Bertie not going to Astana...maybe

iainf72
iainf72 Posts: 15,784
edited October 2007 in Pro race
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/Con ... 49927.html

The circus continues!
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.

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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,104
    But French media quoted Contador's manager, Tony Rominger on Tuesday as saying that the Spaniard was worried that signing for Astana “might damage his image.”

    Odd that he isn't concerned what having ex-doper Tony Rominger as his manager might have on his image?
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    But who isn't managed by Swiss Toni?

    Could I be cynical and suggest the thought of a CSC type regime isn't appealing?
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • drenkrom
    drenkrom Posts: 1,062
    You most certainly could.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    iainf72 wrote:
    Could I be cynical and suggest the thought of a CSC type regime isn't appealing?
    That is cynical :cry: , but it has a ring to it.

    Slowly, the pressure is now on every team to become more ethical, and to demonstrate this.
  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    If he goes to Astana, he's evil, if he doesn't he's trying to avoid the new regime. Damned if he does or doesn't.

    He'll go where he has a chance to make more loot, just like anyone on this forum.


    Also, I still am unconvinced by Astana's proposed scheme.
    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
  • Salsiccia
    Salsiccia Posts: 405
    Yatesie seems happy enough with it...

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/7047663.stm
    I was only joking when I said
    by rights you should be bludgeoned in your bed
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    I always enjoy Yates' forthright condemnations of doping.
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    You mean forthright (and unequivocal) like this? :D

    "Of course Astana has had some bad press," said Yates. "But Johan Bruyneel has never had a positive test with a team he has been involved with.

    "And I am confident that we will not have any problems in the future."
    Le Blaireau (1)
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Kléber wrote:
    I always enjoy Yates' forthright condemnations of doping.

    He's British and therefore does not need to say anything. And the Malta paradox doesn't apply to him.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    The Malta paradox? I know what you mean by this, but this speculation is getting like a mixture of Cluedo and Mornington Crescent.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Malta paradox ?

    Is that like the Malteser Paradox - floaty light chocolates yet can put pounds on you.

    I googled it and this forum was the first hit !

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