Flandria wrote: » Barry was a bit of surprise TBH.
Raam wrote: » He has been on the rumour mill for years.
Cycling has always been a part of my life. As a boy my dream was to become a professional cyclist who raced at the highest level in Europe. I achieved my goal when I first signed a contract with the United States Postal Service Cycling team in 2002. Soon after I realized reality was not what I had dreamed. Doping had become an epidemic problem in professional cycling. Recently, I was contacted by United States Anti-Doping Agency to testify in their investigation into the use of performance enhancing drugs on the United States Postal Service Team. I agreed to participate as it allowed me to explain my experiences, which I believe will help improve the sport for today’s youth who aspire to be tomorrow’s champions. After being encouraged by the team, pressured to perform and pushed to my physical limits I crossed a line I promised myself and others I would not: I doped. It was a decision I deeply regret. It caused me sleepless nights, took the fun out of cycling and racing, and tainted the success I achieved at the time. This was not how I wanted to live or race. In the summer of 2006, I never doped again and became a proponent of clean cycling through my writing and interviews. From 2006 until the end of my career in 2012, I chose to race for teams that took a strong stance against doping. Although I never confessed to my past, I wrote and spoke about the need for change. Cycling is now a cleaner sport, many teams have adopted anti-doping policies and most importantly I know a clean rider can now win at the highest level. I apologize to those I deceived. I will accept my suspension and any other consequences. I will work hard to regain people’s trust. The lessons I learned through my experiences have been valuable. My goal now is to help turn the sport into a place where riders are not tempted to dope, have coaches who they can trust, race on teams that nurture talent and have doctors who are concerned for their health. From direct experience, I know there are already teams doing this but it needs to be universal throughout cycling. Progressive change is occurring. My hope is that this case will further that evolution.
The USPS Team doping conspiracy was professionally designed to groom and pressure athletes to use dangerous drugs, to evade detection, to ensure its secrecy and ultimately gain an unfair competitive advantage through superior doping practices. A program organized by individuals who thought they were above the rules and who still play a major and active role in sport today.
Vladimir Kurtains wrote: » Poor Pat McQuaid's lawyers will be up all night reading it.
hardCopy wrote: » FYP
Itziger wrote: » They'll surely take on all the witnesses and the USADA just as they have bravely targeted Kimmage.
Glass Prison 1214 wrote: » How does everyone think Lance Armstrong will react/behave/conduct himself when this is all out in the open?
morana wrote: » I bet Jan Ullrich is having a celebratory drink tonight with a huge smile on his face
retalivity wrote: » Im not sure Jan Ullrich was completely honest himself...
morana wrote: » its both a sad and great day for our sport. I must say I am disgusted by the patrons of the sport who havent said anything. This is part of the reason its rife. I bet Jan Ullrich is having a celebratory drink tonight with a huge cake in his face
el tel wrote: » It's funny how in 2006 they all quit the Ribena - the season immediately after LA retired. Though Armstrong will probably just come out with something along the lines of: I raced with Xdozen riders in my career. 11 have testified against me. The non-testimonys of the Xdozen -11 riders shows I did not cheat.
morana wrote: » Was Eurosports brian smith in his team?
