Basso to serve as UCI anti-doping spokesman
While German cyclist Joerg Jaksche has been forced to retire because no one will give him a job, Basso's climb to sainthood continues. Link HERE.
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WOW
by australopithecine on May 7, 2008 1:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
simulacra
by ELVISGOAT on May 7, 2008 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
nope
Baudrillard would be impressed, however . . .
by R Mc on May 7, 2008 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I started to evoke Baudrillard
by ELVISGOAT on May 7, 2008 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh yeah...
by ELVISGOAT on May 7, 2008 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The new
by australopithecine on May 7, 2008 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i was referring
or possibly Paul Virilio . . .
by R Mc on May 7, 2008 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I need to sit down
by Jimbo... on May 7, 2008 1:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Basso and Jaksche
by CannonDowell on May 7, 2008 2:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
laughable
by Lili on May 7, 2008 2:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It takes a thief...
Maybe Basso can shed some light that others can't?
by johnw on May 7, 2008 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In Italy
by Chris... on May 7, 2008 2:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
obviously,
by Sui Juris on May 7, 2008 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Absolutely!
Hot sister? check.
Nuanced corruption scandal? check.
by Chris... on May 7, 2008 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who can tell me what's happened to Elisa?
by NE Observer on May 7, 2008 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who knows?q
by Chris... on May 8, 2008 1:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whenever I hear "Italian Politics"...
Huh--I'm not sure what that says about me.
by rocketpress on May 7, 2008 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it means that you're
by Sui Juris on May 7, 2008 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
have you ever seen
by ELVISGOAT on May 7, 2008 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Larger than life.
by rocketpress on May 7, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So his first step
As for double-speak in cycling, this comes a distant second to my favorite quote. It is from Tom Ramey, of Liberty Mutual about Liberty Seguros' Manager Manolo Saiz.
For ourselves I have great confidence in Manolo, I know our protocols and I know Manolo's historic role relative to doping. He is Mr. Anti-Doping. That sums up my response on drugs. http://www.cyclingrevealed.com/Feb06/Feb_feature06.htm
by Koppenberg on May 7, 2008 3:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Valuable info from Basso?
by Superconfex on May 7, 2008 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
See the BIG difference is...
Basso only INTENDED to dope! He never actually did!
:)
by DemonCats on May 7, 2008 4:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ride
by phantom on May 7, 2008 5:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep
by Chris... on May 7, 2008 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blech
This story isn't getting much of any play in the Italian press, and I looked in vain for comment on it. Most of the tifosi are either obsessing about the upcoming Giro or bawling in their espressos over the suspension of Peta. Actually, in truth, opinion is divided on the Ale situation, with some seeing his suspension as ridiculous and a sign of all that's wrong with cycling and its governance, and others seeing it as fair and correct since he broke the rules.
On Basso's return in general, it seems to me most opinion is pretty favorable. He still enjoys a significant amount of popularity. I haven't really ever seen anyone argue his innocence, even when this thing all began. Most believe he did what lots of others were doing at the same time, and many decry what they see as inequitable treatment, whereby Basso was punished and others named in the Puerto investigation continued to ride. That perception isn't entirely so, of course, since there are any number of Spanish riders racing for peanuts or prematurely retired, while Basso will return to a very nice contract with a major team. His half-assed confession provoked plenty of derisive comment, but most understand the reasoning behind it. Anyway, most of the comment on his return takes on a welcome back, good luck sort of tone. He's pretty much totally forgiven.
Just my take, with the usual caveat that I'm not actually Italian, so I may have missed some sort of nuancey bits and pieces.
by gavia on May 7, 2008 7:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
UCI and Basso
"If you can't beat him, you have to join him."
by semprenaroda on May 8, 2008 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We are either witnessing the
I guess we'll find out which.
by Ruthann on May 7, 2008 7:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This get's my vote
by ELVISGOAT on May 8, 2008 7:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Apparently the UCI has given up on the Pro Tour
The signing of Basso to a current Pro Tour team and their adoption of him as poster boy must mean there will be no more Pro Tour after this year.
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. - G. Marx
by flying dog on May 9, 2008 6:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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