The pre-XMAS layoff is over (okay, my computer was being upgraded and my vast selection of saved links was inaccessible for the last 7 days. But we're back, and talking about all our fave topics of cycling, including doping and riding (sadly, in that order).
Here's an unreal story. Right after the 06 TDF prologue, it appears the T-mobile team decided to drop by the blood doping lab on the way to the hotel.
http://velonews.com/mobile/html/detail13772.html
How does this happen? It was freakin two years ago! The arrogance of the cheaters is unreal. None of this black-jersey/i-was-in-mexico-no -wait-i-was-in-italy stuff. This is right during the race. Wow.
On a more sombre note, one of my fave riders of all time called it a career. The Kazakh Devil, Alexander Vinokourov, has called it a career.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article3015552.ece
Now the cynical Trevor would see thru this retirement as a thinly veiled attempt to avoid a more lengthy suspension from the UCI. You see, his one-year ban is from Kazakh Cycling, which would make him eligible to come back (or un-retire)
Regardless, cheater or non-cheater, retired or not, this guy brought it every race, and has attacked the leade group more than anyone in recent memory. Plus, he attacks and stays away. His win on the last stage of the TDF a couple of years ago when he outsmarted the sprinters and their teams with a brilliant getaway to triumph was a classic Vinokourov move.
Anyhow, my flight is leaving, so the rest will be pushed back to next time.
Stay bike-y,
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