Thor has "never seen doping"

[Roland Rat]

So either Thor is whiter than white and the dopers know he's the clean sort, or there's more to Thor than meets the eye.

"It's about what you want to achieve. If I wanted to dope in the cycling context, I would have found it, and if I wanted to do drugs and have more fun on the town, I would have certainly found drugs there too, of course."

On the topic of the topic of all topics, Alberto Contador, Hushovd is frank: if he is sanctioned and serves his time, then he can return. The rider who hopes to win Paris-Roubaix in the Rainbow Jersey in 2011 refuses to be drawn into a discussion on right or wrong."

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/5...says-he-has-never-seen-doping-in-cycling.aspx

 

[The Hitch]

I think essentially this is nothing new.

"Rider denies knowledge of doping "

Hushovd has just become WC so will get more press and as a result has to answer more questions.

Its not just limited to cycling either. Ive seen this exact answer in other sports as well.

We have seen this before.

 

[Benotti69]

Is it possible? he rode for a french team, Credit Agricole and then Cervelo...so could well be true!

but who knows what to believe anymore, i don't

 

[Willy_Voet]

In the cyclingnews.com version, he says he has "never seen drugs". That's quite different statement from "never seen doping".

 

[Chuffy]

In the cyclingnews.com version, he says he has "never seen drugs". That's quite different statement from "never seen doping".

I took it that he has never directly come across drugs/doping. Not that he was denying it existed.

But that won't stop people from reading the runes the way they choose...

 

[nevada]

why would anybody believe a professional cyclist ?

 

[hrotha]

Yeah, it's more credible than if someone like a Schleck had said it, but I'm going to take it with a whole saltshaker. Cycling seems to be cleaner now, and throughout Hushovd's career it's been cleaner in France, but we never get the whole picture until several years later, if at all.

 

[Archibald]

In the cyclingnews.com version, he says he has "never seen drugs". That's quite different statement from "never seen doping".

I'm wondering if "never seen drugs" could be a lost-in-translation type thing. Any Norge's out there care to comment?

 

[Christian]

Is it possible? he rode for a french team, Credit Agricole and then Cervelo...so could well be true!

I remember someone once quoted Jens Voigt saying "We even considered hiding the drugs by the side of the road" from his Crédit Agricole days. He later said it had been a joke.

 

[hrotha]

I remember someone once quoted Jens Voigt saying "We even considered hiding the drugs by the side of the road" from his Crédit Agricole days. He later said it had been a joke.

Yes but that's from the 1998 Tour. It's so long ago it was actually his Gan days. Hushovd only joined the team in 2000.

 

[flyor64]

I'm wondering if "never seen drugs" could be a lost-in-translation type thing. Any Norge's out there care to comment?

The correct term would be Nordmann for Norwegian...Norge is bokmål for Norway.

Original link:

http://www.nrksport.no/sykkel/1.7329729

and quote:

"Jeg har aldri sett dop i sykkemiljøet, og heller aldri på kveldene i bymiljøet, for å si det sånn."

Any Norwegian, or Scandinavian for that matter, can feel free to correct this but roughly it says:

"I have never seen dope/drugs in cycling, nor have I seen it at night in the city, so to speak."

BUT the context it in which it was said is important and I'm not sure what that was since I can't watch the video right now and only have what the article quotes.

 

[roundabout]

Yes, Hushovd is very likely to still be one of the cleanest top riders.

 

[ProfTournesol]

He must be a Hogan's Heroes fan - Sgt Schultz "I know nothing..."

 

[ultimobici]

I remember someone once quoted Jens Voigt saying "We even considered hiding the drugs by the side of the road" from his Crédit Agricole days. He later said it had been a joke.

Bearing in mind Legeay's stance on doping while at Z, Gan and, I presume, CA it is not inconceivable that Hushovd has avoided coming into direct contact with it. I can't be as confident that it was the case at CTT.

 

[Willy_Voet]

Bearing in mind Legeay's stance on doping while at Z, Gan and, I presume, CA it is not inconceivable that Hushovd has avoided coming into direct contact with it. I can't be as confident that it was the case at CTT.

Sastre has sucked since he moved there, so I think it's possible.

 

[swaqser]

He aknowledges it excists, but says he have never seen the actual drug himself.

”I do believe, that GC-riders, who must perform well every day for a long time, and has to ride fast in the mountains, will benefit greater from doping. It is harder for a rider trying to succeed in GC, than me as a sprinter."

 

[scribe]

It seems too good to be true that a world champ has no enhancer experience, much less seen it. I've always enjoyed watching Thor race.

 

[Christian]

Yes but that's from the 1998 Tour. It's so long ago it was actually his Gan days. Hushovd only joined the team in 2000.

Oh yeah you're right he was still U23 in 1998

 

[hrotha]

Oh yeah you're right he was still U23 in 1998

You might still have a point though. Assuming Voigt wasn't joking, was a year and a half enough to clean up the team? I think the French federation introduced their "longitudinal testing" program in 1999, and apparently that went a long way to clean up French cycling, but the Cofidis affair was after that.

 

[euanli]

Hushovd used to room with Boardman. Doubt he ever saw any drugs then.

 

[Vonn Brinkman]

hah! Hushovd never saw any drugs...
Just like he has never been to Oslo.

 

[loydfloyd32]

Yes, Hushovd is very likely to still be one of the cleanest top riders.

Ohhhhhhh come on. don't be so f------ naive. He has just won the worlds, of course he has both seen and quite often "been on the juise".

 

[Chuffy]

Ohhhhhhh come on. don't be so f------ naive. He has just won the worlds, of course he has both seen and quite often "been on the juise".

Have you got any evidence, proof, links or connections? I'll take circumstantial if you've got it.

Otherwise this is just typical Clinic bullsh!t.

 

[loydfloyd32]

don't need any evidence, just common sense. I don't have any problems with thor having been on the juise, hell I don't even have problems with him lying about it. But i have problems with people who think that the top riders don't dope.

 

[simo1733]

common sense

don't need any evidence, just common sense. I don't have any problems with thor having been on the juise, hell I don't even have problems with him lying about it. But i have problems with people who think that the top riders don't dope.

The problem with common sense is that it isn't very common.Esp on internet forums