Comments on: DiLuca In Pink, Zabel Confesses http://cyclocosm.com/2007/05/diluca-in-pink-zabel-confesses/ Pro Cycling News, Commentary and Special Features Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:21:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Guy WR http://cyclocosm.com/2007/05/diluca-in-pink-zabel-confesses/#comment-1372 Guy WR Thu, 24 May 2007 19:34:01 +0000 http://cyclocosm.com/2007/05/diluca-in-pink-zabel-confesses/#comment-1372 Good call on Zabel! "I doped, I lied and I apologize for that." We don't hear those words very often and a gutsy call to make given he's still racing. At this rate, between confessions and Puerto revelations, the UCI is going to be swamped. Perhaps it should have paid more attention to doping this year than its somewhat-baffling Pro Tour agenda? Good call on Zabel! “I doped, I lied and I apologize for that.” We don’t hear those words very often and a gutsy call to make given he’s still racing.
At this rate, between confessions and Puerto revelations, the UCI is going to be swamped. Perhaps it should have paid more attention to doping this year than its somewhat-baffling Pro Tour agenda?

]]> By: Davide http://cyclocosm.com/2007/05/diluca-in-pink-zabel-confesses/#comment-1375 Davide Thu, 24 May 2007 23:26:29 +0000 http://cyclocosm.com/2007/05/diluca-in-pink-zabel-confesses/#comment-1375 Whilst i believe very little said by the peleton these days, i don't question Zabel at all when he said he used EPO once and has not used it since. The guy is a gentleman, and an honest professional. Our sport could do with more like him in the bunch. And whilst we're talking about honest professionals, David Millar received a lot of negative press for his confessions. In light of the rubbish we've had to digest from Messers Basso, Riis, Landis et al, DM's admission to doping AND as to what races he won whilst on EPO is quite a step for a pro cyclist. He might be the only 'doper' in the peleton with a clean conscience right now. Whilst i believe very little said by the peleton these days, i don’t question Zabel at all when he said he used EPO once and has not used it since. The guy is a gentleman, and an honest professional. Our sport could do with more like him in the bunch.

And whilst we’re talking about honest professionals, David Millar received a lot of negative press for his confessions. In light of the rubbish we’ve had to digest from Messers Basso, Riis, Landis et al, DM’s admission to doping AND as to what races he won whilst on EPO is quite a step for a pro cyclist.

He might be the only ‘doper’ in the peleton with a clean conscience right now.

]]> By: Jered http://cyclocosm.com/2007/05/diluca-in-pink-zabel-confesses/#comment-1378 Jered Fri, 25 May 2007 02:54:25 +0000 http://cyclocosm.com/2007/05/diluca-in-pink-zabel-confesses/#comment-1378 I meant to post the comment here... Zabel doesn’t have to worry about a suspension. He’s in the clear. According to BDR (Germany’s Bikin Federation), a rider cannot be suspended for admitting to doping that occurred more than 5 years ago (for WADA it’s 8 years ago), and his admission was for sometime in the mid-90’s making it over 10 years ago. The BDR is trying to get riders to come out without fear of suspension. According to some other German newssites, he’ll be talking with his Milram team in the coming days about what comes next. It didn’t sound in anyway like it was a done deal that he’d be ousted by Milram. Their team stance is obviously no doping, but this was a decade ago and apparently on one occasion - which was actually confirmed by D’Hondt… The BDR is actually trying to decide whether or not to let Zabel race the Stuttgart Worlds this year - it’s definitely still a very real possibility according to Scharping…who happens to be a close friend of Zabel’s. So yeah, for whatever that's worth... I meant to post the comment here…

Zabel doesn’t have to worry about a suspension. He’s in the clear. According to BDR (Germany’s Bikin Federation), a rider cannot be suspended for admitting to doping that occurred more than 5 years ago (for WADA it’s 8 years ago), and his admission was for sometime in the mid-90’s making it over 10 years ago.

The BDR is trying to get riders to come out without fear of suspension.

According to some other German newssites, he’ll be talking with his Milram team in the coming days about what comes next. It didn’t sound in anyway like it was a done deal that he’d be ousted by Milram. Their team stance is obviously no doping, but this was a decade ago and apparently on one occasion - which was actually confirmed by D’Hondt…

The BDR is actually trying to decide whether or not to let Zabel race the Stuttgart Worlds this year - it’s definitely still a very real possibility according to Scharping…who happens to be a close friend of Zabel’s.

So yeah, for whatever that’s worth…

]]> By: Brayt http://cyclocosm.com/2007/05/diluca-in-pink-zabel-confesses/#comment-1379 Brayt Fri, 25 May 2007 03:22:17 +0000 http://cyclocosm.com/2007/05/diluca-in-pink-zabel-confesses/#comment-1379 WADA just turned 7.5 (http://www.wada-ama.org/en/dynamic.ch2?pageCategory.id=253). Can they sanction someone for an infraction before they existed? Well, now that they're almost 8, perhaps the more relevant question is, could they have sanctioned, in 2005, someone who confessed to having doped in '98? WADA just turned 7.5 (http://www.wada-ama.org/en/dynamic.ch2?pageCategory.id=253). Can they sanction someone for an infraction before they existed? Well, now that they’re almost 8, perhaps the more relevant question is, could they have sanctioned, in 2005, someone who confessed to having doped in ‘98?

]]> By: cosmo http://cyclocosm.com/2007/05/diluca-in-pink-zabel-confesses/#comment-1380 cosmo Fri, 25 May 2007 04:13:42 +0000 http://cyclocosm.com/2007/05/diluca-in-pink-zabel-confesses/#comment-1380 I was actually really surprised to see how perfectly d'Hondt's story overlaps with what's been admitted. Now if we could only get Mr. 60% to sign off on it... I was actually really surprised to see how perfectly d’Hondt’s story overlaps with what’s been admitted. Now if we could only get Mr. 60% to sign off on it…

]]> By: joran http://cyclocosm.com/2007/05/diluca-in-pink-zabel-confesses/#comment-1385 joran Fri, 25 May 2007 15:57:15 +0000 http://cyclocosm.com/2007/05/diluca-in-pink-zabel-confesses/#comment-1385 The nytimes is reporting that Riis has admitted using EPO as well, including in '96 and is willing to return his yellow jersey. What's with all the truthiness? The nytimes is reporting that Riis has admitted using EPO as well, including in ‘96 and is willing to return his yellow jersey.

What’s with all the truthiness?

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