Jerome Pineau on Ricco
07-19-08, 04:48 PM
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Jerome Pineau on Ricco
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https://www.bikeradar.com/forums/view...91438#14891438
https://jpineau.blogs.velomagazine.fr/
"For the last two days, the race has not only been animated by sporting feats alone. There was the case of Moises Duenas, where I was impressed by the deployment of gendarmes, who quickly circled the hotel we shared with Barloworld for the rest day, in Tarbes. Then, today around noon, we learned of the positive control for third-generation, supposedly undetectable EPO by Ricco. I'd heard of this product a while ago and went on a website where I found information on its composition.
CERA, this ********-effect EPO, is not so undetectable, as proven by the Ricco affair.I'm very glad he got caught because Ricco the arrogant was dragging quite a past. I have Italian friends who raced with him when he was 15, who told me he used to brag about the fact he was doping, going so far as to show them how he did it. When you're in deep water like him, the least you can do is have the decense to shut up, especially when you're at the center of the problem. He took himself for a star, he taunted us. I'm very glad that he's sleeping in a cell tonight.
I'm split between two sentiments, tonight. On one hand I'm sad once again for the image of cycling among the general public. I'm sorry for the kids who dreamed of Ricco after seeing his "exploits" in the Pyrenees on TV. On the other hand, I'm satisfied with the fight against doping, which has no refuge for the cheats, who make us feel and look weak when they attack unjustly.
To my eyes, the fact that Saunier Duval shamefully flee the race looks like an admission of organized doping. In those cases, the reaction is everything. Either the team stays in the race and affirms its surprise and despair in the face of such events, like Barloworld who, for me, were faced with an isolated case. Either that or the team wants to skirt questions they could face and run away like a kid who got caught in the schoolyard."
https://www.bikeradar.com/forums/view...91438#14891438
https://jpineau.blogs.velomagazine.fr/
"For the last two days, the race has not only been animated by sporting feats alone. There was the case of Moises Duenas, where I was impressed by the deployment of gendarmes, who quickly circled the hotel we shared with Barloworld for the rest day, in Tarbes. Then, today around noon, we learned of the positive control for third-generation, supposedly undetectable EPO by Ricco. I'd heard of this product a while ago and went on a website where I found information on its composition.
CERA, this ********-effect EPO, is not so undetectable, as proven by the Ricco affair.I'm very glad he got caught because Ricco the arrogant was dragging quite a past. I have Italian friends who raced with him when he was 15, who told me he used to brag about the fact he was doping, going so far as to show them how he did it. When you're in deep water like him, the least you can do is have the decense to shut up, especially when you're at the center of the problem. He took himself for a star, he taunted us. I'm very glad that he's sleeping in a cell tonight.
I'm split between two sentiments, tonight. On one hand I'm sad once again for the image of cycling among the general public. I'm sorry for the kids who dreamed of Ricco after seeing his "exploits" in the Pyrenees on TV. On the other hand, I'm satisfied with the fight against doping, which has no refuge for the cheats, who make us feel and look weak when they attack unjustly.
To my eyes, the fact that Saunier Duval shamefully flee the race looks like an admission of organized doping. In those cases, the reaction is everything. Either the team stays in the race and affirms its surprise and despair in the face of such events, like Barloworld who, for me, were faced with an isolated case. Either that or the team wants to skirt questions they could face and run away like a kid who got caught in the schoolyard."
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I know this isn't the first example, but it's nice to hear pros actively speaking out against doping. When the Festina Affair hit the fan 10 years ago, many riders complained about how they were being treated, and several teams quit the Tour in protest. Hearing pros publicly condemning the dopers is a change for the better.
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I know this isn't the first example, but it's nice to hear pros actively speaking out against doping. When the Festina Affair hit the fan 10 years ago, many riders complained about how they were being treated, and several teams quit the Tour in protest. Hearing pros publicly condemning the dopers is a change for the better.
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I know this isn't the first example, but it's nice to hear pros actively speaking out against doping. When the Festina Affair hit the fan 10 years ago, many riders complained about how they were being treated, and several teams quit the Tour in protest. Hearing pros publicly condemning the dopers is a change for the better.
sentiment certainly has changed over the years. i notice a refreshing lack of ricco apologists too which means that even the hardcore enthusiasts are finally waking up.
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