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noddy69 said:
LaFlorecita said:
sniper said:
DanielSong39 said:
If he's using a motor he needs an upgrade. Where's the Cancellara bike?
that was kind of the point i made in my post and Tienus previously in his: UCI's actions towards Contador seem to be aimed at forcing him to ride without a motor, at least on key stages where Froome needs to come out on top.
Interesting. But why haven't they popped him yet? Seems they could easily do so if they wanted to. Or is it like I speculated earlier (about regular doping) that UCI don't want to pop him because it would be bad PR but don't want him to win either?
That's like asking why they didn't pop Cancellara or why aren't they catching dopers at the pointy end of the bunch.the UCI won't catch him either if he does use a motor just like they haven't caught anyone else. I presume the answer to why he isn't winning is simply decline, he's been at the top for an age and the body will give out eventually.
Agree with the bolded.
If UCI catch a pro with a motor, only the Lord knows what kind of neverending shitstorm it would start.
Femke was a different case altogether. UCI could no longer ignore her, as competitors were filing complaints and photo's of her bike with hints at motoruse were circulating on the internet.
Not to mention, Femke was the near-ideal victim for UCI.
Brother already sitting out a two year ban for EPO. Father a small time bird thief.
Plenty of pressure points for UCI to guarantee Femke will never ever sing.
And who knows what else they did behind the scene to make absolutely 100% sure Femke keeps schtumm.
25 grand would be nothing for the UCI. It would be a very nice incentive for the Vandendriessche's to shut the *** up.
Bottom line: hell will freeze over before UCI catch a pro-rider with a motor.
Unless some kind of externally induced pressure makes it absolutely 100% unavoidable for them to do so.
But look what happened after the Stade 2 documentary which cast some (imo serious) suspicions on Roglic. UCI didn't even address it, let alone investigate. I think it was one small press release from Lotto Jumbo almost literally saying "UCI have our backs, so nothing to see here folks, move on please". And moving on, well that's indeed what everybody did.