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Anxiously waitingTourOfSardinia said:Fanboy mode:
So does this add another win to Alberto's palmares?
Yeah, if riders like him are blood doping, why should we believe the big guys are clean?ppanther92 said:Oh no, i really like Preidler. Elite sport is rotten. Its really not like Preidler did something extraordinary, especially considering he definitely showed promise for more as a junior...
Bye Bye Bicycle said:I also liked Preidler and he rode for more or less clean teams, but this interview unfortunately is full of bs: https://www.krone.at/1875513
Gigs_98 said:Of course he claims to never have actually doped but let's be real, he did that to not lose his results and no way he would have come out like this if he had never actually done anything wrong.
On another note, Austrian cycling is f*cked
Very curious if there are any bora links as so many Austrians ride for them.Serpentin said:Gigs_98 said:Of course he claims to never have actually doped but let's be real, he did that to not lose his results and no way he would have come out like this if he had never actually done anything wrong.
On another note, Austrian cycling is f*cked
Yup, the end of austrian cycling for good it seems.
TourOfSardinia said:Fanboy mode:
So does this add another win to Alberto's palmares?
Remember when Ekimov was complaining that he was being robbed when Hamilton was caught for doping?Jancouver said:TourOfSardinia said:Fanboy mode:
So does this add another win to Alberto's palmares?
So one convicted doper gets stripped of his win in favor of another convicted doper.
Priceless ... only possible in cycling
Remember when Ullrich's last results were voided, awarding wins to Julich and Koldo GilEscarabajo said:Remember when Ekimov was complaining that he was being robbed when Hamilton was caught for doping?Jancouver said:TourOfSardinia said:Fanboy mode:
So does this add another win to Alberto's palmares?
So one convicted doper gets stripped of his win in favor of another convicted doper.
Priceless ... only possible in cycling
That was the worst!
Escarabajo said:Preidler is saying that it was an attempt to transfuse blood. That he never actually did it. I am not sure what is the difference in the eyes of the UCI. Maybe a lessen ban. But I don't believe that for a second.
Maybe is time to open a new thread about the Doctor ring! (like we did with Fuentes).
tru, bc athletes are rarely penalized in other sportsJancouver said:TourOfSardinia said:Fanboy mode:
So does this add another win to Alberto's palmares?
So one convicted doper gets stripped of his win in favor of another convicted doper.
Priceless ... only possible in cycling
Jancouver said:TourOfSardinia said:Fanboy mode:
So does this add another win to Alberto's palmares?
So one convicted doper gets stripped of his win in favor of another convicted doper.
Priceless ... only possible in cycling
search said:Escarabajo said:Preidler is saying that it was an attempt to transfuse blood. That he never actually did it. I am not sure what is the difference in the eyes of the UCI. Maybe a lessen ban. But I don't believe that for a second.
Maybe is time to open a new thread about the Doctor ring! (like we did with Fuentes).
in the interview Preidler mentions that it means the end of his career anyway, no matter the length of the ban (which is likely to be still 4 years by the way. There's the same penalty for "use" and "attempted use", afaik. And he clearly confessed the attempt.)
So if he indeed didn't tell the whole truth, it probably was not to get a shorter ban
RedheadDane said:search said:Escarabajo said:Preidler is saying that it was an attempt to transfuse blood. That he never actually did it. I am not sure what is the difference in the eyes of the UCI. Maybe a lessen ban. But I don't believe that for a second.
Maybe is time to open a new thread about the Doctor ring! (like we did with Fuentes).
in the interview Preidler mentions that it means the end of his career anyway, no matter the length of the ban (which is likely to be still 4 years by the way. There's the same penalty for "use" and "attempted use", afaik. And he clearly confessed the attempt.)
So if he indeed didn't tell the whole truth, it probably was not to get a shorter ban
Personal reasons? He's 28, so if he gets a four-year ban he'd ben 32 by the time the ban is over. Certainly wouldn't be the first to return from a ban at that age.