"The Secret Pro" on Katusha and doping

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May 26, 2011
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sorry, and thx for moving.

sure - the speculation was that it was Menchov, but what if it was someone else?

How long would you get pulled up for a problem with your BP?
 
Or they just keep pushing you and pushing you until you feel you can't go on.

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Sep 6, 2013
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So, not Koen de Kort then. The writer states he's still in talks with his national fed on a possible worlds selection. The Dutch selection is final and KdK is not in.
 
Sep 10, 2009
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webvan said:
Pretty up to date too with the Nibali wasp/cortisone issue. You really get the feeling this is ghost written by a journo based on some rider(s) feedback...


First part could've been easily written by Contador himself ;)
 
Ferminal said:
Is it worth giving him a pageview?

This.

We are talking about a guy who stated that its ok for Australian riders to dope but not European ones. The only things that should go in this thread are more quotes that make him look like an idiot, and info that could help out him.
 
Aug 13, 2009
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observer said:
not a bad one, not a particularly insightful one either. but does mention that mcquaid has come under some unfair criticism.

Few riders, even secret ones, will publicly criticize McQuaid. He has made it very clear he is vindictive and will target critics. He also has sons and brothers who work in the sport as Agents, race organizers etc.
 
Aug 13, 2009
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JimmyFingers said:
I'm guessing because he was very forgiving of O'Grady, along the lines of 'it was the Euros that made him do it'

He wrote that it was OK for O'Grady, or other Australians, to dope but not Euros? Was this the secret Pro or the owner of Cyclingtips?

Seems a bit far fetched
 
Jul 17, 2012
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Hitch was presenting a bit of a strawman. He compared O'Grady to Santa, and basically said O'Grady was ok but Santa's wasn't, because of the different eras:

For you Australians, I see that Stuart O’Grady’s results from the 1998 Tour were labelled as suspicious and he promptly retired a year ahead of schedule. And now he’s admitted that he doped before that Tour. I don’t defend dopers, but I think you need to think about the times these guys were riding in before passing judgement. Is there any difference between him and Santambrogio? In a word, yes. Doing stuff like that nowadays is just not acceptable.
 
Aug 13, 2009
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JimmyFingers said:
Hitch was presenting a bit of a strawman. He compared O'Grady to Santa, and basically said O'Grady was ok but Santa's wasn't, because of the different eras:

Ahh, got it. It was not Euros/Aussies it was the late 90's vs today.

I think most would agree that the acceptance of using EPO is vastly different today then it was in the late 90's