Should teams fire the riders....

Richmond Racer
Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
edited October 2012 in Pro race
OK, test case right now for everyone's opinions, with Levi Leipheimer having been issued with his papers by OPQS this afternoon.

Should teams fire the riders who confess to having doped before joining their current team?

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Depends on what conversation they had before they joined.

    Vaughters obviously had a different conversation to Lefevre.
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,431
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    OK, test case right now for everyone's opinions, with Levi Leipheimer having been issued with his papers by OPQS this afternoon.

    Should teams fire the riders who confess to having doped before joining their current team?

    Cynical way to offload an aging high wage rider?
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Like with most questions on the doping issue, I'm in two minds. I can't say I feel too sorry for Levi, but it's also not likely to encourage confessions.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    OK, test case right now for everyone's opinions, with Levi Leipheimer having been issued with his papers by OPQS this afternoon.

    Should teams fire the riders who confess to having doped before joining their current team?

    Cynical way to offload an aging high wage rider?


    hmmm...theories immediately kicking off about Lefevere freeing up some spare dosh from wage bill for Cav's mahoosive salary
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    OK, test case right now for everyone's opinions, with Levi Leipheimer having been issued with his papers by OPQS this afternoon.

    Should teams fire the riders who confess to having doped before joining their current team?

    Cynical way to offload an aging high wage rider?


    hmmm...theories immediately kicking off about Lefevere freeing up some spare dosh from wage bill for Cav's mahoosive salary
    Maybe he can afford to buy Eisel off the slave traders now.
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    RichN95 wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    OK, test case right now for everyone's opinions, with Levi Leipheimer having been issued with his papers by OPQS this afternoon.

    Should teams fire the riders who confess to having doped before joining their current team?

    Cynical way to offload an aging high wage rider?


    hmmm...theories immediately kicking off about Lefevere freeing up some spare dosh from wage bill for Cav's mahoosive salary
    Maybe he can afford to buy Eisel off the slave traders now.


    Yeah, with additional promise from Lefevere to forbid Tommeke from humiliating the Sky boys at P-R again next year
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    I'd suggest they're read the zeitgeist incorrectly.
    Still, he got off lightly, at least Pat didn't issue a phantom lawsuit.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Cynical way to offload a guy who isn't likely to win many WT points, while riding clean, more like.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Cynical way to offload a guy who isn't likely to win many WT points, while riding clean, more like.


    Think you might have it there. Thinking back to ToC - and with him as defending champ - they sent him with reduced team of just 5 support guys, and rubbish support facilities. Cynical old Lefevere...
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Was doing alright in Paris Nice before he punctured and then got taken out by a motobike > not the drug carrying kind.
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