Nothing really to say but WOW! Poor Vino. Maybe Disco can sweep him up as the Tour GC contender they do not have.
http://velonews.com/news/fea/9913.0.html
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Lonnie Utah said:Nothing really to say but WOW! Poor Vino. Maybe Disco can sweep him up as the Tour GC contender they do not have.
http://velonews.com/news/fea/9913.0.html
Bruyneel has always said Vino would not win the Tour and will not hire him.Lonnie Utah said:Nothing really to say but WOW! Poor Vino. Maybe Disco can sweep him up as the Tour GC contender they do not have.
http://velonews.com/news/fea/9913.0.html
bobke said:Bruyneel has always said Vino would not win the Tour and will not hire him.
Now, Vino will be seen as radioactive and no team with half a PR brain would hire him. No way Disco hires him. He is a PR nightmare.
Lets recall that the sponsors, with some exceptions, are not cycling fanatics. They are businessmen with money invested. Vino would only help a small struggling team in the ProTour mix at this point. None of the big teams will touch Vino until he is completely exonerated.
Why do you say poor Vino BTW?
You are assuming, against the face of clear evidence that his DS is guilty as sin, that he is not invilved.
Perhaps THIS is why Bruyneel didnt hire him BTW.
Foks in the peloton know whose on the stuff and who isnt.
Because my tounge was stuck in my cheek. I was joking and making a back handed insult at discovery (ie the disocvery in disaray thread). I know they couldn't and wouldn't hire him. Geeze guys, I'm not that stupid!!bobke said:Why do you say poor Vino BTW?
You had us going there for a minute LU.Lonnie Utah said:Because my tounge was stuck in my cheek. I was joking and making a back handed insult at discovery (ie the disocvery in disaray thread). I know they couldn't and wouldn't hire him. Geeze guys, I'm not that stupid!!
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perhaps the disco boys? i'm surprised that you'd say perhaps after you just indicted the entire peleton....with evidence, anecdotal or otherwise i'm sure.Catabolic_Jones said:bobke -- you are a fool. they are all on a mix of PE's that would make your average bodybuilder blanche. Even your precious Discovery boys. Perhaps *especially* your precious Discovery boys.
Why a fool? and why resort to name calling?Catabolic_Jones said:bobke -- you are a fool. they are all on a mix of PE's that would make your average bodybuilder blanche. Even your precious Discovery boys. Perhaps *especially* your precious Discovery boys.
Come on bobke, let's wait until he is convicted before we string him up. I understand that it looks bad for him. But looking bad and being guilty are not always the same.bobke said:Why a fool? and why resort to name calling?
Even if, as you suggest, Disco riders are doped to the gills, why bring on someone under a high level of suspcion since that will only target the team MORE.
nd from a sponsorship point of view, its all business.
Vino and LS are radioactive at this point and Disco would be crazy to hire anyone from that team.
I think they even have a formal policy against hiring anyone underinvestigation but whatever.
Vino doesn't want to be a domestique for Jan or anybody else.nonameboy said:maybe Vino goes to T-Mobile again.
I am not stringing Vino up. I think he is a cool rider. I don't necessarily think he is guilty.saluki said:Come on bobke, let's wait until he is convicted before we string him up. I understand that it looks bad for him. But looking bad and being guilty are not always the same.
I also understand that he would have to be cleared before Disco should consider hiring him. But Disco is a team without a head. Vino is a better GT rider than anything they currently have. Even if he is not much of a team guy, he might still be an asset. The only thing that would be better is if they could sign Contador. Of course Contador has the same big "if" hanging over his head as Vino.
Unfortunately I don't see any up and coming Americans that can take the lead for DC. There were no unknown standouts in the Tour of Georgia for example.
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