Harlan PriceI take issue with Floyd Landis showing up to races these days, regardless of his innocence or lack there of, it is inappropriate. Bound by legal ties that bind, he has found a way a marring the accomplishments of true avid cyclists (although they - Dave Wiens, Harlan Price and Chris Etough - have been sticking it to him). Save the circus for his court room plights, and keep good, fun and honest racing out of his web of lies. Faia wrote Floyd won the Tour, comparing that to this years TDF and its scandle, along with how Faia is glad to see Floyd return to his roots. But Faia didn't look out for the rest of cycling, especially that of endurance racing where more times than not it is hard working athletes making big sacrifices for the passion to the sport. If Floyd were true to this passion, his sacrifice would be his absence until his sentence is served.
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No innocent until proven guilty? Let the guy race. Harlan is my teammate too and I applaud all of those guys for taking on the long stuff. Harlan, Schalk, Weins, the whole lot of them are amazing machines.
While I do have an opinion on if he did or didn't - it doesn't matter. Floyd is not allowed to start any PRO Tour events, nor UCI, and should out of respect, and passion for the sport, understand the damage he does just by showing up to other events, regardless of sanctioning body. Just because another sanctioning body or promoter allows someone like Floyd to line up, doesn't make it right. Floyd should step up, and step down until his matter is resolved. This is not an admition of guilt, but the respectable thing to do for the sport and for your fellow riders.
I agree,I also feel it would say more about him if he respected all promoters and waited. For a person who got so upset because USADA did not respect his rights, he should be the better person and wait in line. And this is coming from a guy who had a good conversation with Floyd. He's a nice guy, but he did mind my Dopers Suck tshirt for some reason. Je ne sais pas.
It's a difficult one to call. Innocent til proven guilty has got to be the cornerstone of democracy; the rest is speculation and no-one should be judged on speculation. But there's no need to spell 'Heroes' wrong ;-)
what are ya hibernating down there?!
phloyd is fast. drugs or not.
it's called 'birth of your first child', kinda like hibernation, but w/out the sleep part.
come out to aspen next weekend, aspencross 9/29-30
otherwise, c'ya in frisco, gunni and the rest of the cross season
I agree Ken, Floyd was only looking to garner public sympathy and build on his "dude" image. I cannot judge a mans intentions but hard to imagine he was racing for the scene. The promoters used him as a carrot for attention from other car wreck watchers. He knew he was going to be suspended from the arbitration and he was playing the next move, which as we see from a few days ago is an appeal. A very expensive appeal that other "dudes" will fund for him. Lets have faith in the system and view Floyd as guilty, it is our sport he and his doping buddies are putting in the press for the wrong reasons. Why is there always a conspiracy with athlete drug cases? C'mon dude, come clean and save us all.
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