Reactions from the peloton

[Fearless Greg Lemond]

Someone may want to download that vid cos when sky get reminded about it, its getting taken off youtube.

Good call. Funny how those things go. Last year I linked here to the Katusha website and their great medical staff, Besnati/Michailov etc etc, and in a week or so that page was a goner.

Screeenshots are the dig nowadays!

Total openness in pro cycling.

I knew Gerard Vroomen would say something. Gerard does not forget of forgive

Lets start on Cervelo and Klimatschka...

 

[thehog]

Way ahead of you

Wonder if Walsh will write about this like he did with Dowsett?

 

[hrotha]

I knew Gerard Vroomen would say something. Gerard does not forget of forgive

Nor should he. No one should forget or forgive stuff that's still happening right now and for which no one has truly repented.

 

[D-Queued]

Good call. Funny how those things go. Last year I linked here to the Katusha website and their great medical staff, Besnati/Michailov etc etc, and in a week or so that page was a goner.

Screeenshots are the dig nowadays!

Total openness in pro cycling.Lets start on Cervelo and Klimatschka...

Speaking of Cervelo, and given the thread title, anything interesting from Mr. Vroomen recently?

One of the few truly honest souls out there.

Dave.

 

[badboygolf16v]

Someone may want to download that vid cos when sky get reminded about it, its getting taken off youtube

The Cav Armstrong rimfest was taken down when it was brought to Cav's attention.

 

[thehog]

The Cav Armstrong rimfest was taken down when it was brought to Cav's attention.

Rimfest?



.....

 

[weeniebeenie]

We?

We don't know for sure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kTEQm88UKc

Please, tell me all about the attention to detail and ZTP Brailsford had in place since 2009. Please.

Why don't you set up a blog called 'Dear Geraint' or 'Dear Dave' and ask?

 

[Fatclimber]

Following Santa's positive:

@marcopinotti: About the last doping case 1. Wait for B sample (if have the balls to ask for it) 2. Get him oh rehab program 3. Give him a second chance.

@marcopinotti: I was being sarcastic.

 

[GreasyMonkey]

Following Santa's positive:

@marcopinotti: About the last doping case 1. Wait for B sample (if have the balls to ask for it) 2. Get him oh rehab program 3. Give him a second chance.

@marcopinotti: I was being sarcastic.

Good on the Professor.... glad to see he studied sarcasm and did well in the exam

 

[Baltazar]

Daniel Friebe ‏@friebos
Riccò: 'I'm reading about riders who I know for sure used to charge up like you wouldn't believe now coming over all moralistic. Please!' (translated tweet from Ricco)

@friebos
Someone replies to Riccò's tweet with: 'Names?' He answers with: 'Cash?' The lad does have a sense of humour.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Daniel Friebe ‏@friebos
Riccò: 'I'm reading about riders who I know for sure used to charge up like you wouldn't believe now coming over all moralistic. Please!' (translated tweet from Ricco)

@friebos
Someone replies to Riccò's tweet with: 'Names?' He answers with: 'Cash?' The lad does have a sense of humour.

Ricco must be the best that has happend to the cycling part of twitter since Lance Armstrong

 

[Eshnar]

Following Santa's positive:

@marcopinotti: About the last doping case 1. Wait for B sample (if have the balls to ask for it) 2. Get him oh rehab program 3. Give him a second chance.

@marcopinotti: I was being sarcastic.

we engineers ain't funny They don't teach us that at university

 

[42x16ss]

Ricco must be the best that has happend to the cycling part of twitter since Lance Armstrong

Credit where it's due - he's a funny pr!ck!

Hope Ricco keeps the form up, if someone big drops the ball and gets busted it could get slightly hilarious

 

[nevada]

Garzelli is being very quiet, maybe giving his buddy the benefit of the doubt......or crapping himself .......

 

[Merckx index]

The nice thing is, the peloton is rebelling," Acquarone said. "The bunch [no] longer accepts certain things, and will point a finger, denouncing that what they say seems anomalous. First there are the voices, then the analysis to nail the cheaters."

Sounds a lot like the Clinic, actually.

Acquarone, ever the optimist, says that cycling is a "beautiful garden, restored with flowers and plants of all kinds that are the envy of the world, and we cannot be influenced by the fact that some masters may allow their little dogs to do their business freely there."

What about big dogs?

 

[IndianCyclist]

Garzelli is being very quiet, maybe giving his buddy the benefit of the doubt......or crapping himself .......

I donot think Garzelli even got tested except for the pre Giro Medical. He was literally non existent.

 

[Race Radio]

BMC press wrote this to a journalist

"A question that includes Lance Armstrong's name is not a relevant one for any of the BMC Racing team riders or managers during Paris-Nice. This was mandated by president/general manager Jim Ochowicz,"

 

[Dazed and Confused]

BMC press wrote this to a journalist

Most journalists are being treated like kids, perhaps rightly so.

 

[the sceptic]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-garderen-questioned-on-armstrong-legacy-ahead-of-tour-de-france

Pressed on what he thinks Armstrong's role should be and whether the now-former Tour de France champion should keep his counsel, van Garderen responded: "If he's saying things like he doesn't think it's possible to win the Tour clean then he should be quiet, because it is possible. But if he wants to come out and say, ‘I'm sorry for what I did and I'm glad things are better now,' which is the actual truth, then I think he's a voice that people should listen to. Whether people should listen to him really depends on what he's going to say."

 

[Samson777]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-garderen-questioned-on-armstrong-legacy-ahead-of-tour-de-france

Haha.. I envy Van garderen for knowing the truth..

 

[spetsa]

Haha.. I envy Van garderen for knowing the truth..

I am sure that he knows the truth. He spent years under the guidance of Rabobank.

Isn't this the same person whom had to remove some select tweets from his account a year ago. TJ, you are a nice guy, but keep your trap shut.

 

[Taxus4a]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-garderen-questioned-on-armstrong-legacy-ahead-of-tour-de-france

Totally agree with Tejay, Wiggins and Evans are clean, the could win, and Froome this year becouse that era have finished.

It is something that I have see these years, and most people inside cycling could say the same.

And I am very happy about that. It is impossible maybe to put away totally doping, but keeping the fight like that is acceptable.

 

[hrotha]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-garderen-questioned-on-armstrong-legacy-ahead-of-tour-de-france

In years to come, we'll be able to just quote Van Garderen to explain what the new omertà is about.

 

[veganrob]

Totally agree with Tejay, Wiggins and Evans are clean, the could win, and Froome this year becouse that era have finished.

It is something that I have see these years, and most people inside cycling could say the same.

And I am very happy about that. It is impossible maybe to put away totally doping, but keeping the fight like that is acceptable.

I guess I missed where he said Evans, Wiggins and Froome are clean. Can you post that link for me please.

Thank you in advance.

 

[karrotten]

Most journalists are being treated like kids, perhaps rightly so.

I can believe that - it sums up their arrogance to the press and to the public.

Most communication from the teams - press releases , websites, twitter - are patronising and treat the fans with contempt. They treat everyone not just journalists like children

BMC are certainly the worst. Jim Ouchwicz reminds me of a dodgy creepy second hand car salesmen, promising the earth and denying a few days later. And as there is another Ouchwicz on the PR team, its no wonder there communications are such a mess. He doesn't want his riders to answer questions on Armstrong but aren't they good friends?