The "Dirty 90's": Did Indurain cheat?
01-08-07 | 01:26 PM
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The "Dirty 90's": Did Indurain cheat?
Jonathan Vaughters is very adamant in the November Pro Cycling that pro peloton was at it's most tainted in the 1990's with the whole Festina thing and even worse dope-testing then than now.
Miguel Indurain was an above average rider in earlier in his career, than he became unbeatable as he neared 30 years old. Do you think that he may have had a "candy craving"?
Miguel Indurain was an above average rider in earlier in his career, than he became unbeatable as he neared 30 years old. Do you think that he may have had a "candy craving"?
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01-08-07 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Sincitycycler
Jonathan Vaughters is very adamant in this month's Cycle Sport USA that pro cycling was at it's most tainted in the 1990's with the whole Festina thing and even worse dope-testing then than now.
Miguel Indurain was an above average rider in earlier in his career, than he became unbeatable as he neared 30 years old. Do you think that he may have had a "candy craving"?
Miguel Indurain was an above average rider in earlier in his career, than he became unbeatable as he neared 30 years old. Do you think that he may have had a "candy craving"?
01-08-07 | 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Ih8lucky13
Why do you look at cycling like a teenage girl or a bored housewife looks at supermarket tabloids.
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01-08-07 | 01:42 PM
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Indurain also lost a fair amount of weight from his early days, to the TDF champion days, and in his first tours he was riding support for Delgado.
That being said, before there was an effctive test for EPO, or even hematacrit level testing, I'm sure a lot of interesting things were going on. Whether they involved Indurain is anybody's guess.
That being said, before there was an effctive test for EPO, or even hematacrit level testing, I'm sure a lot of interesting things were going on. Whether they involved Indurain is anybody's guess.
01-08-07 | 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Ih8lucky13
Why do you look at cycling like a teenage girl or a bored housewife looks at supermarket tabloids.
01-08-07 | 01:48 PM
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why do you bother being a member of a forum if you criticize someone that wants to discuss something?
01-08-07 | 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by DocRay
There was no EPO back then, but other enhancers were commonplace.
Kind of a pointless discussion, but I don't think cycling has been clean ever.
As for being unbeatable at 30, what does that say for Armstrong at 37?
Kind of a pointless discussion, but I don't think cycling has been clean ever.
As for being unbeatable at 30, what does that say for Armstrong at 37?
01-08-07 | 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by tc83
why do you bother being a member of a forum if you criticize someone that wants to discuss something?
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01-08-07 | 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by botto
Go back and do your homework, because you obviously sweet FA about Indurains pre-Tour career. 
obviously sweet FA
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01-08-07 | 02:14 PM
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EPO's bee available for a while:
"Erythropoietin (EPO) is found naturally in the human body and has been commercially available as recombinant human EPO (rEPO) for almost 20 years"
Current Sports Medicine Reports Aug 2005
And Indurain was 27 when he smoked Lemond in the Pyranees.
"Erythropoietin (EPO) is found naturally in the human body and has been commercially available as recombinant human EPO (rEPO) for almost 20 years"
Current Sports Medicine Reports Aug 2005
And Indurain was 27 when he smoked Lemond in the Pyranees.
01-08-07 | 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Sincitycycler
WTF? Sorry. I flunked Ebonics.
Let's put it another way:
Why do you look at cycling like a teenage girl or a bored housewife looks at supermarket tabloids?
Or how about this?
01-08-07 | 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Sincitycycler
WTF? Sorry. I flunked Ebonics.
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01-08-07 | 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by botto
Sweet. F__k. All.
Let's put it another way:
Why do you look at cycling like a teenage girl or a bored housewife looks at supermarket tabloids?
Or how about this?
Let's put it another way:
Why do you look at cycling like a teenage girl or a bored housewife looks at supermarket tabloids?
Or how about this?
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01-08-07 | 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by ed073
that's gold!!
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01-08-07 | 03:30 PM
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Indurain rode in support for Delgado for a few years as well, Delgado tested positive for a steroid masking agent, and his rumored nickname was "testo" in the peleton anyways.. I think I read somewhere where in made enough vauge statements in a interview to say "i did what i had to do etc.." so Yeah, Delgado had medical help. Does that mean his #1 Domestique, and eventual Spanish successor do the same? who knows... But it's not a stretch to think so...
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