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42x16ss said:Was it ever reported to police? Considering the laptop contained the “only” copy of rider’s personal medical data you would hope so
British Cycling issued a statement to BBC sport, saying: "We are disappointed that Dr Richard Freeman has chosen to publish this book having refused to fully participate in our investigation into record keeping and medicines management...we hope publication confirms Dr Freeman's return to good health and therefore his willingness to now partake in the resolution of outstanding inquiries."
Dr Freeman denied that he refused to co-operate or comply with the relevant authorities and said he didn't want his book launch to be "overshadowed" by what he sees as "BC attempts to discredit me into submission and silence."
samhocking said:I'm pretty sure Sapstead told DCMS she hadn't personally seen it, but her colleagues working on the case had the police report Freeman is referring to. Sounds like the hotel safe was broken into as his passports were stolen and he had to go to Crete where British Consulate is in order to get home without a passport. There would be no need for Freeman to embellish a story of a stolen laptop with stuff like police reports and British consulate when that and can be so easily confirmed by UKAD in my opinion.
I believe the book will probably confirm a lot more than can be done in a 10 minute TV interview.
samhocking said:Well falsifying police crime reports carries way more penalty than doping students or cyclists, so him and Sapstead obviously think it's worth it.
Deets“Icons is essentially a love letter to the sport of cycling, and to the men who wrote its history. Tracking down and curating their bikes and jerseys has been a genuine labour of love, and it’s helped me to contextualise my own place in the sport’s journey. I’m delighted to be able to share my collection, and most of all to tell these incredible stories.”
samhocking said:Should be good. He's got one pretty iconic bike collection now and an incredible memory on the equipment and riders side. Should be worth missing a DCMS for. What would he have said anyway - Fluimicil and gone back to Lancs on the next train anyway lol!
which ways is that Sam.samhocking said:He wasn't wrong. Cycling's still standing on Lance's shoulders in many ways.
samhocking said:He wasn't wrong. Cycling's still standing on Lance's shoulders in many ways.
TourOfSardinia said:which ways is that Sam.samhocking said:He wasn't wrong. Cycling's still standing on Lance's shoulders in many ways.
Cheating?
Doping?
Bribing?
yeah nice shoulders for giants like CF to stand on
samhocking said:TourOfSardinia said:which ways is that Sam.samhocking said:He wasn't wrong. Cycling's still standing on Lance's shoulders in many ways.
Cheating?
Doping?
Bribing?
yeah nice shoulders for giants like CF to stand on
If you didn't witness the transition in the cycling industry, booming globally, entirely down to Armstrong in 90's and 00's, you're nutts. Zipp, Trek/Bontrager e.g. pretty much exist because of Armstrong. Tour de France switched from a parochial novelty in World sport, to an equal footing because of Armstrong. The fact he is still the only rider to fully transcend the sport globally, proves his doping was a sideshow. If Armstrong turned up to race Le Tour today, it would be the biggest story in World Sport, if he even turned up to spectate it would be a bigger discussion globally than that of the winner 1000 fold. As Bobet says, "there's no difference between Anqueteil & Armstrong" in terms of doping and cheating and skulduggery they were the same.
yaco said:Linking an article from eight years ago is an obsession.
Dumbest thing I've yet seen from Sam.samhocking said:TourOfSardinia said:which ways is that Sam.samhocking said:He wasn't wrong. Cycling's still standing on Lance's shoulders in many ways.
Cheating?
Doping?
Bribing?
yeah nice shoulders for giants like CF to stand on
If you didn't witness the transition in the cycling industry, booming globally, entirely down to Armstrong in 90's and 00's, you're nutts. Zipp, Trek/Bontrager e.g. pretty much exist because of Armstrong. Tour de France switched from a parochial novelty in World sport, to an equal footing because of Armstrong. The fact he is still the only rider to fully transcend the sport globally, proves his doping was a sideshow. If Armstrong turned up to race Le Tour today, it would be the biggest story in World Sport, if he even turned up to spectate it would be a bigger discussion globally than that of the winner 1000 fold. As Bobet says, "there's no difference between Anqueteil & Armstrong" in terms of doping and cheating and skulduggery they were the same.
samhocking said:The Lance Effect was huge for cycling industry. US Road bike Industry pretty much owes all of its growth duing 2000's to Armstrong. Trek, Specialized, Zipp they all said so at the time. Plenty of stats out there fmk. I was working in bike industry 88 to 2006 and it was palpable when Armstrong came along. He did for the Bicycle Industry what Pantani did for Mercatone Uno.
samhocking said:I'm talking about the bike industry. Those are simply the 3 main road manufactures in US who boomed due to Lance Effect. They all attribute their growth to that effect.