"The Secret Pro" on Katusha and doping

[Alex76]

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?

 

[taiwan]

Pellizotti got 2 years. Wiggins will be back at ToB.

 

[Catwhoorg]

A Biopassport sanction is the same as a positive drug screen.

2 years is the norm for a first offense.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Or they just keep pushing you and pushing you until you feel you can't go on.

 

[42x16ss]

A publicised Biopassport sanction is the same as a positive drug screen.

2 years is the norm for a first offense.

Fixed it for ya!

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

Wiggins is scheduled to return far before the Tour of Britain. He is to ride the Tour of Poland starting later this month. He will ride Britain instead of the Vuelta.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/wiggins-to-ride-tour-of-britain-instead-of-vuelta-a-espana

 

[Spider1964]

http://cyclingtips.com.au/2013/09/the-secret-pro-the-late-season-lull/

 

[Ferminal]

Is it worth giving him a pageview?

 

[observer]

Is it worth giving him a pageview?

not a bad one, not a particularly insightful one either. but does mention that mcquaid has come under some unfair criticism.

 

[webvan]

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...

 

[lieuwe!]

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.

 

[Pandora]

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

 

[smiley_boy2501]

Gerro? Look at his blog from Tour 2010. Similar style.

 

[The Hitch]

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.

 

[Race Radio]

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.

 

[Race Radio]

We are talking about a guy who stated that its ok for Australian riders to dope but not European ones.

Where and when did he write this?

 

[JimmyFingers]

I'm guessing because he was very forgiving of O'Grady, along the lines of 'it was the Euros that made him do it'

 

[Race Radio]

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

 

[JimmyFingers]

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.

 

[Race Radio]

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

 

[Netserk]

Well I don't think O'Grady only doped in the late 90's.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Well I don't think O'Grady only doped in the late 90's.

What are you saying? He is just talented, he was the best mountain men for csc at what year i don't remember 2011/2010 tdf?

 

[Netserk]

What are you saying? He is just talented, he was the best mountain men for csc at what year i don't remember 2011/2010 tdf?

Leotard 2011.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Is there any difference between him and Santambrogio? In a word, yes.

Yeah, Santa's about to get off via his B-sample. Santa is clean, y'all!

 

[the sceptic]

So Stuey mate stopped doping in 1998?