2013 Tour de France

[AW?]

The most outstanding sports journalist of the last decade or two by a country mile. Let's not forget Paul Kimmage too. Both put their careers firmly on the line over a principle.

You'd think they'd take notice of him then perhaps. Are they going to boo every winner who can climb well from now on then?

 

[nidge]

You'd think they'd take notice of him then perhaps. Are they going to boo every winner who can climb well from now on then?

I bet they won't if he's French.

 

[Misfit]

I bet they won't if he's French.

Pfft, if he's French, they'll hold him down and pump him full of as much juice as possible in an effort to help him win.

 

[absolute bobbins]

I bet they won't if he's French.

Or Spanish, Alberto Contador was banned for two years and the French public never questioned him or any Katusha (Russia) Riders.

This is the same Katusha who were stripped of their UCI ProTeam licence by the UCI because "they had the worst doping record of all time", only to have it restored on appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)

 

[nightgoat]

Don't they realise British teams/riders are better because our wheels are rounder?

 

[cockjol]

French are always bitter or should I say jealous of the English...my mrs was on the tube yesterday and heard a bunch of them saying England is sh*t in French...well it's a short trip back so just fcuk off back there then

 

[AW?]

Think yourself lucky. My next door neighbour is French and gooner and he teaches his little brat French right outside my window every fucking morning. There''s nothing more annoying than a little brat who never stops crying or screaming saying papa all the time. He's out there right now screaming the little annoying ****.

 

[nightgoat]

French are always bitter or should I say jealous of the English...

Especially when Bernard Hinault is rapidly becoming the French Fred Perry.

 

[Marty]

Or Spanish, Alberto Contador was banned for two years and the French public never questioned him or any Katusha (Russia) Riders.

This is the same Katusha who were stripped of their UCI ProTeam licence by the UCI because "they had the worst doping record of all time", only to have it restored on appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)

That was Astana, wasn't it? Katusha's team has only been around for a couple of years.

Astana had Contador doping his way to win it, and Vinokourov, who should never have been allowed to compete and win the Olympic Gold in London after two convictions, and a host of other dopers. The team seems to be clearner now, they're certainly not doing as well!

 

[al_pacino]

That was Astana, wasn't it? Katusha's team has only been around for a couple of years.

Astana had Contador doping his way to win it, and Vinokourov, who should never have been allowed to compete and win the Olympic Gold in London after two convictions, and a host of other dopers. The team seems to be clearner now, they're certainly not doing as well!

Katusha were denied a world tour licence this year but got it back at CAS appeal. Plenty of stories around about the teams dodgyness.

 

[absolute bobbins]

That was Astana, wasn't it? Katusha's team has only been around for a couple of years.

Astana had Contador doping his way to win it, and Vinokourov, who should never have been allowed to compete and win the Olympic Gold in London after two convictions, and a host of other dopers. The team seems to be clearner now, they're certainly not doing as well!

http://road.cc/content/news/71928-uci-drop-team-katusha-2013-worldtour-line

 

[Marty]

Oh yeah, I do remember that. Thanks, guys.