Unbelievable!

[auscyclefan94]

Contador has now been made a "Honorary citizen" of Pinto even though he was caught with Clenbuterol and high levels of plasticisers in a test. So why is cheat being heralded as a hero?

The mayor of the town has said:“the victory of Alberto Contador is the triumph of honesty, sacrifice, effort and hard work every day.”

Then he also gets the backing of the the Spanish Cycling Federation and Spanish olympic Committee who are suppose to be fighting the war against doping/drugs.

Supposedly in the linked article it says that Valverde was given the same treatment.

Bunch of corrupt fools! It doesn't help when you have government ministers and heads of sporting bodies backing someone who has been caught with an illegal substance in his body.

The sport will go nowhere with those morons in charge and making comments like so!


Read more: http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/6...ives-other-Spanish-support.aspx#ixzz13k9ETGP6

 

[Kerbdog]

These people are asleep mate. Not a clue, not a clue. I think their gonna do everything to put the lad in a great light during this situation for him. Its just blind faith.

 

[hrotha]

What do you mean, unbelievable? I have no trouble believing this. It's pretty standard behaviour.

 

[python]

aus why are you so upset ?

it's a provisional honorary citizenship to be lifted with the confirmed suspension, you fool

 

[auscyclefan94]

aus why are you so upset ?

it's a provisional honorary citizenship to be lifted with the confirmed suspension, you fool

No it isn't. The only thing to do with being provisional is his suspension!

The three-time Tour de France winner is set to become the first-ever hijo predilecto, or honorary citizen, of his hometown of Pinto. The municipal council there voted on the matter and agreed unanimously to give him the award.

 

[The Hitch]

For me as a cycling fan (that is to say a fan of cycling against other sports) this is very good news. Spains other sporting heroes are just as dirty as contador and get far better treatment anyway (apart from Alonso who doesnt need to dope as he is helped by legal mechanical doping).

Im glad cycling means something in places like Pinto, because it sure as hell doesnt mean _ here.

Good call Pinto, though perhaps a bit overdue.

 

[auscyclefan94]

For me as a cycling fan (that is to say a fan of cycling against other sports) this is very good news. Spains other sporting heroes are just as dirty as contador and get far better treatment anyway (apart from Alonso who doesnt need to dope as he is helped by legal mechanical doping).

Im glad cycling means something in places like Pinto, because it sure as hell doesnt mean _ here.

Good call Pinto, though perhaps a bit overdue.

So a doper should be heralded as a hero??

 

[Brad Lamb]

Hein Verbruggen is probably Pinto's Deputy Mayor.

 

[The Hitch]

Relax.

Pablo Escobar, who among thousands of other murders, blew up an entire commercial airliner, men women and children, to try to kill a man who didnt even board, is seen as a saint in Meddelin- a real city of 1 million people. 20 000 people turned out for his funeral alone.

Pinto on the other hand is a tiny town south of Madrid of about 50 000 people. As a native son, Contador gets support from his people. Especially since his doping is still in theory unconfirmed. You think this is some great moral outrage?

Besides i have long been of the opinion that all top athletes dope. Contador is nobody compared to Nadal and the "founding fathers of Spain" - the name under which on current form, the football team will be known as in about 200 years.There is a lot of evidence that they dope. Contador gets caught because he gets tested PROPERLY. The others dont because their organisations are unwilling to test them as thoroughly. Is Contador really so much worse because his organisation isnt afraid to test him?

Moreover, as i believe most top cyclists dope, i find it difficult to tak it all out on the Contador Piñata.

When we live in a perfect doping free world, perhaps it will be UNFAIR (not outright outrage) that a doper gets a little support from his friends.

But in todays situation, both real world and sport, i just cant see the problem in such a minor gesture.

 

[scribe]

I wouldn't worry. There is nothing that glam about a pinto.

 

[sublimit]

Everybody should take Spanish sporting performances with a pinch of salt from a few years before the Barcelona Olympics onwards. A rash of Spanish middle distance runners suddenly running fast times, The Disabled Spanish basketball team (able bodied classification) Dopers like Valverde, etc.

They cant be taken seriously.

 

[scribe]

Everybody should take Spanish sporting performances with a pinch of salt from a few years before the Barcelona Olympics onwards. A rash of Spanish middle distance runners suddenly running fast times, The Disabled Spanish basketball team (able bodied classification) Dopers like Valverde, etc.

They cant be taken seriously.

It's not quite a garish as the Eastern Bloc domination in the 70's to 80's, but something is definitely in the water.

