F
After watching a bit of the coverage on VS over the weekend (don't
recall if it was Saturday or Sunday) it occurred to me just how
ludicrous it was to require the riders to sign away their rights to a
year's salary if caught doping.
Why... not only because you can't trust the LNDD lab, but there are
just too damn many ways to DQ a rider (or team, for that matter) with
a doping charge.
Specifically, the snippet with the T-Mobile team chef got me to
thinking. Up until the coverage, I assumed that the various teams did
all their own shopping for and preparation of the team's food.
Oh, no... according to Dieter or whatever his name was, every day he
faxes a shopping list/menu to the hotel where the team will be staying
in four days. The chef at the hotel sees to the purchase of the
ingredients and then the kitchen staff at the hotel assists the team's
chef in the preparation of the meals.
Geez-us H Christ, if there ever were opportunities for someone to
sabotage a rider or a team, it surely exists in the kitchens of the
host hotels.
I'm surprised there weren't more positives, all things considered.
Fred
recall if it was Saturday or Sunday) it occurred to me just how
ludicrous it was to require the riders to sign away their rights to a
year's salary if caught doping.
Why... not only because you can't trust the LNDD lab, but there are
just too damn many ways to DQ a rider (or team, for that matter) with
a doping charge.
Specifically, the snippet with the T-Mobile team chef got me to
thinking. Up until the coverage, I assumed that the various teams did
all their own shopping for and preparation of the team's food.
Oh, no... according to Dieter or whatever his name was, every day he
faxes a shopping list/menu to the hotel where the team will be staying
in four days. The chef at the hotel sees to the purchase of the
ingredients and then the kitchen staff at the hotel assists the team's
chef in the preparation of the meals.
Geez-us H Christ, if there ever were opportunities for someone to
sabotage a rider or a team, it surely exists in the kitchens of the
host hotels.
I'm surprised there weren't more positives, all things considered.
Fred