CrueTrue wrote:
So you're saying that the world of cycling has changed much since Tinkoff hired Hamilton, since Discovery hired Basso, etc., etc.?
Yes, this past Tour de France marked a turning point because every time a doper is busted, it's essentially dragging the sponsor's name through the mud. You will see more and more ProTour teams staying the hell away from riders who were busted. Roberto Heras is now having trouble finding a job because the job market for busted dopers is pretty damn bad. I honestly don't think top continental teams will touch Rasmussen with a ten foot pole, he's a mess, a doper, and a lousy team player.
Think about it, you had two whole teams that withdrew and several others that had riders busted for doping and now the whole sponsorship climate is extremely tenuous because no sponsor wants to invest money in a team that they are not sure that will protect their name and put it in the limelight in a positive way. The 2007 Tour de France, excuse my language, was one of the biggest clusterfucks to happen to cycling and I think it was one of the best things to happen to the sport.
shadow80 wrote:
Yes, this past Tour de France marked a turning point because every time a doper is busted, it's essentially dragging the sponsor's name through the mud. You will see more and more ProTour teams staying the hell away from riders who were busted. Roberto Heras is now having trouble finding a job because the job market for busted dopers is pretty damn bad. I honestly don't think top continental teams will touch Rasmussen with a ten foot pole, he's a mess, a doper, and a lousy team player.
Think about it, you had two whole teams that withdrew and several others that had riders busted for doping and now the whole sponsorship climate is extremely tenuous because no sponsor wants to invest money in a team that they are not sure that will protect their name and put it in the limelight in a positive way. The 2007 Tour de France, excuse my language, was one of the biggest clusterfucks to happen to cycling and I think it was one of the best things to happen to the sport.
that's the exact same reasoning we have after every single doping scandal. decades later and nothing's changed. the majority are still doped
I'm guessing you haven't followed cycling long enough to have seen many doping scandals, but that's how each person feels the first few times before finally realising that it always pans out exactly the same
Edited by issoisso on 15-11-2007 12:24
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"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
Jaksche is on his way back, and rumours say that T-Mobile is more than interested in signing with him once his ban runs out. And I certainly doubt that Sinkewitz will have any trouble finding a new team either.
I'm sorry to say, but to me, it doesn't seem like anything has changed over the years. Once Kashechkin gets back, I'm sure he will be able to find a team too.
CrueTrue wrote:
Jaksche is on his way back, and rumours say that T-Mobile is more than interested in signing with him once his ban runs out. And I certainly doubt that Sinkewitz will have any trouble finding a new team either.
I'm sorry to say, but to me, it doesn't seem like anything has changed over the years. Once Kashechkin gets back, I'm sure he will be able to find a team too.
yup. the only question I have is what will the reaction of guys such as Wiggins be
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"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
Wiggins will be pissed off to say the least. In fact he may refuse to race for them. He now hates Moreni for doping and Cofidis because of how the DS handled it, what's he going to think when T-Mobile hire ex-dopers
especially since he thinks he's joining a strictly anti-doping team with strict test etc.
He'll go wild
a bit more serious than going wild, i think if they sign an ex-doper, he will retire from road cycling and if it's worse than i think maybe from track as well.
