A letter from Brad McGee
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A letter from Brad McGee
Postby r2160 » Fri Oct 26, 2012 9:47 pm
I thought it was interesting
cheers
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"Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever" Lance Armstrong
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Re: A letter from Brad McGee
Postby zues » Sat Oct 27, 2012 12:03 am
This would have to be the most positive and informative article I have read on the subject. Brad McGee is a true aussie role model proving success in cycling can be achieved without drugs. We need to hear from more cyclists like Brad McGee not Armstrong sympathizers or apologists.
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Top block and great ex team mate .
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Re: A letter from Brad McGee
Postby wombatK » Sat Oct 27, 2012 9:32 am
+1, especially his regrets about how he reacted to suspicions withKillerHeadWind wrote:Excellent and refreshing article.
David Millar. Might give my McGee jersey a bit more sunlight this
weekend.
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Re: A letter from Brad McGee
Postby scirocco » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:33 am
Makes Cadel's dismissive "that was all in the past" statements even more puzzling, since he's been on the receiving end of the cheats himself.
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Re: A letter from Brad McGee
Postby Ozkaban » Sat Oct 27, 2012 11:08 am
I'm not a fan of the 'its all in the past' attitude. Crucifying the cheating bastards makes others realise that they won't get away with it long term. Painful now but we've got to deal with the mess before it is truly in the past...scirocco wrote:
Makes Cadel's dismissive "that was all in the past" statements even more puzzling, since he's been on the receiving end of the cheats himself.
It also makes the cheats who worked and trained their buts off (as well as doping) realise all that hard work will be for nought.
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Re: A letter from Brad McGee
Postby macca33 » Sat Oct 27, 2012 1:39 pm
Imagine how much coin / fame they have missed out upon, due to never being on a level playing field with the cheats - the only separation of skill / commitment and result that relegated them was the use of banned substances / methodologies by most of the successful teams / individuals. I am empathetic towards McGee and his clean cohort in those circumstances.
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Re: A letter from Brad McGee
Postby g-boaf » Sat Oct 27, 2012 1:47 pm
Makes me more disappointed with Cadel's frankly lame response to it all. There was fire in that article of McGee.
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Postby DaveOZ » Sat Oct 27, 2012 2:02 pm
Brad is the one on the left and my boy Angus is on the right.
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Re: A letter from Brad McGee
Postby herzog » Sun Oct 28, 2012 9:04 am
There needs to be some justice for these honest guys who had their careers and livelihoods stolen from them by these cheats.
A "truth commission" is needed to get to the bottom of things.
As it stands the sport hasn't moved on and doesn't appear to be ready to. You have known dopers winning Olympic gold and running teams in 2012
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Re: A letter from Brad McGee
Postby high_tea » Sun Oct 28, 2012 10:02 pm
I for one would rather you just came out and said whatever it is you are insinuating.RonK wrote:A well-written article - let's just hope it's not also a self-serving one. Time will tell...
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Re: A letter from Brad McGee
Postby RonK » Mon Oct 29, 2012 4:59 am
i'm insinuating nothing. I'm expressing the hope that McGee's letter is not just a cleverly-worded denial, and that he is not eventually shown to be a doper.high_tea wrote:I for one would rather you just came out and said whatever it is you are insinuating.RonK wrote:A well-written article - let's just hope it's not also a self-serving one. Time will tell...
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Postby Alex Simmons/RST » Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:10 am
I think the issue is that there is such a long and consistent history of doping denials from those who have subsequently been found to have lied, that all professional rider's statements are being viewed with a degree scepticism, irrespective of the credibility of the individual in question.RonK wrote:i'm insinuating nothing. I'm expressing the hope that McGee's letter is not just a cleverly-worded denial, and that he is not eventually shown to be a doper.high_tea wrote:I for one would rather you just came out and said whatever it is you are insinuating.RonK wrote:A well-written article - let's just hope it's not also a self-serving one. Time will tell...
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