"JohnB" <
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> Simon wrote:
> >
> > Sad, just sad.
> >
> > Is it just me, or when he says 'bigger names', is it
> > pointed?
> >
> >
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/35-
> > 16584.stm
>
> Cycling is well and truly tarnished and this kind of stuff
> just makes it
worse.
> I question Gaumont's motives. Is he just another *****
> Voet - caught and now wants to make the most of his new
> found status? When will the T-shirt and film be released?
> I suspect that the 'bigger names' remark may even have
> been deliberately planted by Gaumont or his publicity
> agent to keep the story in the
headlines.
> He admits to lying and cheating through his career, so why
> should now be any different?
>
> This is putting me off watching professional racing as we
> now have no idea who is clean or not. This is having a
> devastating on what was once a tremendous sport, as I know
> of youngsters who are now being pulled out of the
> competitive side because of the links to drugs and the
> perceptions around cycle racing.
>
> Until a 'positive' means a life ban then the problem will
> not disappear.
Gaumont is seriously trying to make amends in my opinion.
But so what? Some of the stuff he says is pure unadulaterate
myth. You can easily tell the difference between a rub-on
cream and an injection because the quantities in the blood
are hugely different.
Blood packing may not be detectable but I covered that
earlier. Just because your hematocrit is high doesn't mean
you're getting a performance boost.