Quote from: Jon Crofts on December 15, 2017, 11:35:37 AMCath Wiggins had a bit of an outburst on Twitter calling Froome 'a slithering reptile' Fair play I say.She had much to say on Twitter today?
Cath Wiggins had a bit of an outburst on Twitter calling Froome 'a slithering reptile' Fair play I say.
Yep, there's more than a hint of guilty until proven innocent here.It could be interesting though - if Wiggo and Sky are adamant they've done nothing wrong presumably they could sue the Government for defamation?
Quote from: Ad@m on March 05, 2018, 06:24:07 PMYep, there's more than a hint of guilty until proven innocent here.It could be interesting though - if Wiggo and Sky are adamant they've done nothing wrong presumably they could sue the Government for defamation?No. The report is covered by Parliamentary privilege.
But like you've says in your second sentence people are always looking to accuse so whether someone had a TUE or not if they start announcing every little treatment they take people will be queuing up to accuse them of cheating. I can understand why the sport doesn't want that. There's a lack of trust on both sides.
Quote from: Ad@m on March 06, 2018, 06:04:10 AMBut like you've says in your second sentence people are always looking to accuse so whether someone had a TUE or not if they start announcing every little treatment they take people will be queuing up to accuse them of cheating. I can understand why the sport doesn't want that. There's a lack of trust on both sides. There's a difference between an accusation born out of opaqueness and people flinging dirt without cause. I'm sure if the TUEs and jiffy contents were independently recorded in advance people would still moan, but you can ignore baseless accusations which would come from 'Grassy Knoll' individuals rather than the shouty voice of the media. It's the retrospective defence that's the hardest and most suspicious. Like I say, you'd think cycling would be really keen to be completely transparent given the accusations and proven crimes that dog the sport. The secrecy isn't proof of guilt of course, it could just be the sport is top heavy with arrogance.Is Froome's case still being investigated or was it resolved?
In more positive news, I pass Steve Abrahams most days on my way to and from work.http://oneyeartimetrial.org.ukHe’s trying the break the record for the longest distance cycled in a year. Despite snow, ice, health problems and being knocked off his bike and ending up in hospital, he’s still going to hit 1000 Miles this week.Apparently when the paramedics scraped him off the road and put him in the ambulance, they were worried about his heart rate being 37bpm...he just told them that was normal for him.