I Still Have Faith...Call Me Crazy

[alpinerabbit]

Ya know, I believe he took stuff.
Iban Mayo placed 16th (!!) and is down.

And right before Contador stepped onto the podium in Paris, he looked scared sh*tless.

Mark my words.

[7rider]

And right before Contador stepped onto the podium in Paris, he looked scared sh*tless.

Mark my words.

Well, heck...I think anybody - especially a 24 year old - would be freaked at the thought of stepping onto that podium.
But, yeah...I hear you.

From the linked article:
"..the judge in charge, Antonio Serrano, dropped the case against all suspects, claiming that he could not be sure that Spanish health laws had been breached.
However, Pound said: "This investigation may have gone away in Spain but we are currently working with the UCI on going through 6,000 pages.."

If only Pound would go through the same bull-dog tenacity against Barry Bonds. Or against that wrestler before he snapped and killed his family (and self). Sigh. I can't help but think of the larger injustice here. A guy races clean. Tests clean. Has his NAME on a list somewhere, and his career is destroyed. How very Orwellian.
Where's the outrage?

[RoadRaven]

And right before Contador stepped onto the podium in Paris, he looked scared sh*tless.

He's only 24 - he would never have been expecting to be on the top of the podium - of course he's going to look nervous

And even if you were clean, wouldn't you feel nervous if you had taken even just vitimin C? And he would also know that just because of his jersey his life would not be his own while the media trails him - his future and his past

Hell, I'd look nervous...

[Zen]

He's only 24 - he would never have been expecting to be on the top of the podium - of course he's going to look nervous

Hell, I'd look nervous...

I also think there was a language barrier thing happening. He was likely listening to instructions and somewhat confused.

[Tri Girl]

I also think there was a language barrier thing happening. He was likely listening to instructions and somewhat confused.

I know- I thought of that. When the Paris and London mayors were talking to them- I wonder if they were speaking Spanish because Alberto looked like he was doing the "ok-I can't understand you" smile at them.
I wonder if he could pick up some of the French because it's so similar to Spanish.

Poor kid- I can't imagine being only 24 and being in that position. I'd be scared/nervous/intimidated- everything. What a pup- I LOVE that guy!