Doping git thread

[T4tomo]

i remember one stage in that race when (IIRC) Nibali was chasing him so fast that he nearly overcooked a corner going uphill and still couldn’t close the gap

That might have been the Angliru stage where he set the 2nd fastest ever ascent time, only bettered by Robert Heras in 2000. Heras is a former team mate of Lance Armstrong at US Postal, and was found guilty of EPO use (although got off on a technicality). Just saying

 

[Dave Davenport]

Or riding Contador off his wheel on a summit finish, then looking fresh as a daisy after winning the stage until he suddenly remembered to look knackered and pretended to collapse to the floor.
I'd say a draw with Cobo for most obviously doped GT winner of the last decade.

 

[T4tomo]

Or riding Contador off his wheel on a summit finish, then looking fresh as a daisy after winning the stage until he suddenly remembered to look knackered and pretended to collapse to the floor.
I'd say a draw with Cobo for most obviously doped GT winner of the last decade.

I recall Cobo also got help from other spanish teams /riders as they plotted against Froome

 

[Dave Davenport]

I recall Cobo also got help from other spanish teams /riders as they plotted against Froome

Not to mention the 'supporters' trying to block Froome, shouting abuse, making throat cutting gestures etc. And that was before everyone hated Sky!

 

[rich p]

View: https://twitter.com/TheRaceRadio/status/1373775463542185988?s=20


Fuentes supposedly going to spill the beans next week on Operacion Puerta.
History now but there was always speculation about which non cyclists were doping. Nadal, Ronaldo...?
Hard to believe it will come out now.

 

[Milkfloat]

Hard to believe it will come out now.

It won't.

 

[rich p]

Another dope...r

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vi...on-as-matteo-de-bonis-tests-positive-for-epo/

 

[Slick]

Ffs.

 

[DCLane]

Vini Zabu ... presumably the new name for Vini Fantini?

Leopard ... Spots

Yes - they were Vini-Fantini in 2013

 

[matticus]

presumably the new name for Vini Fantini?

One of the all-time great team names. A sad loss.

Sorry, that's a bit off-topic ...

 

[BalkanExpress]

Another dope...r

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vi...on-as-matteo-de-bonis-tests-positive-for-epo/

Hopefully they will get a big UCI ban and Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec and their shirt of many sponsors will step in.

 

[BalkanExpress]

T Dekker back on a bike and racing gravel in the US as a bet.

To be honest, a bit disappointed to find that the bet was made during a podcast rather that while doing tequila shots in a dodgy Dutch "Sauna"...perhaps he's finally growing up a bit

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/it...dekker-back-in-the-saddle-for-unbound-gravel/

 

[rich p]

T Dekker back on a bike and racing gravel in the US as a bet.

To be honest, a bit disappointed to find that the bet was made during a podcast rather that while doing tequila shots in a dodgy Dutch "Sauna"...perhaps he's finally growing up a bit

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/it...dekker-back-in-the-saddle-for-unbound-gravel/

If he'd bet Ten Dam twice it would have been a double Dekker...

 

[BalkanExpress]

If he'd bet Ten Dam twice it would have been a double Dekker...

Surely that would have been the case if Erik had decided to race as well

 

[bitsandbobs]

An ignominious end to a long career..

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/katie-compton-banned-for-four-years-by-usada/

Must hurt a bit when Betsema got off essentially scot-free. Something Compton was outspokenly critical of at the time..

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/betsemas-back-dated-six-month-doping-ban-is-bullshit-says-compton/