Pariah

You get that from your boet's article for tomorrow?

Hi Tim, I know it's cheating. I'm saying let's apply the same rules across all disciplines of cycling. This must happen from the top down. Either the federation or SASCOC or Drug Free or someone prescribes the rules. Not different rules for different races. Either we test everybody, licence or not or the rules are clear that it's only licenced riders or whatever the rules say. I have heard cyclists say, "I don't have to be tested...". If I have a day licence and someone pulls me out of Z bunch you bet your ass I don't have to pee. So let the rule be the same across the board. that's all.

Honestly. Obviously he likes the gym, wants to get his pecs to pop out a bit. Decided he wanted the challenge of a race, was never going to win. This is like testing a guy in P bunch at Argus just because he looks a bit swollen. If you told me that everybody who raced Epic had to have a racing licence then fine, test the oke in 245th position.

You see, arguing on the internet? What for? They must have done a packet at NC today. What did you guys do? Get bitter and twisted fighting amongst yourselves about who makes the best pseudo legal argument. Now poor Robox is threatening a self imposed exile. The Hub isn't the place for this. Go down there and have it out with The Russian. But this useless "look at us we're the centre of the cycling universe" crap. Good for nothing. Like I said earlier, if it were any good, The Hub would have closed at least half a dozen shops in Jhb alone. And that hasn't happened.

And the tills at NC runneth over....

I think it would have been better to resolve it there and then. 6 pages of whooohaaa. Like that will change anything? Like The Hub closed a bike shop? Cycle Lab is bigger than it ever was. Cajees sells more bikes than you fools imagine. Marco Swart assaults customers on a daily basis. Now you want to start with NC. Bla bla bla.

Big step back? It's like throwing it in reverse at 140km/h!!!

Hey, I know, after I posted that I thought, "What if denouncing DG is just a show..." It's an impossible situation I suppose. Either way. He has to come forward and make a statement to that effect. Keeping quiet is a terrible strategy.

Come to think about it, he has lost his income unless he steps up and kicks the dopers in the proverbial nuts.

All this talk about supporting Kevin and supporting Nedbank. In order for Nedbank to continue Kevin needs to step up to the plate and denounce his team mate. If he cant do that then I for one am not interested in supporting him or Nedbank. The message needs to be clear. He wasn't involved, he had no knowledge and most importantly that he is all for drug free sport, full dosclosures and transparency. Until that happens what makes you think he isn't prepared to lie to protect himself, his family and his income?

Yes, that guy from Durban. Whatever his name was. Then again, Russell Lund of Cyclelab tested positive at Argus and that was very hush hush.

Please elaborate on his "yuppie flu"? So he was sick, on death's door? no? Incapable of riding for a long time?

What did Owen win? What advantage? Some guys are just plain crap even on juice. David George is a case in point. At least US Postal thought he was crap while being juiced to the max. Isn't that why they sent him packing?

And they will get screwed over. I can't see this ending well. So what will i cost to train/skill this person. Just to give us some perspective and perhaps shed some light ont he chances of the candidate being refunded. If JB's course is R50K I feel the chances are slim at best. If JB's course is R500 then I see that shop lining up a few appies...

Sadly, I have a diminished opinion of him after that outburst. If the people organising Paralympic sport or whoever the governing body is have a set of rules and the Brazilian was inside those rules then I'm of the opinion that OP should be charged with bringing the sport into disrepute.