Froome and Wiggins TUEs

[Bollo]

Quite what is taking all this time isn't clear. Are Sky deliberately dragging their feet? I also read somewhere (can't remember where) that Froome is waiting to be called to Lausanne for PK tests, and the ball is actually in the prosecution's court (LADS/WADA/whoever it its).

My theory (based on feck-all) is that Sky are trying to present this as a procedural or administrative issue rather than a full-bore doping case - "it's paperwork and nothing more". It kinda worked for Wiggo so lets go with it again. The press and public's attention span is limited, so slowing things down effectively dilutes the story.

I thought that the burden of proof was firmly in Sky/Froome's court now - it's up to them to show that Froome's physiology was playing silly-buggers, rather than the authorities proving that he reacted normally to an excessive dose. It'll end up in CAS whatever.

 

[mjr]

Inrng reporting that Froome defence will blame his kidneys. Linked article in French and also behind in paywall

View: https://twitter.com/inrng/status/953128018775609344

I wonder if we're going back to bilharzia again, as that's described as sometimes damaging kidneys, such as at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/schistosomiasis/

 

[Maenchi]

Currently reading Chris Froomes biography The Climb, in the book he goes on at length about doping and being shocked early in his career when discovering various other cyclists were doping and seems driven to be clean, his 'extras' at first included sprouting mung beans carried around in his suitcase and put on the windowsill of hotels to sprout he'd been told sprouting veg helped with recovery. With Barloworld they had a very loose training structure, like you need to train more,so do some. Then when he joined team Sky it was the total package including random testing by them, such as due to being tracked all day, when out for a meal he gets a phone call saying we are coming to check your pee and blood. From reading his book he really does not seem like doping would be his thing,ever...

 

[Maenchi]

.....nah.....get yourself a copy it's worth a read, funny informative and entertaining.

 

[FishFright]

Currently reading Chris Froomes biography The Climb, in the book he goes on at length about doping and being shocked early in his career when discovering various other cyclists were doping and seems driven to be clean, his 'extras' at first included sprouting mung beans carried around in his suitcase and put on the windowsill of hotels to sprout he'd been told sprouting veg helped with recovery. With Barloworld they had a very loose training structure, like you need to train more,so do some. Then when he joined team Sky it was the total package including random testing by them, such as due to being tracked all day, when out for a meal he gets a phone call saying we are coming to check your pee and blood. From reading his book he really does not seem like doping would be his thing,ever...

I remember reading Armstrong books back in the day 'proving' how clean he was too.

And yes I wanted it to be true .....

 

[Maenchi]

A ghostwritten sports autobiog? ... that would be surprising. But it has probably happened.

An autobiog of a Sky rider ghostwritten by David Walsh? If "Inside Team Sky" is anything to go by, that would be very surprising.

But I've not read it so I'm not really in a position to comment.

I took to reading Chris Froome's book and Geraint Thomas' book due to my missis finding them in a local charity shop.

 

[booze and cake]

I've no idea on the proof required, it seems like Sky are clutching at straws now. How sickly are these cyclists? Its amazing they manage to leave the house.

 

[hoopdriver]

I've no idea on the proof required, it seems like Sky are clutching at straws now. How sickly are these cyclists? Its amazing they manage to leave the house.

They have carbon fibre Zimmer frames.

 

[mjr]

I remember reading Armstrong books back in the day 'proving' how clean he was too.

And yes I wanted it to be true .....

I don't remember that book. IIRC "It's not about the bike" protested much but proved little and even some of that turned out to be lies.

 

[hoopdriver]

I don't remember that book. IIRC "It's not about the bike" protested much but proved little and even some of that turned out to be lies.

Yes, it generated much heat, but shed little light...

 

[Bollo]

Ex-rider/doper has opinion. Adds nowt.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jan/16/chris-froome-end-of-team-sky-floyd-landis-cycling

 

[Slick]

Ex-rider/doper has opinion. Adds nowt.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jan/16/chris-froome-end-of-team-sky-floyd-landis-cycling

Obviously some people will be interested on what he has to say, but I shut it down after reading the first line.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Landis makes some valid points, always good to keep it in the news rather than let it fade away as SKY want

 

[Bollo]

Landis makes some valid points, always good to keep it in the news rather than let it fade away as SKY want

I agree but the same points could have been made by anyone. It just felt like Floyd wanted a bit of publicity for his blow farm. Maybe cycling's made me cynical.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I agree but the same points could have been made by anyone. It just felt like Floyd wanted a bit of publicity for his blow farm. Maybe cycling's made me cynical.

I doubt the story would have been run if I'd said it tho, under the headline "fat lazy nobber says something"