Drugs in UK sports....

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bennydorano

#540
October 19, 2016, 05:58:43 PM
No, his TUEs were known & out in the open - eventhough one at the Tour de Romandie infuriated Kimmage and others as they said he should have withdrew instead. Getting a TUE is not a hangable offence in itself, Wiggins's are causing a kerfuffle because they are highly dubiously timed to coincide with the start of various Grand Tours.

The real debate in cycling now is 'what is clean' & I doubt there's any pro cycling team not sailing close to the wind and therefore 'clean' - as in the ideal.

muppet

#541
October 19, 2016, 07:11:05 PM
Quote from: tonto1888 on October 19, 2016, 04:49:11 PM
Quote from: bennydorano on October 19, 2016, 12:17:36 PM
He's reaping what he has sewn personality wise. Froome certainly seems to be revelling in Wiggin's discomfort.
Froome seems to forget his own TUEs

Froome's leg, as posted by Sky themselves:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/recreational-cycling/10996274/Leg-it-Seven-gruesome-pictures-of-cyclists-scary-pins.html?frame=2989146

As Lance might say, unnatural.

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tonto1888

#542
October 19, 2016, 08:22:16 PM
Quote from: bennydorano on October 19, 2016, 05:58:43 PM
No, his TUEs were known & out in the open - eventhough one at the Tour de Romandie infuriated Kimmage and others as they said he should have withdrew instead. Getting a TUE is not a hangable offence in itself, Wiggins's are causing a kerfuffle because they are highly dubiously timed to coincide with the start of various Grand Tours.

The real debate in cycling now is 'what is clean' & I doubt there's any pro cycling team not sailing close to the wind and therefore 'clean' - as in the ideal.

Cheers mate. I was unaware of the circumstances surrounding them

nrico2006

#544
October 28, 2016, 01:27:05 PM
A bit of a joke yesterday that a boxer got a three year ban for a recreational drug.
'To the extreme I rock a mic like a vandal, light up a stage and wax a chump like a candle.'

muppet

#545
October 28, 2016, 03:01:54 PM
Quote from: nrico2006 on October 28, 2016, 01:27:05 PM
A bit of a joke yesterday that a boxer got a three year ban for a recreational drug.

Yea, he should have just got it on a TUE.
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bennydorano

#547
October 28, 2016, 04:07:20 PM
A Parliamentary select committee???? Due process through the cycling system first of all might be in order.

gallsman

#548
October 28, 2016, 04:30:26 PM
Quote from: bennydorano on October 28, 2016, 04:07:20 PM
A Parliamentary select committee???? Due process through the cycling system first of all might be in order.

They receive taxpayer funding and should therefore be open to scrutiny from Parliament.

What is the "cycling system"? What due process should they follow? The only process anyone on the administration side of the British cycling sphere has been following is to race to the nearest beach so they can dig a big f**king hole to shove their heads in.

bennydorano

#549
October 28, 2016, 04:56:44 PM
Apologies, I actually mis-read that a bit. Thought it was Sky & not British Cycling that had been summonsed. Still seems like overkill &  premature while UKAD are still investigating the situation.

gallsman

#550
October 29, 2016, 09:45:06 AM
Shane Sutton will hopefully have a lot to say in the next couple of days.

muppet

#552
December 20, 2016, 06:37:17 PM
These are just some of the interesting questions regarding Wiggins' package:

From the BBC:

Why send for a routine, innocuous drug from over 1,000 kilometres away when it could have been easily sourced in France?

Why did former coach Shane Sutton "authorise" the delivery of something, the details of which he claims not to be aware of? And why did Wiggins' long-term mentor not know what medication his star cyclist was taking?

And why was Wiggins taking a decongestant that apparently is not meant to be used by asthmatics (like him)?
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Asal Mor

#553
December 21, 2016, 08:43:26 AM
Great interview on Off The Ball with Matt Lawton from the Daily Mail, the journalist who uncovered the story about the mystery package. Interesting that Brailsford told a new set of lies to the MPs. His first explanation was that Simon Cope was travelling to meet Emma Pooley, then the bus had already left before Wiggins, now it's Fluimicil which might not be plausible either. Even David Walsh is now saying that Brailsford has to go.

Lawton reports that Brailsford asked him 'If you didn't write the story, is there anything else that could be done?'

Asal Mor

#554
December 21, 2016, 09:22:47 AM
Quote from: muppet on December 20, 2016, 06:37:17 PM
These are just some of the interesting questions regarding Wiggins' package:

From the BBC:

Why send for a routine, innocuous drug from over 1,000 kilometres away when it could have been easily sourced in France?

Why did former coach Shane Sutton "authorise" the delivery of something, the details of which he claims not to be aware of? And why did Wiggins' long-term mentor not know what medication his star cyclist was taking?

And why was Wiggins taking a decongestant that apparently is not meant to be used by asthmatics (like him)?
Apparently it can be bought over-the-counter for 8 euros in France. Surprising oversight from such a meticulous team.
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