Ricco: I’ve missed my world and I won’t let it go again

Doobz

Gotta love some of the stuff he said - Cant wait to see him racing again..

“This is like a second debut for me and it’s a strange feeling. I’ve been a racer since I was a boy. I’ve made lots of season debuts but this one is the most important of my career,” Riccò said in a statement.

“I’ve worked really hard to be ready for this new opportunity. Cycling is my job and I won’t make the same mistakes of the past. I’d like to thank all the people who have shown their support. I want to thank my new team; I’ve go fantastic teammates, well-prepared directeur sportifs and excellent staff. Working with them has given me the peace of mind I needed.”

“I also want to thank the rivals I’ll face during the season: I made a mistake, I know, but I’m human, too and people make mistakes in life. I’m sorry. I want to apologise to all the cycling fans, cyclists, officials, journalists, everyone in the world of cycling. My errors are part of my past and from now on you’ll get to know a new Riccardo. I’ve never lost my enthusiasm for cycling, indeed it’s stronger than ever.”

“I just ask to be able to show how much I love this sport. Now I know that you can work honestly, trying to improve just by making sacrifices and thanks to hard work but most of all by not trying to take short cuts, which only lead to human and sporting failure. I’ve missed my world and I won’t let it go again.”

Tusher

What a magnificent statement.
Amazing what the PR people can do with the alphabet. I bet they were up half the night writing that for the Dastardly One to spout.



Not that I'm cynical or anything.

RichN95.

I bet he won't make it to the end of 2012 before getting busted again. He's a hardcore wrong-un.

Tusher

Yeah, although there is a possibility that he will start clean until-say- June 2010 when he finally realises that because he's not ridden without the juice since his stabilizers came off, he's merely mediocre.

dougzz

<BS>Poor Ricco, you're all such bullies. I think he's shown genuine remorse, and I have total respect for him. There's no doubt he'll never touch PEDs again. </BS>

What a piece of work that man is. June 2010...... I reckon late March

Arkibal

RichN95 wrote:

I bet he won't make it to the end of 2012 before getting busted again. He's a hardcore wrong-un.

+1

iainf72

Sounds like he won't get bust in the Giro

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ricco-t ... talia-snub

sonny73

RichN95 wrote:

I bet he won't make it to the end of 2012 before getting busted again. He's a hardcore wrong-un.

Sadly you do get that feeling, I know you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover too but he just has the look in his eye of a cheat every time I see a picture of him.

Gazzaputt

I know to be cynical over dopers but if the guy has made a statement that I hope is in all sincerity.

He served his time and now is back to redeem himself. He named his suppliers and contacts where as a lot of dopers clam up serve their full ban.

Good luck to him. I hope he stays clean and shows to others that it can be done clean.

harrylennon13

If he " Loved the sport " then he would not have doped in the first place, no doubt?

symo

Personnally looking forward for Cav trying to hit him like he said in ProCycling.

Radioactiveman

Is this the same guy whos girlfriend got busted for EPO 5 mins after dropping a sprog?

Tusher

Indeed it is.
And he then proceeded to dump her.