Ullrich admits to blood doping... Finally.

[T-Bob]

No surprises really except it took him 16 odd month after being banned, and a whole heap after retiring, to admit it.

 

Doesn't seem too concerned though:

 

"I didn't take anything which the others were not taking."

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk...ycling/23013133

Edited June 22, 2013 by hellocolour

[pastapouch]

I'm not shocked or suprised. Sadly in these times where the stakes are high and lots of money spent on sports...they wont' stop at anything to win.

[nickc]

Is there anyone well known from that era left who:

 

Has not been bust.

 

Has not been implicated.

 

Has not confessed.

 

Any names?

[urbanroyal]

The question should be .."Who hasn't doped ?

[Christie]

Look for non dopers outside the to 100 or so.

[Guest Latent Blue]

They might as well just pardon everyone... "congratulations Lance... you were the best doper of all the dopers"

[eddy]

The question should be .."Who hasn't doped ?

 

Christophe Bassons and Filippo Simeoni.......

[T-Bob]

Did see a classic quote about Sean Kelly:

 

"Ten days before Paris-Brussels 1984, a race made for him but one curiously he had never won, Kelly fell ill. Bronchitis. He treated himself with ephedrine for a week, an excellent treatment to unblock the lungs but which could be detected in tests. Sean stopped his treatment three days before the race because even if the tests weren't as frequent as today, it wasn't worth taking the risk. At the end of the race, which he finished third behind Eric Vanderaerden and Charly Mottet, the Irishman was called to a test. In his shorts we hid a small container of urine volunteered by one of the mechanics, and he went through the test without problems. For top riders, as we've seen before, it's always easier. "Several days later, Kelly received a letter from the international federation saying he had tested positive after Paris-Brussels. The product? Stimul, based on amphetamine. I asked around and the culprit was soon unmasked: to stay awake at the wheel of his van, the forgetful mechanic had perhaps taken a charge!"

 

Even the mechanics were doping!

Edited June 22, 2013 by hellocolour

[Lucky Luke.]

Interesting that Ullrich mentions that LA was protected by the 'governing bodies'. Maybe there will be more about this on Monday when the full interview is published.

[Vetseun]

I am a big JU fan. They all cheated. LA was the master

JU was the runner up. That fat boy could swing a big blade.

[Boobear]

So if they where all taking and doing the same stuff lance rode better than them, they should give him back his titles or scrap all the races and titles in history

['Dale]

Look for non dopers outside the to 100 or so.

 

:-0

 

Rough idea but true

[Vetseun]

So if they where all taking and doing the same stuff lance rode better than them, they should give him back his titles or scrap all the races and titles in history

its wrong

[Vetseun]

The question should be .."Who hasn't doped ?

agree

[Guest Latent Blue]

So if they where all taking and doing the same stuff lance rode better than them, they should give him back his titles or scrap all the races and titles in history

How bad its sounds. I agree

Lance was still a f**king good cyclist!

[DIPSLICK]

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