Comments on: A Stain on Yellow http://www.belgiumkneewarmers.com/2008/02/a-stain-on-yellow.html Pro IS PROGRAM GO Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:50:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://www.belgiumkneewarmers.com/2008/02/a-stain-on-yellow.html/comment-page-1#comment-12225 Anonymous Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:05:00 +0000 http://66.147.244.157/~belgiumk/2008/02/a-stain-on-yellow/#comment-12225 With the implication that USPS & Disco are/were a "dirty" system, then how come everyone still loves Hincapie and Leipheimer? George rode there for about 10 years and Levi rode there for 2 or 3 before jumping to Rabobank.<br/><br/>Why is it "so obvious" that Hamilton and Landis were products of a dirty system and the Lance "just never got caught"? Could it be that Landis and Hamilton chose to begin doping <i>after they left</i> Bruyneel's team?<br/><br/>I'm in agreement that this ban on Astana probably has as much to do with Bruyneel as anything else, but I don't understand the double standards regarding his record and his past and current riders. With the implication that USPS & Disco are/were a “dirty” system, then how come everyone still loves Hincapie and Leipheimer? George rode there for about 10 years and Levi rode there for 2 or 3 before jumping to Rabobank.

Why is it “so obvious” that Hamilton and Landis were products of a dirty system and the Lance “just never got caught”? Could it be that Landis and Hamilton chose to begin doping after they left Bruyneel’s team?

I’m in agreement that this ban on Astana probably has as much to do with Bruyneel as anything else, but I don’t understand the double standards regarding his record and his past and current riders.

]]> By: UltraRob http://www.belgiumkneewarmers.com/2008/02/a-stain-on-yellow.html/comment-page-1#comment-12207 UltraRob Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:24:00 +0000 http://66.147.244.157/~belgiumk/2008/02/a-stain-on-yellow/#comment-12207 I agree that the Astana ban has to be about Bruyneel. Plenty of reason to believe his riders dope but don't get caught while on his team. It's still a bummer that the whole team is banned. I'd like to see Levi have a chance to ride but then he had to have a good idea what could be going on. I agree that the Astana ban has to be about Bruyneel. Plenty of reason to believe his riders dope but don’t get caught while on his team. It’s still a bummer that the whole team is banned. I’d like to see Levi have a chance to ride but then he had to have a good idea what could be going on.

]]> By: Art http://www.belgiumkneewarmers.com/2008/02/a-stain-on-yellow.html/comment-page-1#comment-12206 Art Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:03:00 +0000 http://66.147.244.157/~belgiumk/2008/02/a-stain-on-yellow/#comment-12206 boz: ASO doesn't owe anyone a day in court. They are a private entity that is holding an event at a significant financial risk. That risk turned out to be a bad one last year when German TV pulled the plug during last year's race. A team or rider suing to be allowed to race would be like taking your neighbor to court to be allowed to watch tv in his living room. If you can't give him a credible assurance that you're not going to spill beer on his carpet, he has every right not to let you in. Whatever terms ASO defined as a credible assurance, some teams have met them and some haven't. boz: ASO doesn’t owe anyone a day in court. They are a private entity that is holding an event at a significant financial risk. That risk turned out to be a bad one last year when German TV pulled the plug during last year’s race. A team or rider suing to be allowed to race would be like taking your neighbor to court to be allowed to watch tv in his living room. If you can’t give him a credible assurance that you’re not going to spill beer on his carpet, he has every right not to let you in. Whatever terms ASO defined as a credible assurance, some teams have met them and some haven’t.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.belgiumkneewarmers.com/2008/02/a-stain-on-yellow.html/comment-page-1#comment-12204 Anonymous Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:25:00 +0000 http://66.147.244.157/~belgiumk/2008/02/a-stain-on-yellow/#comment-12204 The problem is the hypocrisy which makes you wonder about ASO's true motive. Don't invite all scandal related teams or let all the top teams in, not this random stuff. The problem is the hypocrisy which makes you wonder about ASO’s true motive. Don’t invite all scandal related teams or let all the top teams in, not this random stuff.

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