Gilbert on the whereabouts rule

afx237vi

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/2680/ ... tests.aspx

Very refreshing to see a top rider say this sort of thing.

frenchfighter

I think he is the 4th highest earning pro behind Contador, Lance and Valverde. Quality rider.

Kléber

I agree, I was half-expecting to be let done by a whinge from Gilbert about how hard it is, how unfair it is. But as any Belgian pro knows, if you mess up there are 200 guys hoping for that spot on your team. 2010 should be an interesting season for the Walloon.

cal_stewart

very professional and good to see. Still the best looking rider on the pro tour

Birillo

Rides an aluminium bike, too.

Dgh

Top guy. Proven winner, well-known anti-doper. Be great to see him in a rainbow jersey.

micron

Nice to see a pro prepared to be vocal and supportive about anti doping measures. I like that Gilbert takes this stance and wins with good grace too

Moomaloid

Awesomely good rider. has such a superb riding style too... and short shorts!

dennisn

To play "The Devils Advocate"( I know, don't I always) I like the response of Olympic
Skeleton racer Zach Lund. When asked about the whereabouts system he said something to the effect of "how would you like it if you had to report your whereabouts
to someone every hour of every day". Got to say I wouldn't want to be any part of a system like that.

iainf72

dennisn wrote:

To play "The Devils Advocate"( I know, don't I always) I like the response of Olympic
Skeleton racer Zach Lund. When asked about the whereabouts system he said something to the effect of "how would you like it if you had to report your whereabouts
to someone every hour of every day". Got to say I wouldn't want to be any part of a system like that.

Except you don't need to do that. You need to tell them where you'll be for 1 (ONE) hour a day.

So, the question is, why is he telling lies about the requirments?

afx237vi

dennisn wrote:

To play "The Devils Advocate"( I know, don't I always) I like the response of Olympic
Skeleton racer Zach Lund. When asked about the whereabouts system he said something to the effect of "how would you like it if you had to report your whereabouts
to someone every hour of every day". Got to say I wouldn't want to be any part of a system like that.

I think millions of people do that every day, Dennis. It's called having a job.

LangerDan

dennisn wrote:

To play "The Devils Advocate"( I know, don't I always) I like the response of Olympic
Skeleton racer Zach Lund. When asked about the whereabouts system he said something to the effect of "how would you like it if you had to report your whereabouts
to someone every hour of every day". Got to say I wouldn't want to be any part of a system like that.

To be fair to "Olympic skeleton racer Zach Lund," if I was faced with the propect of plummeting down an icy hill, wearing nothing but an oversized condom and having to use my genitalia as brakes, I think I wouldn't want the testers to fined me either - 'cos there's no way I'd do that sober.

dennisn

afx237vi wrote:

dennisn wrote:

To play "The Devils Advocate"( I know, don't I always) I like the response of Olympic
Skeleton racer Zach Lund. When asked about the whereabouts system he said something to the effect of "how would you like it if you had to report your whereabouts
to someone every hour of every day". Got to say I wouldn't want to be any part of a system like that.

I think millions of people do that every day, Dennis. It's called having a job.

O.K., I'll go along with that, but only to a point. Sure my employer wants me here 8-5,
but doesn't care where after that. I don't have to tell him I'm going to Mexico on vacation,
what resturant I'm going to, when I'll be home(or away from home). That kind of thing.
I don't have to inform him that I'm not going to Mexico on vacation , but going skiing in Colorado instead. In other words, I don't have to "check in" everytime i change my mind about going someplace.

redddraggon

They only have to say where they are going to be for an hour a day don't they?

afx237vi

dennisn wrote:

afx237vi wrote:

dennisn wrote:

To play "The Devils Advocate"( I know, don't I always) I like the response of Olympic
Skeleton racer Zach Lund. When asked about the whereabouts system he said something to the effect of "how would you like it if you had to report your whereabouts
to someone every hour of every day". Got to say I wouldn't want to be any part of a system like that.

I think millions of people do that every day, Dennis. It's called having a job.

O.K., I'll go along with that, but only to a point. Sure my employer wants me here 8-5,
but doesn't care where after that. I don't have to tell him I'm going to Mexico on vacation,
what resturant I'm going to, when I'll be home(or away from home). That kind of thing.
I don't have to inform him that I'm not going to Mexico on vacation , but going skiing in Colorado instead. In other words, I don't have to "check in" everytime i change my mind about going someplace.

Maybe you don't, but there are plenty of professions where being on call is part and parcel of the job. I don't think it's that outrageous for athletes to be available in the off season or when they're on vacation. I mean, you'd expect a cyclist to tell his DS where he's going on holiday, why not the testers?

Gilbert says it's only a matter of making one phonecall and it's fixed. It's part of their job... if they really dislike it that much, they could always get a job in the real world and see how that suits them.

Moomaloid

afx237vi wrote:

dennisn wrote:

afx237vi wrote:

dennisn wrote:

To play "The Devils Advocate"( I know, don't I always) I like the response of Olympic
Skeleton racer Zach Lund. When asked about the whereabouts system he said something to the effect of "how would you like it if you had to report your whereabouts
to someone every hour of every day". Got to say I wouldn't want to be any part of a system like that.

I think millions of people do that every day, Dennis. It's called having a job.

O.K., I'll go along with that, but only to a point. Sure my employer wants me here 8-5,
but doesn't care where after that. I don't have to tell him I'm going to Mexico on vacation,
what resturant I'm going to, when I'll be home(or away from home). That kind of thing.
I don't have to inform him that I'm not going to Mexico on vacation , but going skiing in Colorado instead. In other words, I don't have to "check in" everytime i change my mind about going someplace.

Maybe you don't, but there are plenty of professions where being on call is part and parcel of the job. I don't think it's that outrageous for athletes to be available in the off season or when they're on vacation. I mean, you'd expect a cyclist to tell his DS where he's going on holiday, why not the testers?

Gilbert says it's only a matter of making one phonecall and it's fixed. It's part of their job... if they really dislike it that much, they could always get a job in the real world and see how that suits them.

Exactly! For me any athlete that moans about it shouldn't have chosen to compete at he highest level in the first place. The fight against doping is such a massive task, and each athlete has a responsibility to do their part. One hour? So what. its called being organized. And this is the same reason that when someone manages to miss 3 tests, it just smells too fishy...

i thought the comments that Federer made last year about the program was incredible. Someone of his stature should be for making sport cleaner.

GeorgeShaw

That hour can always be first thing in the morning as well. So all you need to know is where you're going to be sleeping - which shouldn't even be beyond the most idiotic.

RichN95.

GeorgeShaw wrote:

That hour can always be first thing in the morning as well. So all you need to know is where you're going to be sleeping - which shouldn't even be beyond the most idiotic.

What if you're Tiger Woods? He has no idea whose bed he'll wake up in.