Bertie's new best pals

DaveyL
DaveyL Posts: 5,167
edited December 2008 in Pro race
He seems to be a bit more popular round this way than he was, oh, when he was winning the Giro and the Vuelta earlier in the year. No more "Dertie" this and "Cerador" that. Is it because Public Enemy No. 1 is back in town and he's no longer Bruyneel's star pupil?
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  • Richrd2205
    Richrd2205 Posts: 1,267
    DaveyL wrote:
    He seems to be a bit more popular round this way than he was, oh, when he was winning the Giro and the Vuelta earlier in the year. No more "Dertie" this and "Cerador" that. Is it because Public Enemy No. 1 is back in town and he's no longer Bruyneel's star pupil?
    To be fair, I was shot down in flames for suggesting that he might be better prepared than his fellow competitiors.
    I think that there's some sympathy now given the Bryneel & Armstrong love affair has restarted...
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    You are right, I think. Some have mellowed towards the Spaniard, as it's assumed he is in the "I don't want Lance back," camp.
    It can easily be dressed up with sympathy. Poor little doper, being stitched up by rich big doper and his mate "Igor" Bruyneel.

    Personally, I think there's good reason why he continues to lie in the bed he made. So, if he gets to carry water, this July, he only has himself to blame.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    DaveyL wrote:
    He seems to be a bit more popular round this way than he was, oh, when he was winning the Giro and the Vuelta earlier in the year. No more "Dertie" this and "Cerador" that. Is it because Public Enemy No. 1 is back in town and he's no longer Bruyneel's star pupil?

    He's always been fairly popular though, hasn't he? I don't think anyone's in any denial about his history and his past links, but he is much easier to like than, say, Basso. Contador rides with a style and an expressiveness (is that a word?) that makes him easier to like.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    I'd revoke the label of "Cerador" if he'd get his samples from the Giro retested and if Damsgaard would actually comment on the work he is doing. But the Spaniard just rides his bike, there is no embellished "against all odds" story linked to him, no endless PR circus associated with him. Contador is actually a mere cyclist, neither a celebrity nor a bully. I'm a fan of cycling as a sport, not twattering and photo-ops.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Kléber wrote:
    I'd revoke the label of "Cerador" if he'd get his samples from the Giro retested and if Damsgaard would actually comment on the work he is doing.

    He was in Tererife recenltly. From Yates blog

    Later this afternoon we have a presentation by Doctor Damsgaard, he is in charge of our internal anti-doping system, he also works with CSC. This system has worked well for us and once again proves we are doing everything we can to keep our house in order.

    Thinking about it, all he does for CSC is post some anonymous values in a website. And also I remember when the re-tests were taking place for the Tour, Ann Gripper said it she'd be very surprised if CSC had a doping problem because of Damsgaards monitoring.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Don't forget one of the medics hired by the Italian Olympic Commission to fight doping was Conconi. Not to undermine Damsgaard but it would be nice if he could comment, because Astana said they would publish values and the season has long since finished and there's nothing. Now the talk is of training camps for next season, but we haven't seen any comment on the past season. A blog from Yates is hardly an analysis of the team, I'd like to see a summary of the test results, the protocols involved and more.
  • micron
    micron Posts: 1,843
    If one were so inclined, one could read Yates' blog with a clear subtext...

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