Landis Hearing

[PinkBike]

re:women and biking and doping,

Diane Modahl is one woman athlete who tested positive for doping and was later cleared
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/d...00/2559981.stm

re: bjarne riis

i've admired bjarne riis since seeing "overcoming," which is a great dvd. now he says he doped to win the tour. eric zabel and rolf adag admitted. telekom's Bert Dietz, Christian Henn and Udo Boelts admitted. jan ullrich was on the same telekom/t-mobile team and now they're talking about cutting him some slack due to the team dynamics at play.

i think maybe the UCI and the pro tour should announce an amnesty day - any rider who ever doped could come clean on that one day with no repercussions. the only censure would be for the team's directors and doctors if they were aware of any doping practices. all old samples and test results would be thrown away. no wins would be voided. we could start with a clean slate.

unless this is done we're not going to get a complete or honest picture of how rampant this practice is or was, and i think until recently it was very common.

i'm sure there are a bazillion holes in this suggestion but i'd like some closure followed by some new starts.

[teigyr]

I hope Floyd is innocent; he seems sincere and since he fought to make his hearing open for people to see, it seems like there is nothing to hide.

I think there is so much we'll never know and sometimes the elite cycling circuit seems not very desirable.