Meirhaeghe on EPO, admitted

Ewoud Dronkert said:

He admitted knowingly
taking it because he didn't want to fail reaching his last big
objective, gold at the Olympics.

Is that really what he said? That he didn't want to *fail* to reach the
Olympics?

Robert Chung said:

Is that really what he said? That he didn't want to *fail* to reach
the Olympics?

Yes, he was prepared to do everything, because he did not want to fail
reaching his ultimate goal.

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Robert Chung said:

Is that really what he said? That he didn't want to *fail* to reach
the Olympics?

Yes, he was prepared to do everything, because he did not want to fail
reaching his ultimate goal.

It appears he's doing the same as Bas van Dooren. What is it with mountain
bikers that they don't wan't to wait out their suspension? Financial reasons
perhaps?

Jonathan.

Jonathan v.d. Sluis said:

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Robert Chung said:

Is that really what he said? That he didn't want to *fail* to reach
the Olympics?

Yes, he was prepared to do everything, because he did not want to fail
reaching his ultimate goal.

It appears he's doing the same as Bas van Dooren. What is it with mountain
bikers that they don't wan't to wait out their suspension? Financial reasons
perhaps?

http://classic.mountainzone.com/mtbiking/worldcup/worldchamps/
"UPDATE: Thursday, 9/18
Four riders were barred from competition today as mandatory random drug
testing showed haematocrit levels above 50. Riders include Annecy 2nd
place finisher Jean Chr. Savignoni, Seamus McGrath and Filip Meirhaeghe
who is appealing."

Ultimate goal, my [censored].

Ewoud Dronkert said:

Filip Meirhaeghe, the mountainbiker (sorry), just concluded a press
conference where he announced his immediate retirement of the sport,
after failing an out-of-competition EPO test. He admitted knowingly
taking it because he didn't want to fail reaching his last big
objective, gold at the Olympics. "I probably made a mistake, but I'm
only human."

Yeah. He's very Sorry he got caught, but not at all Sorry about taking
the EPO 🙂

Ewoud Dronkert said:

Robert Chung said:

Is that really what he said? That he didn't want to *fail* to reach
the Olympics?

Yes, he was prepared to do everything, because he did not want to fail
reaching his ultimate goal.

The mark of a true Champion 🙂

Ewoud Dronkert said:

objective, gold at the Olympics. "I probably made a mistake, but I'm
only human."

Probably. I'm human too, but I wouldn't pull a [censored]-up like that.

Dumbass.

--
Kelly Beard

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Filip Meirhaeghe, the mountainbiker (sorry), just concluded a press
conference where he announced his immediate retirement of the sport,
after failing an out-of-competition EPO test. He admitted knowingly
taking it because he didn't want to fail reaching his last big
objective, gold at the Olympics. "I probably made a mistake, but I'm
only human."

So he finally got caught. I hope he is stripped of his Olympic silver plus
every title in the past two years, at least.

His competitors have been busting their balls to get to a level to beat this
man while his training regimen has simply been found in a syringe. That's
[censored].

And Specialized should know that this makes them look like cheaters. Nobody
likes a cheater. Sponsors should feel a responsibility to make sure their
athletes are clean.

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Yeah. He's very Sorry he got caught, but not at all Sorry about taking
the EPO 🙂

My immediate thought as well.

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Filip Meirhaeghe, the mountainbiker (sorry), just concluded a press
conference where he announced his immediate retirement of the sport,
after failing an out-of-competition EPO test. He admitted knowingly
taking it because he didn't want to fail reaching his last big
objective, gold at the Olympics. "I probably made a mistake, but I'm
only human."

"I had but one goal ahead of me, to win gold at the Olympic Games, the
only thing that I had not yet won. Therefore I conciously chose a
particular product," said Meirhaeghe at a press conference today in
Nazareth, Belgium. "I didn't want to fail, I wanted to win everything
and in order to do that, I took a wrong decision. I have made an error,
but like everyone else, I'm also human."

Pistof said:

And Specialized should know that this makes them look like cheaters. Nobody
likes a cheater. Sponsors should feel a responsibility to make sure their
athletes are clean.

In places with sporting fraud laws, can an sponsor sue a sponsored
athlete who is proven to dope for the violation to recover damages?

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Pistof said:

And Specialized should know that this makes them look like cheaters.

Nobody

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likes a cheater. Sponsors should feel a responsibility to make sure

their

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athletes are clean.

In places with sporting fraud laws, can an sponsor sue a sponsored
athlete who is proven to dope for the violation to recover damages?

Over here, Tom, we don't run to the courthouse at every slight instigation.
Besides, the typical contract is not with the athlete, but with the sporting
group, which is bound by minimal UCI rules about payments and suspensions.
--
Bonne route,

Sandy
Paris FR

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What is it with mountain
bikers that they don't wan't to wait out their suspension? Financial

reasons

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perhaps?

That is a great question. The answer to that may say a lot about both
disciplines.

Stop this "theorising"on MTB-ers, he's 33 and Athens was his last goal. or
rather his obsession for the last 4 years.
He got into a dip after his Sydney silver medal , so with what's happening
now the main sentence will in any case be in his head.

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Stop this "theorising"on MTB-ers,

Ok. No more theories.

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he's 33 and Athens was his last goal. or
rather his obsession for the last 4 years.
He got into a dip after his Sydney silver medal , so with what's happening
now the main sentence will in any case be in his head.

So, your theory is that Meirhaeghe is an obsessed head case consumed by
visions of Gold to such an extent that he is an aberration in the cycling
world.

I guess we'll run with that one then, since this 'theory' stuff is over.

Pistof said:

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Filip Meirhaeghe, the mountainbiker (sorry), just concluded a press
conference where he announced his immediate retirement of the sport,
after failing an out-of-competition EPO test. He admitted knowingly
taking it because he didn't want to fail reaching his last big
objective, gold at the Olympics. "I probably made a mistake, but I'm
only human."

So he finally got caught. I hope he is stripped of his Olympic silver plus
every title in the past two years, at least.

Dumbass - suspensions are not retroactive unless they can prove or he
admits he used it before those times.

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His competitors have been busting their balls to get to a level to beat this
man while his training regimen has simply been found in a syringe. That's
[censored].

Dumbass - his competitors are all on the same stuff

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Filip Meirhaeghe, the mountainbiker (sorry), just concluded a press
conference where he announced his immediate retirement of the sport,
after failing an out-of-competition EPO test. He admitted knowingly
taking it because he didn't want to fail reaching his last big
objective, gold at the Olympics. "I probably made a mistake, but I'm
only human."

So he finally got caught. I hope he is stripped of his Olympic silver

plus

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every title in the past two years, at least.

Dumbass - suspensions are not retroactive unless they can prove or he
admits he used it before those times.

Nonetheless, I still hope that that cheater is stripped of everything.

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His competitors have been busting their balls to get to a level to beat

this

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man while his training regimen has simply been found in a syringe.

That's

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[censored].

Dumbass - his competitors are all on the same stuff

That's Bullcaca.