Cyclist Menchov 'spoke to doping investigators'
Jason Spaceman
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Dutch cycling team Rabobank (RAB)'s rider and Giro winner Denis Menchov of
Russia pictured in a press conference in Monaco on July 3. Rabobank team boss
Erik Breukink confirmed at the Tour de France on Sunday that star rider Denis
Menchov recently gave evidence to Austrian police investigating a suspected
blood doping.
Rabobank team boss Erik Breukink confirmed at the Tour de France on Sunday that
star rider Denis Menchov recently gave evidence to Austrian police investigating
a suspected blood doping.
During last month's Tour of Italy Menchov was handed a summons by Austrian
police who are investigating a Vienna laboratory, Humanplasma, suspected of
being at the heart of a blood doping ring.
Suspended Austrian cyclist Bernhard Kohl, who announced his retirement in May,
reportedly told prosecutors he received blood transplants at Humanplasma.
Menchov is believed to have travelled to Austria to speak to investigators two
weeks ago.
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J. Spaceman
KG
wrote:
> From the article:
> -----------------------------------------------
> Dutch cycling team Rabobank (RAB)'s rider and Giro winner Denis Menchov of
> Russia pictured in a press conference in Monaco on July 3. Rabobank team boss
> Erik Breukink confirmed at the Tour de France on Sunday that star rider Denis
> Menchov recently gave evidence to Austrian police investigating a suspected
> blood doping.
>
> Rabobank team boss Erik Breukink confirmed at the Tour de France on Sunday that
> star rider Denis Menchov recently gave evidence to Austrian police investigating
> a suspected blood doping.
>
> During last month's Tour of Italy Menchov was handed a summons by Austrian
> police who are investigating a Vienna laboratory, Humanplasma, suspected of
> being at the heart of a blood doping ring.
>
> Suspended Austrian cyclist Bernhard Kohl, who announced his retirement in May,
> reportedly told prosecutors he received blood transplants at Humanplasma.
>
> Menchov is believed to have travelled to Austria to speak to investigators two
> weeks ago.
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Goddamm. Anti-doper Keith is looking smarter and smarter and smarter
and he was very smart to begin with.
> Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.racing
> From: Keith <nos...@nospam.com>
> Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 22:15:35 +0200
> Local: Thurs, May 21 2009 1:15 pm
> Subject: Menchov on a roll, he'll win the TDF too.
> Looks like it will be his year at last, can't lose the Giro and with
> Gesink's help he can also win the TDF, you read it here first.
Tom Kunich
news:h2rr28$q2e$1...@news.datemas.de...
If that's really about Menchov and not about asking him about other people I
am quite surprised. Why would Menchov be so mundane when doping was common
and quite good now that doping is being strongly controlled?
Fred Fredburger
If I accept your assumptions, then the obvious answer would be:
Because he's one of the few who didn't stop doping.
William Asher
>
> If I accept your assumptions, then the obvious answer would be:
>
> Because he's one of the few who didn't stop doping.
Obvious and logical solutions to problems are not really Tom's specialty.
He interprets the Principle of Parsimony as the Principal of Parsnips, and
doesn't see why the guy in charge of vaguely licoricy-tasting root
vegetables has any say what-so-ever in analyzing problems.
--
Bill "but them's taste good in soups" Asher