Yoann Offredo

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edited February 2013 in Pro race
Ready to race again after that unfortunate 12 month ban ( 3 no shows for testing) - think he's going to come back stronger! Racing in the GP Marseillaise. Iliked his attack in Milan st Remo 2011 - he's got an incredible acceleration

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Silent but exciting rider. I didn't follow his case too closely but from what I recall he was unlucky rather than a doper.

    Great photo above! I'll post up a cool one I have later.
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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Silent but exciting rider. I didn't follow his case too closely but from what I recall he was unlucky rather than a doper.

    Great photo above! I'll post up a cool one I have later.

    I suppose he has a commitment to be where he says he will be - and it obviously raises suspicions - but on the evidence I heard it was more his lack of ' organisation' than anything sinister. .12 months was tough when others were getting 6 months for actual offences
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    We can't complain about the UCI being lax on doping and then suggest that the rules should be bent just because somebody can't get themselves organised.
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  • MrTapir
    MrTapir Posts: 1,206
    It was ironic actually cos I read he had shouted at Kloden for being a doper, and then he gets a 12 month ban. But I think not being organised enough to fill in the system is fairly stupid of him, they must all know what to do.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited September 2015
    Offredo!
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  • ratsbeyfus
    ratsbeyfus Posts: 2,841
    Frenchie, here is a fascinating fact about him - his name is an anagram of:

    Ready? No. ('Non' FF)

    I'm REALLY bored btw.

    I had one of them red bikes but I don't any more. Sad face.

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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    ratsbeyfus wrote:
    Frenchie, here is a fascinating fact about him - his name is an anagram of:

    Ready? No. ('Non' FF)

    I'm REALLY bored btw.


    A fine way to while away some time...anagrams of riders' names....

    Trying to think of a good one now...
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    inkyfingers wrote:
    We can't complain about the UCI being lax on doping and then suggest that the rules should be bent just because somebody can't get themselves organised.

    Fair enough - I've been vocal anti-doping since 1987 so I'm with you - but the last test he'd gone off to a race that wasn't on his schedule and forgotten about the test - so it';s more like that than chaos - but one is excusable - 3 not so easy!! ..
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    edited January 2013
    this is where the cut came from? Gent-Bubblegum 2011?

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    I think the photo I posted came from Tour of Qatar
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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    He certainly gets stuck in at the pointy end in the final km's - and had a fair share of downs Paris - Nice 2010 ?

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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    inkyfingers wrote:
    We can't complain about the UCI being lax on doping and then suggest that the rules should be bent just because somebody can't get themselves organised.

    While this is true, you have a situation at Garmin where Alex Rasmussen got an 18 month ban an fired for clearly ballsing up his paperwork (and the authorities did too) going back to Garmin (assuming they re-hire him) and riding with ex-Postal guys who doped for several years and missed six months over the off season.

    If he feels hard done by, it's difficult to to have sympathy.
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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    RichN95 wrote:
    inkyfingers wrote:
    We can't complain about the UCI being lax on doping and then suggest that the rules should be bent just because somebody can't get themselves organised.

    While this is true, you have a situation at Garmin where Alex Rasmussen got an 18 month ban an fired for clearly ballsing up his paperwork (and the authorities did too) going back to Garmin (assuming they re-hire him) and riding with ex-Postal guys who doped for several years and missed six months over the off season.

    If he feels hard done by, it's difficult to to have sympathy.

    Yeah to be fair he said it was harsh - but just got on with it. He can put it to rights now I suppose
  • specialgueststar
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    Yoann Offredo ‏@OffredoYoann
    Qatar1:Petite émotion à la signature, petite attaque @12kms de l'arrivée,grande satisfaction de retrouvé ça place dans le peloton #equipefdj
  • Tom BB
    Tom BB Posts: 1,001
    I thought that the cuts in Frenchies pic came from him falling of at about 120km slipstreaming a team car in training? If that pic was at Qatar then its pretty early season when most of the car slipstreaming goes on!! There's a little part of me that thinks that it wasn't him but the late Wouter Weylandt that fell behind the team car (didn't he have fairly nasty road rash in the days before his death?). Hard to believe that it's nearly two years since his passing.

    Back to Offredo, nice to see him back.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Ah now I remember. Good memory Tom. Google confirms it was Offredo:

    http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/7330/ ... 0-kmh.aspx
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Add another photo:
    Attacking on the Cipressa, 2011
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    And not sure what race but here he is attacking:
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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    he probably prefers the ones above. This is him in Qatar with two team mates (as he put it)

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  • specialgueststar
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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    YO on aerodynamics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiaH6qhvC88&feature=youtu.be
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • micron
    micron Posts: 1,843
    Ff you see the photo doing the rounds of his shins? Warrior
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Nope, will look out for it unless you have a link.

    Offredo was quick to judge Contador and condemn him of doping...
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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    micron wrote:
    Ff you see the photo doing the rounds of his shins? Warrior


    yeah - that looks real bad http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151406574113680&set=a.468317928679.261112.568113679&type=1&theater
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bans-sh ... ys-offredo
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  • LeicesterLad
    LeicesterLad Posts: 3,908
    frenchfighter wrote:
    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bans-should-be-proportionate-says-offredo

    I do feel sorry for Yoann - gotta be a bitter pill to swallow getting hit with a year whilst systematic dopers walk away with 6months.
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