New Posts For Thread: The BBC have really got it in for UK Cyclinghttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30827277/the-bbc-have-really-got-it-in-for-uk-cyclingLike a dog with a boneNot sure why or what their agenda is.One thing I am sure of is that the BBC are a shower of ****sOf the 50 UK athletes currently serving a ban for drug use 4 are cyclists and 28 are rugby players.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30827277/the-bbc-have-really-got-it-in-for-uk-cycling?post_id=551458669#551458669Of the 50 UK athletes currently serving a ban for drug use 4 are cyclists and 28 are rugby players.Mon, 20 Mar 2017 03:39:17 -0500It's more likely to have been simple blood doping where you take out a couple of pints of blood about 2 weeks before competition, remove the red blood cells and reintroduce them after the athlete has replaced the blood lost. Made illegal in the 80s bhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30827277/the-bbc-have-really-got-it-in-for-uk-cycling?post_id=551328659#551328659It's more likely to have been simple blood doping where you take out a couple of pints of blood about 2 weeks before competition, remove the red blood cells and reintroduce them after the athlete has replaced the blood lost. Made illegal in the 80s bFri, 03 Mar 2017 13:10:39 -0600It is also rumoured to have been reindeer blood.ah, ok, must be true then (sheep, reindeer, whatever)https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30827277/the-bbc-have-really-got-it-in-for-uk-cycling?post_id=551328445#551328445It is also rumoured to have been reindeer blood.ah, ok, must be true then (sheep, reindeer, whatever)Fri, 03 Mar 2017 12:33:55 -0600It is also rumoured to have been reindeer blood. Viren rose like a phoenix from the ashes every 4 years to win Olympic titles.Sofia. As I said earlier Sky are probably guilty of pushing the rules to the limit without going over the line and breakinghttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30827277/the-bbc-have-really-got-it-in-for-uk-cycling?post_id=551328353#551328353It is also rumoured to have been reindeer blood. Viren rose like a phoenix from the ashes every 4 years to win Olympic titles.Sofia. As I said earlier Sky are probably guilty of pushing the rules to the limit without going over the line and breakingFri, 03 Mar 2017 12:24:10 -0600Lasse Viren was prepared to have a transfusion using sheeps blood in the 1970's to raise his white blood cell countI remember the rumours about Viren back then, but I don't recall anything about sheep. Any source for that ?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30827277/the-bbc-have-really-got-it-in-for-uk-cycling?post_id=551328149#551328149Lasse Viren was prepared to have a transfusion using sheeps blood in the 1970's to raise his white blood cell countI remember the rumours about Viren back then, but I don't recall anything about sheep. Any source for that ?Fri, 03 Mar 2017 12:03:06 -0600bix..sir brad was given an inhaler for his "asthma"..did not mention it in his book though.his medical records also appear to have been "lost"https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30827277/the-bbc-have-really-got-it-in-for-uk-cycling?post_id=551327729#551327729bix..sir brad was given an inhaler for his "asthma"..did not mention it in his book though.his medical records also appear to have been "lost"Fri, 03 Mar 2017 11:16:56 -0600Can you imagine the outcry if this Team Sky outfit was Russian?Dodgy as fook.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30827277/the-bbc-have-really-got-it-in-for-uk-cycling?post_id=551327639#551327639Can you imagine the outcry if this Team Sky outfit was Russian?Dodgy as fook.Fri, 03 Mar 2017 11:07:42 -0600Good post bigH. If you're going to look at drugs in sport why just go at British Cycling, when almost certainly everyone is at it to some extent and some more illegaly than others. I've not heard any suspicion of Wiggins. An odd character certainly ahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30827277/the-bbc-have-really-got-it-in-for-uk-cycling?post_id=551327595#551327595Good post bigH. If you're going to look at drugs in sport why just go at British Cycling, when almost certainly everyone is at it to some extent and some more illegaly than others. I've not heard any suspicion of Wiggins. An odd character certainly aFri, 03 Mar 2017 11:03:01 -0600Die Linke - Armstrong wasn't a witch-hunt by an organisation. Armstrong went from near-death cancer survivor to 7-time TdF winner, suspicions should have been aroused but most were happy to look the other wayWiggins was world class at youth and juniohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30827277/the-bbc-have-really-got-it-in-for-uk-cycling?post_id=551326761#551326761Die Linke - Armstrong wasn't a witch-hunt by an organisation. Armstrong went from near-death cancer survivor to 7-time TdF winner, suspicions should have been aroused but most were happy to look the other wayWiggins was world class at youth and junioFri, 03 Mar 2017 09:12:17 -0600Not a scrap of evidence to show that Sky or British Cycling broke any rules despite over 1000 man hours devoted to the Sky investigation. Sky are probably only guilty of pushing the envelope as far as they could without actually stepping over the linhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30827277/the-bbc-have-really-got-it-in-for-uk-cycling?post_id=551325541#551325541Not a scrap of evidence to show that Sky or British Cycling broke any rules despite over 1000 man hours devoted to the Sky investigation. Sky are probably only guilty of pushing the envelope as far as they could without actually stepping over the linFri, 03 Mar 2017 05:56:20 -0600