I BELIEVE
That was Tyler Hamilton's fans rallying cry when they circled the wagons around their embattled hero following his doping positive at the Vuelta. As if his incredibly weak defense and even a cursory reading of the arbitration panel's final decision on the case left any doubt that he was doping, we now have this:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2006/jun06/jun26news2
Not only financial transactions between Fuentes' group and Tyler/Haven, but they've got his doping calendar for the 2003 season. Looks like a double transfusion 6 days beforehand is what is needed to take out one of cycling's monuments. Less you think these guys are resting on their laurels in the offseason, this is apparently when you ramp up your red blood cell count with EPO, so that the rich blood can be extracted for later use. Looks like you can go from a zero to a hero in the pro peloton in short order, like as long as it takes to get a transfusion or two. Let's see, two guys who couldn't even follow the pace on the Dauphine Libere were Landis and Vinokourov, both from teams with a wealth of links to doping, I wonder how they'll ride at the Tour? I wonder if Fuente was their prepatore or someone else?
I BELIEVE Tyler doped just like Lance, Heras, Museeuw, Millar, Pantani, Virenque and in all probability every other top cyclist in the pro peloton. Big deal. That is apparently how the cyclists want it. When was the last time you read about one rider complaining that he was robbed by a doped rider who beat him? Menchov took it is stride when Heras turned up postive at last year's Vuelta. Julich and Ekimov didn't seem all that worked up that Hamilton robbed them of better medals at the Olympics. Look at how Lance treated Bassons or Simeoni when they broke the omerta. The Spanish riders didn't even ride their national championships on Sunday in protest of the El Pais doping revelations. I wish Tyler would grow a set, fess up to doping and write a tell all book that gives real insight the doping practices of an elite professional cyclist. Professional cycling, the sport where you get to be your own little human chemistry experiment.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2006/jun06/jun26news2
Not only financial transactions between Fuentes' group and Tyler/Haven, but they've got his doping calendar for the 2003 season. Looks like a double transfusion 6 days beforehand is what is needed to take out one of cycling's monuments. Less you think these guys are resting on their laurels in the offseason, this is apparently when you ramp up your red blood cell count with EPO, so that the rich blood can be extracted for later use. Looks like you can go from a zero to a hero in the pro peloton in short order, like as long as it takes to get a transfusion or two. Let's see, two guys who couldn't even follow the pace on the Dauphine Libere were Landis and Vinokourov, both from teams with a wealth of links to doping, I wonder how they'll ride at the Tour? I wonder if Fuente was their prepatore or someone else?
I BELIEVE Tyler doped just like Lance, Heras, Museeuw, Millar, Pantani, Virenque and in all probability every other top cyclist in the pro peloton. Big deal. That is apparently how the cyclists want it. When was the last time you read about one rider complaining that he was robbed by a doped rider who beat him? Menchov took it is stride when Heras turned up postive at last year's Vuelta. Julich and Ekimov didn't seem all that worked up that Hamilton robbed them of better medals at the Olympics. Look at how Lance treated Bassons or Simeoni when they broke the omerta. The Spanish riders didn't even ride their national championships on Sunday in protest of the El Pais doping revelations. I wish Tyler would grow a set, fess up to doping and write a tell all book that gives real insight the doping practices of an elite professional cyclist. Professional cycling, the sport where you get to be your own little human chemistry experiment.
posted by Venga, Venga, Venga! at 6:40 AM
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It's not just cyclists.
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I'm looking for a cocktail right now to improve. Training and spring water aren't cutting it. OK well maybe if it stops raining I won't be so negative. "I beleive" all top cyclists are dopers.
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