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| matt493 |
Posted on 14-02-2008 21:10
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I bet every team has riders who have doped. Can you ban all of them.
Edited by matt493 on 14-02-2008 21:11
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 14-02-2008 21:13
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Contador attacked the peloton, catching the two-man breakaway of Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) and Jesús del Nero (Saunier Duval) which had been away for much of the stage, and charged away solo up the category two final climb. Clearly angry, he yelled to the television camera, "Astana in the Tour!". Ultimately, his effort was reeled in by the sprint-hungry bunch, but after the race, the 25-year-old Spaniard was close to tears describing his dashed hopes for a second Tour victory.
Is this mature action? |
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| matt493 |
Posted on 14-02-2008 21:15
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He has the right to be sad and mad. He got Cheated. This is like if you took armstrong out because people thought he doped. |
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| Crommy |
Posted on 14-02-2008 21:16
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matt493 wrote:
I think this isn't fair for the people who haven't doped. I still believe that Kloden,Lepheimer, and Contador haven't doped and to take away Contador's chance to defend his title is wrong. Leipheimer isn't that young anymore and he won't have many more chances to win the tour.
I bet every team has riders who have doped. Can you ban all of them.
Couldn't agree more with you - but what team banning does if 1 rider is caught (I'm not talking about just suspicions, I'm talking about actual hard evidence) is that it helps deter institutionalised doping.
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| matt493 |
Posted on 14-02-2008 21:19
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Question. What other races are Astana banned from. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 14-02-2008 21:41
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matt493 wrote:
Question. What other races are Astana banned from.
Well ASO wont pick them in any of their races. Paris-Nice, Criterium International, Paris-Roubaix, Fleche Wallone, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, and Paris-Tours
RCS Sport didnt pick them for the Giro so they probably wont be in races such as Milan SanRemo, Tirreno-Adriatico, Giro di Lombardia
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| issoisso |
Posted on 14-02-2008 21:50
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you forgot the Dakar
(why did I have to do this?)
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 14-02-2008 21:52
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You forgot the most important race of them all:
Tour of Denmark.
Yep, that's right. Jesper Worre, who was caught while he was active himself, has stated that Astana is not welcome at Tour of Denmark...  |
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| roadie |
Posted on 14-02-2008 21:53
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So it looks like a very light season for Astana......Cant imagine the sponsorship will go on much longer... |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 14-02-2008 21:54
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Damn. they were no doubt extremely interested in rocketing up those 0% slopes
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| issoisso |
Posted on 14-02-2008 22:00
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roadie wrote:
So it looks like a very light season for Astana......Cant imagine the sponsorship will go on much longer...
think again
Also, no doubt the kazakhstani government will use it's puppet media to release the same message as always "it's a european conspiracy. they don't want kazakhstanis there" etc etc etc
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Posted on 14-02-2008 22:04
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Iss,
you really need to change that comic strip. The novelty is wearing off... |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 14-02-2008 22:10
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roadie wrote:
Iss,
you really need to change that comic strip. The novelty is wearing off...
happy now?
(by the way, according to one of my closest friends, the guy on the far right "is so me" )
Edited by issoisso on 14-02-2008 22:12
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| chuckie |
Posted on 14-02-2008 22:14
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Guido Mukk wrote:
Contador attacked the peloton, catching the two-man breakaway of Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) and Jesús del Nero (Saunier Duval) which had been away for much of the stage, and charged away solo up the category two final climb. Clearly angry, he yelled to the television camera, "Astana in the Tour!". Ultimately, his effort was reeled in by the sprint-hungry bunch, but after the race, the 25-year-old Spaniard was close to tears describing his dashed hopes for a second Tour victory.
Is this mature action?
Which race was this?? |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 14-02-2008 22:15
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Volta a Mallorca
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 14-02-2008 22:18
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Correct..he was passin also estonia neopro Taarmäe..probably screeming something nasty..I dont forgive that
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| chuckie |
Posted on 14-02-2008 22:27
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He has every right to be angry...especially if he didn't dope!
Thats a big if!! |
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| roadie |
Posted on 14-02-2008 23:12
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Contador as guilty as hell....... |
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| matt493 |
Posted on 14-02-2008 23:18
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roadie wrote:
Contador as guilty as hell.......
Why? because he won 1 tour de france. Armstrong won 7 does that mean he's guilty too.
Edited by matt493 on 14-02-2008 23:18
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| Viborg FF |
Posted on 14-02-2008 23:27
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Yes |
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