Posting some radom sh!t...
The Giro = Great Bike Racing
Sella's exploits in the Dolomites this weekend were crazy impressive. To summit wins in a row with a second place in the mountain TT on Monday. He's on a small team (that happens to be leading the team competition) that's made a huge impact on the race so far. Great stuff!!
Contador is in Pink and could pull of another Grand Tour victory. Ricco looks strong in the mountains and poses a real threat to Astana. The next mountain stages should be a real shootout.
Can't forget about High Road. The only US ProTour team having a great race.
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David Millar is bagging on Ivan Basso's return to the peloton, saying that he is neither a hero nor a victim. While it's pretty much accepted that "Birillo" lied his ass off about Operacion Puerto, I find it hard to stomach Millar's comments. I mean, sure Basso lied and probably isn't someone that should be looked up to when it comes to sports ethics, but for Millar to speak out against his return as if his EPO doesn't stink makes me want to want to kick him straight in his argyle clad nards.
Millar admitted his EPO use after getting busted by the cops. Up until that point, he was spouting the standard "I've never tested positive" blahbity blah. It's kind of easy to become "respectable" when facing the threat of jail time.
As far as I know, Basso has not been caught with any banned substances, just his blodd in the hands of a shady doctor. Yes, that cast a HUGE shadow on his career and pretty much ruins his credibility. But come on David, give the guy a break. It's not as if he was caught with vials of EPO in his house.
The funny thing is I'm pretty much a Millar fan- at least in terms of cycling performance.
Let Basso come back and race. Hell, I can't wait to see him at Madera next year. = )
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