 

[Benotti69]

Works for Armstrong.

works for them all, Basso, Vino, Valverde, Contador, Di Luca, Petacchi et al

 

[hrotha]

Seriously though, I can understand his fans and fellow citizens supporting him, but an official institution like the Pinto city council should be more objective. At least wait until the case is solved. But of course it's just a populist measure.

 

[Boeing]

FREE Alberto

 

[c&cfan]

wait a little...

ACF, how old are you?12?
common sense and law says this: "innocent until proved otherwise", it doesnt says "guilty until proved otherwise".

the thing about contador being a doper is just speculation so far (as the plastic stuff) so if all pinto's people are wrong, blind, stupid etc, you are much worse than all of them. you are also stupid blind and wrong because contador is not guilty (so far) and you dont have common sense or respect for the law and for those people.

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facts:
contador is the best stage racer with an amazing talent and palmares at 27. the clen did nothing to burst his performence. however, they should have waited a little (just to be good in the picture)

 

[Altitude]

wait a little...

ACF, how old are you?12?
common sense and law says this: "innocent until proved otherwise", it doesnt says "guilty until proved otherwise".

the thing about contador being a doper is just speculation so far (as the plastic stuff) so if all pinto's people are wrong, blind, stupid etc, you are much worse than all of them. you are also stupid blind and wrong because contador is not guilty (so far) and you dont have common sense or respect for the law and for those people.

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facts:
contador is the best stage racer with an amazing talent and palmares at 27. the clen did nothing to burst his performence. however, they should have waited a little (just to be good in the picture)

A positive control is no longer evidence of doping? When did that rule go into effect? Right around the time Aldirto returned his non-negative I suppose..

 

[Anonymous]

The Spanish protect their own. I'm positive they do! Or rather Clentador was positive...

 

[jimmypop]

wait a little...

ACF, how old are you?12?
common sense and law says this: "innocent until proved otherwise", it doesnt says "guilty until proved otherwise".

the thing about contador being a doper is just speculation so far (as the plastic stuff) so if all pinto's people are wrong, blind, stupid etc, you are much worse than all of them. you are also stupid blind and wrong because contador is not guilty (so far) and you dont have common sense or respect for the law and for those people.

The impetus is now on Contador to prove his innocence. Despite the UCI's best efforts to keep the news hidden, there was a positive control.

It's OK - we all have our sacred cows. Have a tissue.

 

[Bag_O_Wallet]

No it isn't. The only thing to do with being provisional is his suspension!

The three-time Tour de France winner is set to become the first-ever hijo predilecto, or honorary citizen, of his hometown of Pinto. The municipal council there voted on the matter and agreed unanimously to give him the award.

Sound politics. They throw their support behind him until a final decision is made. If/when the positive holds up, they can pretend to be shocked and voice their outrage by revoking his honorary citizen status.

 

[scribe]

works for them all, Basso, Vino, Valverde, Contador, Di Luca, Petacchi et al

Yes. But Armstrong started all this. Or maybe it was Pantani, or Riis, or em Indurain. hmmm

 

[pedaling squares]

So what? It's just a town celebrating its famous son's accomplishments. Not like he's been named the Spanish Minister of Sport. Yet.

facts:
contador is the best stage racer with an amazing talent and palmares at 27. the clen did nothing to burst his performence...

The clen did plenty to burst his bubble and tarnish his reputation.

 

[HoustonHammer]

wait a little...

ACF, how old are you?12?
common sense and law says this: "innocent until proved otherwise", it doesnt says "guilty until proved otherwise".

the thing about contador being a doper is just speculation so far (as the plastic stuff) so if all pinto's people are wrong, blind, stupid etc, you are much worse than all of them. you are also stupid blind and wrong because contador is not guilty (so far) and you dont have common sense or respect for the law and for those people.

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facts:
contador is the best stage racer with an amazing talent and palmares at 27. the clen did nothing to burst his performence. however, they should have waited a little (just to be good in the picture)

Just curious: does C&C stand for Contador & Clenbuterol?

 

[HoustonHammer]

Then he also gets the backing of the the Spanish Cycling Federation and Spanish olympic Committee who are suppose to be fighting the war against doping/drugs.

In a little (reluctant) defense of these guys, they are very frustrated that UCI has not followed its own rules and referred the case to RFEC. What they are saying is that until UCI starts following the rules, they're not dealing with much more than rumor. I think that's a pretty fair position.

What they'll do once they do get the case makes me more than a little nervous given the Valverde fiasco, but they have to be given a chance to do the right thing.

 

[rhubroma]

How can one be so naive? Ethics takes a back seat to local hero worship. And many a Spaniard doesn't care about the Truth, just his results. It makes them feel superior. This is human nature.