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Uli Fluhme, or what a genuine antidoping stance may sound like

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this struck me as a more genuine antidoping sound coming from this guy Uli Fluhme who organizes the New York Gran Fondo:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/b/3799065c-b2ea-4818-9219-4f3e711bd5d5

in 2013 his race had two EPO positives (both riders admitted), leading to this interesting interview:

NYVC: First off, what was your reaction to learning that two of your participants (David Anthony and Gabriele Guarini) had tested positive for EPO?

Uli Fluhme: Two EPO positives were a surprise because in-competiition (IC) testing is rarely expected to bring a positive result, let alone two (out of 10 tested). When USADA first told Lidia and I about the positive tests, we wondered if it would be someone blaming some obscure substance from the prohibited list that was in their tainted supplements. But EPO can only enter the body via injection, hence being obvious and deliberate doping. With finite "glow" periods and techniques like microdosing, it's too easy to avoid testing positive if you know when you might get tested. But Anthony said he was too arrogant about it and Guarini didn't know we would test.
http://nyvelocity.com/content/interviews/2013/nyc-gran-fondos-uli-fluhme


on a side, he also twitters stuff i tend to agree with:

Uli Fluhme ‏@ulif

@PaulKimmage @cyclistdata @Vaughters @Digger_forum Naughty Vaughty is the impersonification of hypocrisy

Uli Fluhme @ulif ? Mar 3

Now Driouch gets investigated while it should be @Mo_Farah. WTF?
 
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retweeted museeuw from hetvolk and stannard

its a worry if museeuw fingers you for doping
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Like the way he dealt with Pietro Caucchioli who was obviously unapologetic about his doping, no doubt seeing it part of the fabric of the sport.
 
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blackcat said:
retweeted museeuw from hetvolk and stannard

its a worry if museeuw fingers you for doping
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except that Stannard never went to the front the last 40 km. QS lost for being tactical idiots. Stannard got a free ride so the cartoonist must have missed the race.
 
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Ventoux Boar said:
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There was no text on the tweet. We're at the mercy of Blackcat's evidence that Mr Museeuw was giving a doping finger. But since BC can diagnose a variety of neurological disorders from pixels alone, I wouldn't doubt him.

Maybe Mr Museeuw was acknowledging a fellow juicer, Mr Museeuw would know.
 
Catwhoorg said:
I think its combining the weekend races, there is a good photo of Stannard at KBK riding over the cobbles, whilst everyone else is beside it.

Yeah, if you watched the race you see he missed the path and moved in when he could. Stannard may well be doping, but the seemingly obvious implications from the picture, that he is able to smash through the hard stuff with ease while others are forced to take the easy route, is pretty stupid.

http://inrng.com/2015/03/you-can-ride-off-road/#more-23903
 
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The Hitch said:
maybe he was complaining that the cobble sectors were sabotaged by aliens.

Makes about as much sense as your theory. Your tendency to view everytime someone so much as sneezes to be an accusation of doping can be annoying.

It was a comment to someone who makes as much sense as any fanbot.

Dont always look for deep meaning where there is none intended.

Museeuw's tweet could be interpreted in many different ways. It could be serious, light hearted, a throwaway joke........
 
King Boonen said:
Yeah, if you watched the race you see he missed the path and moved in when he could. Stannard may well be doping, but the seemingly obvious implications from the picture, that he is able to smash through the hard stuff with ease while others are forced to take the easy route, is pretty stupid.

http://inrng.com/2015/03/you-can-ride-off-road/#more-23903

I had actually only seen the picture, never got to see the race beyond the last few kilometers to see Cav's leadout.

Thanks for that link and context around the picture.
 
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Ventoux Boar said:
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There was no text on the tweet. We're at the mercy of Blackcat's evidence that Mr Museeuw was giving a doping finger. But since BC can diagnose a variety of neurological disorders from pixels alone, I wouldn't doubt him.

Link to Inner Ring pic

Oh here we go again. If you believe in it enough, you will find the truth. I guess you didn't even watch the race as well?
 
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Uli Fluhme bouncing back after a series of insults from Jeroen Swart.

https://twitter.com/ulif/status/816675989031895040
People who keep perpetuating the myth of certain riders being clean and making $$$ of it are part of the tumor that kills cycling.

https://twitter.com/ulif/status/816676503287111680
The world of fighting doping is unglamorous and filled with threats and insults. But you get to keep your dignity and integrity.
 
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sniper said:
Uli Fluhme bouncing back after a series of insults from Jeroen Swart.

https://twitter.com/ulif/status/816675989031895040
People who keep perpetuating the myth of certain riders being clean and making $$$ of it are part of the tumor that kills cycling.

https://twitter.com/ulif/status/816676503287111680
The world of fighting doping is unglamorous and filled with threats and insults. But you get to keep your dignity and integrity.
You've really got it bad for Swart, huh?

John Swanson
 
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djpbaltimore said:
Fluhme does not come across well in that exchange at all with the unsubstantiated insinuations. He might be antidoping, but he pretty conclusively proves himself to be an @@@####. And he appears to have had a prior beef with Dr. Swart.
I did not read it that way. Seems by some of the comments others did not read it that way either.

Dr. Swart has proved himself to be quite the "@@@####" also.

When he can't take the heat puts people on block. Seems to be a Coward who supports cycling cheats.
 
Does 'comments by others' mean forum members or twitter users? If it is the former, you aren't counting right. If it is the latter, well that is faint praise indeed IMO. Fluhme started the exchange by straight-out trolling, so he deserves all the return fire that he gets. That is what I notice about Dr. Swart on twitter. He definitely responds in kind.
 
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djpbaltimore said:
Does 'comments by others' mean forum members or twitter users? If it is the former, you aren't counting right. If it is the latter, well that is faint praise indeed IMO. Fluhme started the exchange by straight-out trolling, so he deserves all the return fire that he gets. That is what I notice about Dr. Swart on twitter. He definitely responds in kind.
I just noticed some other twitter users had chimed in on a few of the twitts. And yes twitter is a sorta wasteland most of the time.

your opinion and my opinion of the Dr. is a bit different. agree?
 

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