So when did Alberto start doping?

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Old enough to breed, Old enough to bleed.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Little known fact. If you google "Alberto's picante sauce", this thread is first in the organic results.

 

[Cloxxki]

Money should be considered. Did he ride well, to get a $$$ contact? Did he have a manager beyond his brother at that stage? Riders aren't like soccer players with their high transfer prices. Making your own rider too expensive too soon, might not be a DS's main objective with his investment.

 

[Anonymous]

We have discussed the notion that Jan Ullrich and Lance Armstrong started using PEDs as teenagers - so what do you all think about Alberto

When do you think Alberto started doping?

According to Wiki, he started competing at 15 years old for Real Velo Club Portillo in Madrid.

Then at 16 Alberto dropped out of High School to race for Manolo Saiz and his Youth Team Iberdrola-loinaz.

Alberto turned Pro at 21 and raced for Saiz, Bruyneel, Martinelli, and Riis.

Or maybe Alberto is leading the New Generation of Clean Riders?

How long is a piece of string?

 

[BotanyBay]

Just so you can keep your stereotypes nation appropriate: almost no one in Spain likes anything remotely picante on or in their food.

If the brand name of the stuff was still "Pace", I'd have used a photo of Ethiopian food. I know the difference between Spaniards and Argentines (or was that supposed to be Mexican...and wait, aren't Argentines really just a bunch of Italians trying to be Spanish?) LOL

 

[BotanyBay]

Little known fact. If you google "Alberto's picante sauce", this thread is first in the organic results.

I am Dylan Casey (whoops).

 

[MacRoadie]

I know the difference between Spaniards and Argentines (or was that supposed to be Mexican...and wait, aren't Argentines really just a bunch of Italians trying to be Spanish?) LOL

Yep, and they all curiously showed up in 1946...

 

[Barrus]

Get this thread back on-topic now. AND I'm not in the mood for games, so do it.

 

[MR_Sarcastic]

I am not one to speculate, so I'll say 2010...(and that's only 85% sure)

 

[Hugh Januss]

I am not one to speculate, so I'll say 2010...(and that's only 85% sure)

Is that sarcasm or irony?

 

[warmfuzzies]

A lot of cyclists, or any other top athlete drops out of school early. That really isn't an argument you know.

If you live in Spain, perhaps not. In the US, even the best athletes stay in school til high school graduation. If you drop out of high school, you're making a big bet on your future success. If you accept high stakes, you're likely willing to make sacrificies and take chances. That's why I believe Contador started doping at this point in his life.

 

[hrotha]

If you live in Spain, perhaps not. In the US, even the best athletes stay in school til high school graduation. If you drop out of high school, you're making a big bet on your future success. If you accept high stakes, you're likely willing to make sacrificies and take chances. That's why I believe Contador started doping at this point in his life.

High school sports are huge in the US and tiny in Spain. There's no point comparing the two countries.

 

[Juan Speeder]

Get this thread back on-topic now. AND I'm not in the mood for games, so do it.

Suck it, mod.