Quote from: clarion on 19 October, 2012, 11:39:52 amBill Nickson?Yes. I've never talked to him about the doping culture, it's not what you do. Whether he'd talk about it now I don't know. He only had a couple of years on the continent, and then raced in the UK and Australia. He has mentioned that he didn't like Belgium. He has helped me out with some of the more interesting jobs I do, he's a useful contact as he knows young racers who might want the odd day's work, which can be handy. http://www.youtube.com/v/lXgT7I2pv_4&rel=1
Bill Nickson?
IIRC the stories in 'Cycling Weekly' reported that he didn't get on with Peter Post, who made his time in the Raleigh team very difficult. Maybe he wouldn't sign up to the teams medical programmeMilk Race 1976 by windy_, on Flickr
IIRC the stories in 'Cycling Weekly' reported that he didn't get on with Peter Post, who made his time in the Raleigh team very difficult. Maybe he wouldn't sign up to the teams medical programme
Quote from: windy on 19 October, 2012, 12:21:13 pmIIRC the stories in 'Cycling Weekly' reported that he didn't get on with Peter Post, who made his time in the Raleigh team very difficult. Maybe he wouldn't sign up to the teams medical programmeMilk Race 1976 by windy_, on FlickrIsn't that Marty Feldman in the lead there?
Quote from: windy on 19 October, 2012, 12:21:13 pmMilk Race 1976 by windy_, on FlickrIsn't that Marty Feldman in the lead there?
Milk Race 1976 by windy_, on Flickr
McQuaid to hold press conference in GenevaOver a week after USADA published its reasoned decision on the Lance Armstrong case, UCI president Pat McQuaid will formally state the governing body’s position on matter at a press conference in Geneva on Monday at 1pm local time.
Monday could be interesting... QuoteMcQuaid to hold press conference in GenevaOver a week after USADA published its reasoned decision on the Lance Armstrong case, UCI president Pat McQuaid will formally state the governing body’s position on matter at a press conference in Geneva on Monday at 1pm local time.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-to-announce-decision-on-usadas-armstrong-findings-on-monday
I was most annoyed in 2007 to discover I couldn't use Red Bull on PBP, as it was illegal (not just on PBP, but generally).Fortunately the French were told where to go by the EU, and you can now get Red Bull in France.
Quote from: simonp on 19 October, 2012, 11:11:24 amI was most annoyed in 2007 to discover I couldn't use Red Bull on PBP, as it was illegal (not just on PBP, but generally).Fortunately the French were told where to go by the EU, and you can now get Red Bull in France.Only after Red Bull changed the recipe to meet french concerns (or so we are told). Probably a bit like the difference between Guinness brewed in Dublin and Guinness brewed in London.
The French approval process started in 1996 with concerns about taurine, a normal body constituent and also naturally present in the human diet (e.g., scallops, fish, poultry). This meant the drink could not be sold as-is in France. Instead, a different recipe that did not contain the ingredient was introduced. The refusal of market approval was challenged by the European Commission and partially upheld by the European Court of Justice in 2004,[31] before the French food safety agency relented in 2008 after being unable to prove definitively the existence of any health risk, taurine-related or not.[32]
Curiouser and curiouser - and if true, rather disturbing... http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-860283
Quote from: mzjo on 19 October, 2012, 09:11:31 pmQuote from: simonp on 19 October, 2012, 11:11:24 amI was most annoyed in 2007 to discover I couldn't use Red Bull on PBP, as it was illegal (not just on PBP, but generally).Fortunately the French were told where to go by the EU, and you can now get Red Bull in France.Only after Red Bull changed the recipe to meet french concerns (or so we are told). Probably a bit like the difference between Guinness brewed in Dublin and Guinness brewed in London.Initially, yes, but according to Wikipedia since 2008 the French government accepted they had no evidence of any health risk from Red Bull:QuoteThe French approval process started in 1996 with concerns about taurine, a normal body constituent and also naturally present in the human diet (e.g., scallops, fish, poultry). This meant the drink could not be sold as-is in France. Instead, a different recipe that did not contain the ingredient was introduced. The refusal of market approval was challenged by the European Commission and partially upheld by the European Court of Justice in 2004,[31] before the French food safety agency relented in 2008 after being unable to prove definitively the existence of any health risk, taurine-related or not.[32]
Mr Pound cites a conversation he had with the former UCI president, Hein Verbruggen.DICK POUND: I said 'Hein, are you, you guys have a huge problem in your sport'. He said 'what do you mean?' I said 'the doping'. 'Well', he said, 'that's really the fault of the spectators'. And I said 'I beg your pardon, it's the spectators' fault?' Well' he said, 'yes, if they were happy with the Tour de France at 25K, you know we'd be fine. But', he said, 'if they want it at 41 and 42', he said, 'the riders have to prepare'. And I just shook my head and said 'well, you heard it here first, you got a big problem'.
The thing that really pisses my off: The UCI is blaming ME for the doping problems, instead of accepting the responsibility.Quote(Justin)e it was bound to come out in the end. Don't fight it like Lance. Just go quietly.
(Justin)e it was bound to come out in the end. Don't fight it like Lance. Just go quietly.
Hopefully, more details of the ongoing Q&A session will be published soon...
et avec John, excellent lecteur de road-book, on s'en est sortis sans erreur