Team Sky, Brailsford and doping

[rich p]

what I don't understand is that SKY knew about this from day one of his employment, everybody understood that Yates received a nod and wink in1996 from the UCI, yet they still gave him a job,

the problem for Yates is at 52, what next for him and no matter what people think of him, he has done a good job at SKY, so by admitting any guilt, he is basicly ending his career,
I not sure if hounding people like yates out of cycling is really the best thing for the sport, for one, who'd be left to run the teams, as I see it, if you rode pre 2005-2006 you are a drug cheat, thats a lot of ex pro's with vast amount of knownledge to pass on...

I take your point but as was pointed out some years ago, Sky's strict anti-doping policy leaves them little or no wriggle room. There are any amount of other teams which Yates could go to.

 

[philipbh]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/oct/18/team-sky-pledge-anti-doping

DB seems to be offering a second chance at a second chance

Zero Tolerance "a team that cannot be questioned"< WRIGGLE ROOM > Rehabilitation "if you lie again, there will be no support"

 

[beastie]

Not sure I totally agree - guys like Barry and the Garmin riders eventually made choices to be on teams that had nothing to do with doping and there was no big possibility of any of this coming to light 5 years ago. I really think they didn't want to be part of it any more. LL and GH have been less forthcoming about their motivation - it is not clear whether this is because they cared less or they care not to spin their story.

btw, here are some other names from the USADA report, or at least educated guesses:

Who's the Korean rider at the bottom?

 

[rich p]

Who's the Korean rider at the bottom?

I think he's from Cameroon, the brother of Alex and Rigoberto.

 

[johnr]

The Chinese are spending a lot on sport and they'll take anyone

 

[thom]

Ooof ! The Mail have a story about a Sky rider with 3 people suggesting a doping past.
Is their zero tolerance policy destined to re-inforce a wall of dishonesty ?

Edit : Michael Ashendon questioning their stance too

 

[Red Light]

Ooof ! The Mail have a story about a Sky rider with 3 people suggesting a doping past.

So who's been around long enough to have been tested 103 times - about half as much as has been calculated for LA? There can't be many.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

So who's been around long enough to have been tested 103 times - about half as much as has been calculated for LA? There can't be many.

One fifth as many, surely? Anyway, there aren't many. Incidentally, is there a rider whose name rhymes with 'punt' still riding for Sky?

 

[thom]

One fifth as many, surely? Anyway, there aren't many. Incidentally, is there a rider whose name rhymes with 'punt' still riding for Sky?

Is this about the Leveson enquiry ?

 

[Flying_Monkey]

There was an excellent piece on Inner Ring a few days back arguing against Sky and for the Vaughters model. I agree.

 

[ColinJ]

One fifth as many, surely? Anyway, there aren't many. Incidentally, is there a rider whose name rhymes with 'punt' still riding for Sky?

I think this a reference to someone who said that Armstrong had only actually had a couple of hundred drug tests, rather than the 500+ that he always mentions!

 

[Red Light]

One fifth as many, surely? Anyway, there aren't many. Incidentally, is there a rider whose name rhymes with 'punt' still riding for Sky?

If you insist Can't be him surely - he announced his retirement a couple of weeks ago?

But it does raise questions about what the standard of proof is now. Is three riders saying you did enough to make you guilty and end your career? How about one?

 

[ufkacbln]

Should Paul Kimmage be a reliable source if he suggested something untoward?

 

[thom]

Did Steve Peters work with SKY ? He's at least left British Cycling now to go to UK Athletics...

 

[woohoo]

From the Telegraph website

Sean Yates’ fate proves Team Sky will show no mercy in doping cull

First it was Bobby Julich, now Sean Yates and Steven de Jongh have followed. Those critics who wondered whether anyone at Sky would confess to doping merely because Dave Brailsford had asked them now have their answer.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/ot...am-Sky-will-show-no-mercy-in-doping-cull.html