Stapleton investigating T-Mobile?

iainf72

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id= ... nov26news2

Blimey. If he is doing that it's quite clever. Also risky.

Not sure I believe it but weirder things have happened, eh?

drenkrom

If this is true, my respect for the man just grew. He's been taking a lot of flak for things he couldn't possibly have been involved in, lately. That the sponsor could get out of the contract when it knew what was going on in the first place would be a grave injustice, in my view. I know I'd fight back in front of such hypocrisy. Then again, I'd probably hire detectives that a slightly more on the subtle side. Going up to the former communications director and asking him point blank strikes me as... well... not very subtle.

If it's true, of course.

vermooten

Interesting factoid: the story seems to have been pulled from cyclingnews.com

I saw it earlier on so I know that iainf72 isn't hepped up on goofballs.

drenkrom

Indeed, it's gone!

*insert X-Files music here*

LangerDan

Not the first time a story has been pulled on cyclingnews

iainf72

The original source (the German Sun basically) still have the story.

http://www.bild.t-online.de/BTO/sport/2 ... 62338.html

I also notice Hondo has signed with Selle Italia (or whatever their new name is)

vermooten

I daresay they pulled it because it's not true.

iainf72

Whoa there sonny.

Are you suggesting something on the internet might not be true?

Langenberg

Hm, Bild isn't the most respectable of sources... although the report contains direct quotes, so if it was wrong, you would expect those quoted (such as ex Telekom spokesman Kindervater) to protest.