Froome and Wiggins TUEs
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Dave Davenport
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Oh FFS!
Strange one this. What probably has happened is Froome really struggled with his asthma and has had far too many puffs on his inhaler presumably so he could compete at a normal level... BUT:
I suppose it could be argued that he took loads of inhaler to gain an advantage on that particular stage but I don't know enough about the drug in question to even know if sucking on an inhaler on a stage would give you an advantage towards the end of it.
Rules is rules and there was a limit and he broke it. We'll wait and see if he's sanctioned. I'd guess he won't. Froome has plenty of funds for scientists and lawyers to argue his case.
But yet again people not familiar with cycling / anti-doping will now consider Froome a serial doper and no better than Armstrong and all of this has given the Anti-Sky / Tin Foil Hat brigade a load more fuel. Sigh.
I suppose it could be argued that he took loads of inhaler to gain an advantage on that particular stage but I don't know enough about the drug in question to even know if sucking on an inhaler on a stage would give you an advantage towards the end of it.
Rules is rules and there was a limit and he broke it. We'll wait and see if he's sanctioned. I'd guess he won't. Froome has plenty of funds for scientists and lawyers to argue his case.
But yet again people not familiar with cycling / anti-doping will now consider Froome a serial doper and no better than Armstrong and all of this has given the Anti-Sky / Tin Foil Hat brigade a load more fuel. Sigh.
T.M.H.N.E.T
Rainbows aren't just for world champions
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Has SKY got any credibility left?
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
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Surely Wiggins did fail some tests but had a TUE so they didn't count?
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
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- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
You say potato, no one says pot-ar-toe. When failure is unacceptable, redefine failure, eh?
T.M.H.N.E.T
Rainbows aren't just for world champions
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- Northern Ireland
This line is a familiar one
im NOT the original OP of this thread
@T.M.H.N.E.T show me any article were it states wiggins has failed a drug test and @mjr can you also do the same please????
T.M.H.N.E.T
Rainbows aren't just for world champions
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- Northern Ireland
I never said he did, I said the line was a familiar one. Please read before engaging your keyboard
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User169
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But he is a liar. I guess you accept that?
