Put a seat on it - Cycling Thread

[plague]

I'm all for the lifetime ban, I'm all for stripping him of his titles and I'm all for preventing sporting's greatest fraud from being in the public eye ever again - there's no way in hell he'd have fessed up, apologised or even called off his lawyers from suing those who exposed him if he hadn't been caught

he deserves to be remembered as the biggest **** in sport, ever

i only have a problem with the lack of consistency in punishments dished out to other either admitted, or proven, cheats.
Contador and Landis seemed to get off way lighter than Armstrong. I have no problem if they all got lifetime bans. But to me Contador, Landis and Armstrong are guilty of exactly the same things.
to use your analogy Boz, it would be like Contador and Landis stabbing a ref in an All Age match at national Park vs Armstrong doing it at a World Cup Final (held somewhere with a slightly bigger capacity than National Park).
More people are witness, and "affected" but the crime is still the same innit?

[boz-monaut]

comparing Contador's positive test with Armstrong's lifetime of systematic doping is a bit of a stretch

but yes I think Contador got off very lightly for what he did, as do quite a large section of the cycling community

[sammydog]

a ban from pro cycling would be fair enough considering he doped for 10 years, but not even being able to run in a local marathon is just a joke.

The thing I don't like is that Armstrong, while obviously guilty, will be where they stop with the investigations. Everyone of that era (except the sh!t kickers in each team) was doped up to the eyeballs. To me, for USADA or UCI to gave any credibility in this, they need to keep digging and out everyone. Let it be known who the few clean riders were. Out the doctors who are still in the sport who were behind it. Out the team managers who condoned the doping.

The big question to me is, did these riders dope because they wanted to, or because the team told them to. I suspect for the majority it was the latter. A case of, hey take this, inject this or p!ss off and find a career outside of cycling.

Doping was (I hope its not still the case, but I am not convinced) so ingrained in the sport I really believe its those who were running the teams that need to be looked at.

[seldom]

The thing I don't like is that Armstrong, while obviously guilty, will be where they stop with the investigations. Everyone of that era (except the sh!t kickers in each team) was doped up to the eyeballs. To me, for USADA or UCI to gave any credibility in this, they need to keep digging and out everyone. Let it be known who the few clean riders were. Out the doctors who are still in the sport who were behind it. Out the team managers who condoned the doping.

The big question to me is, did these riders dope because they wanted to, or because the team told them to. I suspect for the majority it was the latter. A case of, hey take this, inject this or p!ss off and find a career outside of cycling.

Doping was (I hope its not still the case, but I am not convinced) so ingrained in the sport I really believe its those who were running the teams that need to be looked at.

lol...the numpties i should imagine

[slobsy]

The thing that upsets me most about the whole Armstrong cheating saga is not the doping, it's not the lying, nor the bribery or intimidation.

its the blatant short cutting



worlds greatest cheat shows how to do it properly

[pv4]

i think the real question here is how long will it take before hunter stadium names the western stand the lance armstrong stand

[q-money]

alright back to cycling, not cheats

geraint thomas took the win on stage 2 of the TDU today with a great climb up the corkscrew and a top sprint. he's looking pretty good.

gerrans and gilbert caught in a stack, pretty much wipes them out

so many g's, ain't nothing but a g thang

[q-money]

cyclocross world champs this weekend

http://www.cyclingtips.com.au/2013/0...nship-preview/

will be live on da internets early sunday morning and delayed on eurosport on monday

http://www.youtube.com/ucichannel

[sammydog]

There will be a cyclocross series in Newcastle this year. Can't wait, just wish I had a bike to race with.

[q-money]

surely you could cobble something together that could do the job, you have to carry the bike most of the way anyway

[sammydog]

Would feel like a fraud on a mtb, and the carbon roadie I don't think would go the distance (mind you thats a good excuse to suck at the racing).

I think its time to sell some old stuff to finance a cheap CX bike.

[q-money]

good excuse to get yerself some steel

[sammydog]

Well, Steel is real.

[q-money]

just missed this - was watching it and forgot about it when i went to lunch

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/121058735...#ht_500wt_1322

$41 with the BB as well is an absolute steal

also kind of trying to supress the urge to buy this

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Italian-M...#ht_559wt_1307

the uglier the better, if i could find a lampre fondriest i think i would cry

[sh10]

How does one ride with no wheels?

[q-money]

imagination

[belchardo]

How does one ride with no wheels?

it all depends on what drugs you're on...

[q-money]

tour of flanders was pretty good racing, cancellara majestic

[sammydog]

tour of flanders was pretty good racing, cancellara majestic

What about Sagan on the podium?

[q-money]

ledge