No wonder he's got to concentrate really hard to get a coherent answer out of his mouth.

I think he would be an excellent UCI prez: he clearly loves the sport, and cares about it, and has a bunch of goor ideas. What more do you want?

I'm not sold on Greg, even if he would want it. To me he seems vulnerable and biased (with good reason, but still). Maybe he would be good for the job, but I sincerely doubt it. Besides, why put a guy like that in such a rotten spot? It's a vicious world.

I'm actually more inclined to break a Lance (heheheh) for JV. Managers capacities, a sound plan to run a clean cycling team. Most important squarely at the side of the racers, which is something which is sorely lacking.

I'm even starting to see a case for David Millar. Yeah, a huge scumbag, but I certainly think he would be holier than the pope when he takes that seat. He has some real support from cycling and certainly will try to change things. He's cocky enough.

 

[veganrob]

Can someone put up a facepalm. An epic one

 

[Benotti69]

If lance .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................So will the records be completely removed?

aaah does somebody have the full LIEstrong kit and balck and yellow trek?

 

[onimod]

Can someone put up a facepalm. An epic one

 

[Lukenwolf]

If lance i

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bleat

 

[hrotha]

Hai guise Indurain thinks Lance is innocent and says there's no evidence.
http://www.marca.com/2012/10/23/cic...c75c8d13eec5b332993be21de575808b&t=1350993647

I want an interview with Thomas Davy and I want it NOW.

 

[manafana]

i see sanchez is still tugging the never tested postive line when he did and did so more than once prehaps. Naive and shows he has something to hide himself