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I’ve taken the stuff that boys got pinged for and it’s not even that good, a hard dose of caffeine, taurine and beta give you way more of a kick and they are all legal
Yes they are banned and yes he got caught. But he has served his time, which is in proportion to the crime. Stop making out like these guys are bad people who ran intentional, calculated doping programs to rip off other athletes, they made a mistake and will now move forward in their careers much wiser, as will the rest of the field
And that for me is just is stand out performance that is easier to talk about, he was Dominant those 2 series, and then signs with Redbull that is a company who doesn't want PR disaster with Dopping and his results all of a sudden fall massively. Even at the time this was my opinion, and i read and spoke with people with the same, with what happened last year i feel even more that it is true, and it's not like i Hate those guy because JG was always my favorite rider from the start.
Don't know why you would be so invested in defending him everywhere, even in your social media, Since you blocked me on Pink-bike because you were saying stupid shit and didn't accept when i said that you should be Imparcial as a reporter you lost all your credibility
I'm back to being sympathetic to the situation. I could see this actually happening, despite how much my bullshitometer went off when I first read it.
I do think Graves and Richie should have jointly released something, that would have made this a lot more believable.
In the end, I really appreciate Graves' willingness to say "my bad" and explain how complex the WADA doping rulebook really is in this supplement laden world of elite athletics.
While I'm ultimately luke warm on Richie's post, I'm very much a fan of Graves post. Way to own it. Way to explain it. Way to not hide from it.
I've always liked Graves attitude, ability to excel at a number of disciplines, work ethic...and now, his character. Rad on ya Graves.
i feel that the one he is good friend's with will be fine, but the rest not so much
I posted above that Graves is circumstantially admitting its his water bottle. He's saying "I used these substances", Richie and Graves are buddies, etc etc. What are the odds someone else was using the same esoteric substance and handed a bottle to Richie? (if you believe the whole bottle thing)
End of the day, I still think this is being handled poorly, though again I do like Graves accountability in the matter. Richie, Graves and the EWS should have jointly issued a statement telling the full story. Until we have that, it leaves a lot of question marks around Richie.
Richie just wants to ride his bike and go fast, I get it, he's a hell of a rider but in my eyes this really tarnishes his image...whatever that is. The follow up instagram "jokes" are in incredibly poor taste, too. Its like he's downplaying something that really does matter.
I'm honestly shocked at the number of positive comments from the industry and his peers. I'd be pissed if I was racing against him and this is all that happened with this sort of statement/outcome. I also wouldn't be secret about it. I'd either want further sanctions or more confidence in the story.
Something just seems off here...but whatever. Let the racers race I guess...lets just hope the EWS has their anti doping policy & testing together this go...
I'm curious how this would have played out if it was a top French rider....
Turning this into a nationalism debate is a great way to distract from the confirmed PED use and resultant sanction, though.
if it would have been someone like Florian Nicolai that is probably one of the best riders there, or Kelan Grant, i think there carrear would be pretty much over
The big sponsors behind these two at the very least allow them to spend money to mount a defense.
How big a name does he have? Well I asked my co-workers if they knew who Richie Rude is, to which I got silence. I asked if they know who Jared Graves is, and one person said the name sounded familiar, but couldn't think of where she had heard it from. Then I asked if anyone knew who Lance Armstrong is, and the room erupted in, "Oh yeah, I know who he is."
If the authorities that be had no problem stripping Lance Armstrong of his Tour de France titles, and fining him over a million dollars, do you really think that they would be so scared of Richie Rude that they would lessen his sentence because of his star status? He has no real star status! As far as the AFLD is concerned, he is just a nobody from America in an infant, nobody sport! They have no reason to give any ruling that is contrary to whatever evidence they found.
I love mountain biking, and I love racing, and I want clean racing. But I also know that the EWS is a minnow sized series in an ocean full of sharks. And what happened to Armstrong, once the truth was discovered, is proof that sports can survive even when they cut down a super star. The AFLD gave their ruling based on the facts that they found, and issued what they believe to be a punishment that fits the crime. And since they are far more trained and experienced in these kind of cases than any of us, perhaps we should trust their judgement.
Sorry to rant, but after more than 11 years of inescapable political conspiracy theory B.S. I am quite pissed off to read illogical conspiracy theory B.S. on my favorite website! I hope that many of you will read my words and challenge the words coming from the guy in your mirror with as much or even more vigor than you want to challenge those of RR, JG, or me.
Yeti doesn't have that much money... They aren't that big..
Now, if you want to talk cover ups, Lance Armstrong is a perfect example.. And it started at the top with the UCI.. They hadn't had much of a foothold in the US since Greg Lemond at that point and Lance was bringing in a bunch of money.. USPS, Discovery Channel... They didn't want to lose that... So, from the top down, there were people who wanted to cover up a Armstrong positive test...
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