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Following on from today's annoucement can any of us be bother to care about the pro scene any more? |
N0 - irrelvent sport full of cheating gits |
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Yes - its only entertainment like world wrestling |
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It deserves yet another chance |
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Des Moderator


Joined: 19 Apr 2002 Posts: 16900 Location: Harrow
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:47 pm Post subject: Can anyone give a toss for procycling any more? |
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Following on from today's annoucement can any of us be bother to care about the pro scene any more? |
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Billynobrakes Div 1 Pro

Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Posts: 7147 Location: Newark on Trent
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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Although it in no way condones the cheating - it's not like we didn't know the sport was riddled with systematic doping.
The sport hasn't changed and is still IMHO the greatest sport on the planet, what is changing is that the cheats are being caught - which for the future of the sport has to be a good thing. _________________ Blame me for robbing Peter but don't you blame Paul |
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pinarello1966 Cat 1 Groupie

Joined: 14 May 2006 Posts: 109
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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It hurts more as this year's Tour was so exciting. Twists and turns at every move. Yellow jersey changing daily. New contenders. Brave feats beyond the reasonably imaginable. We all thought this year's Tour might even be clean. I mean, they had a serious purge pre kick off. Then this. It's hard to stomach. Are there any top level pros who have not ever been linked in some way to doping?????? |
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Eeyore E, Silver
Joined: 01 Nov 2002 Posts: 1625 Location: Derby
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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pinarello1966 wrote: |
It hurts more as this year's Tour was so exciting. Twists and turns at every move. Yellow jersey changing daily. New contenders. Brave feats beyond the reasonably imaginable. We all thought this year's Tour might even be clean. I mean, they had a serious purge pre kick off. Then this. It's hard to stomach. Are there any top level pros who have not ever been linked in some way to doping?????? |
I didn't see it as a serious purge as such. Just a lot of sports people who may have been associated with Feuntes (Sp?) or not, depending on if the authorities are correct in solving of the code names. The cyclists were stopped from competing because of the supposed association, not from being found guilty of doping. |
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Steve McGinty Div 2 Pro
Joined: 13 Dec 2003 Posts: 4902 Location: Norther than the Northerners
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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The notion of comparing pro-cycling to WWE is the probably the most disparaging, depressing, - and relevant comment made...
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Valley Commando Elite Poster


Joined: 05 Sep 2003 Posts: 222 Location: Cardiff
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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i generally watch pro races these days for the specticle of it, rather than believing it.
Does get to me when a winner of an event gets stripped of the win for doping denying the real victor the moment they should of had of crossing the line first.
ie Menchov who would have rolled into madrid thinking he had lost the vuelta when really he was cheated and poss now the same with Landis. |
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Pierre Head Div 1 Pro
Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Posts: 7839 Location: Albert Dock
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:35 pm Post subject: Re: Can anyone give a toss for procycling any more? |
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Des wrote: |
Following on from today's annoucement can any of us be bother to care about the pro scene any more? |
We need more omerta from admin. _________________ 't Ros Beijaart.
De lange zwarte wolk blijft mij volgen. |
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bonger Guest
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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Nope, and never have. |
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NS Guest
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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Wheres the "Yes I am still full of admiration for them" option. Because thats what would get my vote |
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Big-C Div 1 Pro

Joined: 17 Aug 2005 Posts: 9404 Location: Compton
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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you lot forget
whatever they have been 'taking' they are still better athletes than 99% of the planet, so give em some credit _________________ Straight Outta Compton |
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Tony Bell T de F Winner
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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I've known that there is a *CENSORED* culture in cycling since I got involved with the sport. It doesn't make any difference to me, but sometimes I think 'F*ck, I didn't expect that' and that's what I thought about Floyd Landis today.
Naive? Gullible? Stoopid? Yes, I probably am. But I'll still watch next year's Tour and be as enthralled as ever. |
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chrisd Div 3 Pro
Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 4004 Location: on the naughty step
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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Tony Bell wrote: |
I've known that there is a *CENSORED* culture in cycling since I got involved with the sport. It doesn't make any difference to me, but sometimes I think 'F*ck, I didn't expect that' and that's what I thought about Floyd Landis today.
Naive? Gullible? Stoopid? Yes, I probably am. But I'll still watch next year's Tour and be as enthralled as ever. |
that's the soap fan in you tony
champs elysee st.  _________________ Real men don't spin
http://www.alternativesanctuary.co.uk |
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Tony Bell T de F Winner
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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Chris, you're probably right there mate.  |
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Wozza Div 1 Pro

Joined: 12 Jun 2003 Posts: 9188 Location: Herts
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:04 am Post subject: |
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Tone, i luvya m8  _________________ We are old we are young we are in this together. Vagabonds and children, prisoners forever. |
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James56038 E, Bronze

Joined: 15 May 2004 Posts: 340 Location: Stevenage/London
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 7:05 am Post subject: |
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Now I realise that I too could have won the Tour De France!!! |
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legro Moderator


Joined: 28 Feb 2002 Posts: 28780 Location: Colchester
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 7:09 am Post subject: |
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get real it's been happening since the year dot _________________ www.mastercoach.co.uk
NLP Practitioner
Fear leads to anger....Anger leads to Stress......Stress leads to Doobies...and Doobies leads to Twinkies
The spirit of Brian must live on
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erudite pete E, Gold

Joined: 12 Apr 2004 Posts: 2312 Location: Cambridge
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 7:14 am Post subject: Re: Can anyone give a toss for procycling any more? |
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Pierre Head wrote: |
Des wrote: |
Following on from today's annoucement can any of us be bother to care about the pro scene any more? |
We need more omerta from admin. |
What's the point of omerta when there are no secrets left to keep? |
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bonger Guest
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 7:38 am Post subject: |
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Big-C wrote: |
you lot forget
whatever they have been 'taking' they are still better athletes than 99% of the planet, so give em some credit |
I feel sorry for the 1%. |
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JONNO Div 1 Pro

Joined: 24 Jul 2006 Posts: 9031 Location: Up North
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:28 am Post subject: |
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Exciting, colourful, controversial, nothing suprises me anymore and I love em to bits. But enough about the soaps, the TDF is still the greatest show on earth IMHO. _________________ I was being chased by a police dog last week, and made the mistake of trying to escape through a little tunnel, over a see-saw and through a hoop of fire. It finally caught me as I was weaving in and out of some sticks. |
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hed World Champ

Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 12377 Location: on my hoods.
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 9:14 am Post subject: |
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its still the greatest sport on earth.
tehre are doped footballers, athletes, boxers, even snooker players *CENSORED*, its a fact of life within proffesional sport and needs to just be accepted without being condoned. _________________ Team VeloRiders- like Rock Racing, only far more perverted. |
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