Michael Rasmussen. Is He Clean ??

schlek1 · *by **schlek1** on Thu 26/Jul/07 6:58pm*

happybaboon wrote:
schlek1 wrote:Him going into hiding before the tour and refusing to say where he is really concerns me. Its certainly the sign of someone up to no good.

Or it's a sign that he values his privacy, and doesn't want dozens of cycling journalists interrupting his training by asking if he's doping

This is the next tui add

Rasmussen values his privacy........Yeah right

schlek1 · *by **schlek1** on Thu 26/Jul/07 7:01pm*

Kyle wrote: Baboon 1 : Frothing at the mouth roadies 0

Roadies 10 frothing at the mouth baboon 0

NzO · *by **NzO** on Thu 26/Jul/07 7:02pm*

schlek1 wrote:
happybaboon wrote:
schlek1 wrote:Him going into hiding before the tour and refusing to say where he is really concerns me. Its certainly the sign of someone up to no good.

Or it's a sign that he values his privacy, and doesn't want dozens of cycling journalists interrupting his training by asking if he's doping

This is the next tui add

Rasmussen values his privacy........Yeah right

Haha, great

radical_edward · *by **radical_edward** on Thu 26/Jul/07 7:41pm*

happybaboon wrote:Whoever wins is just going to be the next guy to be hauled over the coals. Who cares anymore? Cycling is bullshit.

What are you saying? Last night, I turned off the TV and had a ride through a park that was once part of a kings hunting grounds, on my new single speed 29er.

Cycling is far from bullshit.

radical_edward · *by **radical_edward** on Thu 26/Jul/07 7:52pm*

Joel wrote:I am happy to enjoy a well earned victory untill proven otherwise that he has cheated. Sure missing is a mistake on his behalf, but he will be tested, tested and tested again during this tour so if nothing is caught by drug controls will you continue to hang onto this?

Surely if contador is keeping up on the hills he must be cheating too?? same for evans.

And if it turns out over time he cheated then so be it, but i would prefer to look at life and this tour as the cup half full rather than half empty. Otherwise life has no joy as you look for the dark side in everything.

My cup runneth over :thumbsup:

It is still cheating if you sneak off and do drugs while nobody is looking. If you can't sacrifice a little bit of your privacy in the build up to the tour in order to remain free from suspicion, then you don't deserve to ride the tour.

Friendly Llama · *by **Friendly Llama** on Thu 26/Jul/07 8:01pm*

(From everything I've read I'm pretty sure...) HE DIDN'T MISS ENOUGH TESTS FOR THEM TO CALL IT A POSITIVE...

He missed enough to get a warning, if he had missed one more he would have been in trouble. Whats the point of having regulations if you get dragged through shit without breaking them?

pb · *by pb on Thu 26/Jul/07 8:03pm*

I dont think it is juat about drug taking. Lying to his team is more the problem.

radical_edward · *by **radical_edward** on Thu 26/Jul/07 8:18pm*

Friendly Llama wrote: (From everything I've read I'm pretty sure...) HE DIDN'T MISS ENOUGH TESTS FOR THEM TO CALL IT A POSITIVE...

He missed enough to get a warning, if he had missed one more he would have been in trouble. Whats the point of having regulations if you get dragged through shit without breaking them?

He missed enough tests in dodgy enough circumstances for Rabobank to stop paying him any more money.

I am not saying that he was on the juice, but I don't think that there has been any injustice done.

Friendly Llama · *by **Friendly Llama** on Thu 26/Jul/07 8:26pm*

Admittedly what he did to the team isn't cool, but I would have thought that having him in yellow, and still clear of any drug claims (the UCI still can't call anything a positive) and winning the tour would have been better for the company reputation, than 'we're winning, but fuck him, he's out!'...

Maybe I just don't get it cos I'm a fanboy :lol:

SlackBoy · *by **SlackBoy** on Thu 26/Jul/07 8:28pm*

As I see it, I don't ahve a problem with the mexico side of things. Sure he coulda def made sure and told everyone. but the Italy thing and flat out lying about the country he was in, dang straight, can the skinny runt

Friendly Llama · *by **Friendly Llama** on Thu 26/Jul/07 8:30pm*

SlackBoy wrote: As I see it, I don't ahve a problem with the mexico side of things. Sure he coulda def made sure and told everyone. but the Italy thing and flat out lying about the country he was in, dang straight, can the skinny runt

Hey, at least he didn't test positive, eh vino?

SlackBoy · *by **SlackBoy** on Thu 26/Jul/07 8:31pm*

Friendly Llama wrote:
SlackBoy wrote: As I see it, I don't ahve a problem with the mexico side of things. Sure he coulda def made sure and told everyone. but the Italy thing and flat out lying about the country he was in, dang straight, can the skinny runt
Hey, at least he didn't test positive, eh vino?

Look, when Vino crashed, he crashed on the same spot as someone else and there blood got into his cut and thats why he tested positive for blood doping, it's true, it's true

dented · *by **dented** on Thu 26/Jul/07 8:59pm*

Im so naive

Joel · *by **Joel** on Thu 26/Jul/07 9:09pm*

SlackBoy wrote: As I see it, I don't ahve a problem with the mexico side of things. Sure he coulda def made sure and told everyone. but the Italy thing and flat out lying about the country he was in, dang straight, can the skinny runt

same way i see it

Tugboat · *by **Tugboat** on Thu 26/Jul/07 9:10pm*

Friendly Llama wrote: (From everything I've read I'm pretty sure...) HE DIDN'T MISS ENOUGH TESTS FOR THEM TO CALL IT A POSITIVE...

He missed enough to get a warning, if he had missed one more he would have been in trouble. Whats the point of having regulations if you get dragged through shit without breaking them?

He did break the regulations by not being where he had declared to the UCI he would be... and then he lied about it.

His team has rightly fired him for his deception in avoiding the testing process and I wouldn't be too surprised that once the UCI have been brought up to date with the rationale behind Rabobank's decision (McQuaid has said that Rabobank hasn't yet consulted them), then they will also be wanting a chat with Rasmussen.

Good riddance to him. :angry:

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