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thehog said:But you wouldn't know if he had a TUE or not.
Not so simples.
rick james said:well we wouldn't know if he TUE or not, but the majority on here have him guilty already.
rick james said:well we wouldn't know if he TUE or not, but the majority on here have him guilty already.
thehog said:That would be 7 people, yes?
ralphbert said:7 out of (clinic) 12 is a clear majority
daveyt said:Source? One was leaked and he said he'd had one last year I think? TUE's are medicine not doping, it's pathetic trying to twist it. You must know this which is why you have to exaggerate.
frenchfry said:From what we have seen, TUE's are often where the line is crossed between medicine and doping.
thehog said:But you wouldn't know if he had a TUE or not.
Not so simples.
the sceptic said:What evidence do you have that Froome was not using TUEs at those other races?
the sceptic said:What evidence do you have that Froome was not using TUEs at those other races?
rick james said:well we wouldn't know if he TUE or not, but the majority on here have him guilty already.
frenchfry said:From what we have seen, TUE's are often where the line is crossed between medicine and doping.
daveyt said:Seen when and where? Which TUE's do we know about from the last 5 years that weren't appropriate?
the sceptic said:I dont think its appropriate to be doping on horse steroids while your competitors are not.
ebandit said:How do you know they weren't?????????????????
Mark L
the sceptic said:No evidence
Froome cheated, Mark. Live with it.
the sceptic said:No evidence
the sceptic said:No evidence.
Froome cheated, Mark. Live with it.
Mellow Velo said:Thanks. That was my point.
Not claiming anything.
Rather that as you point out, because we don't know makes the TUE a red herring.
ChrisE said:Steroids give no advantage, unless they do.
TailWindHome said:I'm fairly sure no one has argued that they don't.
These are powerful medicines.
ebandit said:How do you know they weren't?????????????????
Mark L
thehog said:Sounds like the defense is "Everyone was doing it, they've all got TUEs, it was a level playing field"