Keith Richards
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| 06/24/2013 04:40 PM |
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He is the only one who is tho.
http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14835/Laurent-Jalabert-surprised-after-reports-of-positive-samples-from-1998-Tour-de-France.aspx |
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It is his word versus ours. We like our word. We like where we stand and we like our credibility."--Lance Armstrong. |
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bobswire
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| 06/24/2013 05:47 PM |
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I'm willing to overlook it since he always rode using one leg.  |
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longslowdistance
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| 06/24/2013 05:57 PM |
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Good article with a mostly credible semi admission by JaJa ("I took what the team docs gave me. I know my reputation is taking a hit").
Lends even more credence to the general theory that anyone near a podium in a grand tour simply has to be juiced. |
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C2K_Rider
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| 06/24/2013 06:31 PM |
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Posted By bob etzler on 06/24/2013 05:47 PM
I'm willing to overlook it since he always rode using one leg.
Definitely giving the others a sporting chance at beating him, despite the doctors mysterious concoctions!! |
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The Short White Guy™
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| 06/24/2013 07:51 PM |
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LJ is coming close to what I would say if I was a rider from that era - "I had a job to do and I was paid to perform". It's probably not what I should say, want my kids, family or fans to hear, but, them's the facts.
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eurochien
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| 06/24/2013 09:11 PM |
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Jalabert is a nice guy, he comments on France Télévisions and he doesn't sound like a dimwit. So his "I took whatever the team doctors gave me" sounds a bit disingenuous. I can't imagine someone with half a brain not wanting to know what he's being injected, let alone the context in which all this was happening (90's, Spain, Once, Saiz, come on!).
I just finished reading "The Secret Race" and boy is it interesting. I don't know which irritates me more, the secrecy, the lying or the hypocrisy (wait until you're banned for life and/or retired to come clean). The only two guys with enough balls to have spoken that I can think of are Bassons and Simeoni. We all know how that went. |
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jacques_anquetil
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| 06/25/2013 08:59 AM |
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c'mon, he knew what was in those syringes. "hmmm, amazing performance boost after a three-day cycle of injections? ah, probably just vitamin b12."
OTOH: 16 years ago by now, BFD. |
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Cosmic Kid
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| 06/25/2013 10:32 AM |
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How dumb does Jalabert think people are? His whole response reads like something from the the alte '90s / 00's.
FFS, just admit it and move on. People seem to be accepting the whole "Yeah, we all did it" excuse anyway..... |
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laurentja
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| 06/25/2013 10:51 AM |
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Hahaa..... this post with my login name (chosen randomly just for fun). I was a fan of Jaja back in the day because 1) I admired that he raced a long season 2) he was an all-rounder, good at classics and stages races 3) he simply looked great on a bike, he had class.
Of course he knew that the injections were not B-complex. Ridiculous to play dumb!
We all know they were all doping then. ESPECIALLY the Spanish teams with ONCE/Manolo Saiz leading the charge. From Zulle to Olano to Beloki. Some of Jaja's expoits on mountain stages for a guy with his power and build....not normal! A lot of eyebrows were raised back then.
So F-in what though. Too bad to lose him as a commentator because he's good at it and has interesting things to say. I listen to the france2 streams whenever possible to watch the big races.
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madvax
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| 06/25/2013 07:16 PM |
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| +1 CK. "I was just following the Doctors orders"...Puleeeeze! |
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longslowdistance
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| 06/25/2013 09:45 PM |
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| Bill Clinton didn't inhale either, wink wink. Of course he knew it was illegal, but he chose not to ask. |
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BobGolden
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| 06/27/2013 12:52 PM |
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| I, for one, was SHOCKED!! that he wouldn't just come and admit it. |
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