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Old 07-01-05, 08:16 AM
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Pre-Medical Tour 2005

Why would they get a medical prior to the Tour, each and everyone of the riders ?

Liability issues, perhaps?

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Old 07-01-05, 08:19 AM
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It's the drug tests, medical tests just sound better.

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The guy with the stethescope in thefirst pic gives me the creeps.
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They have done them years - it's more tradition than anything - photo ops, stats of the riders for the papers etc
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