Damsgaard Dumped by Riis

blazing_saddles
blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
edited February 2009 in Pro race
Nothing to do with the fact that this independent testing lark has been rumbled, of course. :roll:
http://translate.google.com/translate?p ... ry_state0=

So, the UCI have caught up, have they? :oops:
"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.

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  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    Well, that was what Damsgaard said initially, wasn't it? That once the passport system was up and running, his work would be irrelevant.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    DaveyL wrote:
    Well, that was what Damsgaard said initially, wasn't it? That once the passport system was up and running, his work would be irrelevant.

    It will be interesting see what Astana does. Will they follow suit?
    If not, I'd suggest the fact that old Rasmus is under a lot more fire, in Denmark, for having the contract severed with his hospital and for that "pressie".

    To say the very least, his credibility is in doubt and under scrutiny.

    I wonder if Garmin will feel "Independent" testing is now redundant?
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • micron
    micron Posts: 1,843
    Thing is, independent testing really ought to be redundant if the UCI were doing their job. Shame Ms Gripper seems to have her hands tied by the cronyism that rules at the UCI.
  • stagehopper
    stagehopper Posts: 1,593
    They haven't quite dumped him - they're still using him to analyse the samples taken by the UCI, they're just not asking for the extra tests between the UCI tests to be taken.
    @stagehopper
  • drenkrom
    drenkrom Posts: 1,062
    Sounds to me like Riis has come to the conclusion he will not find a replacement for IT Factory and he's cutting costs. The costly extra testing would be the first thing to go, as long as they can keep Damsgaard to look at the UCI samples to keep appearances up. At least they kept that, because the UCI has almost aknowledged they still can't do a thing legally with the passport results, so the system clearly has not caught up yet.

    At least he's not pulling a Michael Ball and slashing his riders' salaries.
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    Will Damsgaard have to give his bike back?
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    More Damsgaard destruction in the Danish press

    http://translate.google.com/translate?u ... ISO-8859-1

    Via CFA
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Dr Damsgaard? more like Dr Dolittle.
    Still, he's still getting a nice little earner from Astana. :roll:
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • stagehopper
    stagehopper Posts: 1,593
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Dr Damsgaard? more like Dr Dolittle.
    Still, he's still getting a nice little earner from Astana. :roll:

    Look down the forum ...... Astana are doing the same as Saxo Bank.
    @stagehopper
  • Arkibal
    Arkibal Posts: 850
    stagehopper wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Dr Damsgaard? more like Dr Dolittle.
    Still, he's still getting a nice little earner from Astana. :roll:

    Look down the forum ...... Astana are doing the same as Saxo Bank.

    He didn't receive a Trek..... :D
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    stagehopper wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Dr Damsgaard? more like Dr Dolittle.
    Still, he's still getting a nice little earner from Astana. :roll:

    Look down the forum ...... Astana are doing the same as Saxo Bank.

    Heck, there are Saxo threads all over the place. So, same as the bank?
    Still, Iain's article is a bit of an eye opener.
    Arkibal wrote:
    He didn't receive a Trek..... :D
    :lol:
    Maybe they've got the odd spare yellow wristband they could throw his way? :wink:
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.

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