Tour de France

[Frank Pembleton]

yes, I did read your post correctly-- I could say the same thing to you, but I wont. Best I can tell is that we agree, but differ on perspective.

Here's my point-- I think we agree that the racing is competitive. If it's competitive then:

-- all the riders are doped

or

-- all the riders are clean

There's no in between because according to Greg Lemond-- EPO, steroids and HGH will turn an average rider into a superstar. Yet we agree that the races are competitive...?

Now when you write a congratulatory post about Thor or Zabel or who ever else is yapping to the press about Basso or Ullrich-- you do it without thinking about their motivations.

What is their motivation...?
Was it because Ullrich slept with there wifes...?
Maybe they are thinking if the UCI offers a couple of sacrificial lambs, the public at large will think all is well...?
And continue business as usual...?

You just don't know why someone yaps.

you need proof.

...and they haven't done that in the eyes of the court, maybe your eyes, but not where it matters most.

...and this little tidbit from VN

Noted Bruyneel: "A French prosecutor announced an investigation of Lance Armstrong in January 2005. Just this month, 22 months later, he announced that he was dropping the case. Under the Code of Conduct, would we have had to sideline Lance from the 2005 Tour?"

http://www.velonews.com/news/fea/11223.0.html