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Riis losing battle with time to find new sponsors

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  • #2
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,668 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Slideshowbob wrote: »
    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/holczer-says-time-running-out-for-riis-sponsor-search

    I'd like to see Riis out of the sport given his tarnished racing career due to performance enhancing drugs

    Mr 60% and a bank sponsoring his team :rolleyes:

    Seems somewhat appropriate.....


  • #3
    hinault
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,932 ✭✭✭hinault


    Is the financial crisis influencing Saxo's decision to pull out of the sport?

    The good publicity from the wins at Paris-Roubaix alone are worth their weight in gold.


  • #4
    BryanL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭BryanL


    Slideshowbob wrote: »

    I'd like to see Riis out of the sport given his tarnished racing career due to performance enhancing drugs

    If that was applied across the board, who'd be left in cycling?

    At least he admitted it? I have a certain amount of respect as well for Frei with the BMC team who diddn't come out with some bull when he failed last week.
    Bryan


  • #5
    Slideshowbob
    Registered Users Posts: 2,460 ✭✭✭Slideshowbob


    So you think someone who admitted winning the TDF on dope, and now manages some of the world's top riders is a good thing for the sport?? Eh - I don't.

    I could ramble on about others but this thread is about Riis


  • #6
    BryanL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭BryanL


    I have more time for people like Riis, who have come out as said they doped to win, like Zabel sprint coach to Cavendish or rolf Aldag , than people like pharmstrong who insist there is no drug problem in cycling.
    Riis is the only one who has been stricken from the record books.

    But cycling would benefit from more people being honest like him.

    What Ex racing manager do you think didn't dope? Vaughters??? seems like he did, but he's good for cycling
    Bryan


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  • #7
    Slideshowbob
    Registered Users Posts: 2,460 ✭✭✭Slideshowbob


    BryanL wrote: »
    I have more time for people like Riis, who have come out as said they doped to win, like Zabel sprint coach to Cavendish or rolf Aldag , than people like pharmstrong who insist there is no drug problem in cycling.
    Riis is the only one who has been stricken from the record books.

    But cycling would benefit from more people being honest like him.

    What Ex racing manager do you think didn't dope? Vaughters??? seems like he did, but he's good for cycling
    Bryan

    Cycling would indeed benefit from more people being honest like him - but pursuits of such admissions are difficult and up heave history. Sure for all you know - ex-dopers who now procrastinate may still be bold boys. Id they cheater once ....

    Anyway, why would cycling benefit by such exposures and what exactly would it achieve for today's and future riders?

    Surely it would be more beneficial and I would rather see collective energy concentrated on the sports current problems.

    Regarding ex managers that didn’t dope, I aint here to answer pop quizzes, I merely expressed an opinion on Riis, if you into such trivialities maybe become a anti-doping crusading journalist or something.


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