Armstrong cleared of doping accusations

[Lurch]

George Hincapie? Tom Danielson? Yaroslav Popovych? Paolo Salvodelli? Slava Ekimov? Jose Azevedo? I'm a cycling fan, I know who some of his teammates are.

Even a Canadian on the team, and I've heard he (Michael Barry) might have a shot at making the Tour team this year, though that's always a crap shoot for the support guys.

[habernac]

Originally Posted by Lurch

Even a Canadian on the team, and I've heard he (Michael Barry) might have a shot at making the Tour team this year, though that's always a crap shoot for the support guys.

I was hoping Ryder Hesjedal would have a shot but he changed teams this year (Phonak I think?). Barry is a tough rider, it'd be nice to see him get a shot. They haven't announced their leader for the Tour yet. Hincapie maybe? Or Popovych?

Ekimov is 40 years old this year, he's just not human!!

[BaronInEdmonton]

In other news WADA has rejected the report that clears Armstrong. This jsut isn't going to stop. The world pretty much thinks of Lance Armstrong like Americans (minus San Fran) think of Barry Bonds.

http://www.wada-ama.org/en/newsartic...icleId=3115287

[Lurch]

I was hoping Ryder Hesjedal would have a shot but he changed teams this year (Phonak I think?). Barry is a tough rider, it'd be nice to see him get a shot. They haven't announced their leader for the Tour yet. Hincapie maybe? Or Popovych?

I read Hincapie is iffy for the tour - broken wrist and some other injuries I believe (edit to add I just read in Velo that Hincapie finished second in a stage of the Dauphine Libre, so I guess he is more than OK). If he is recovered for the tour, they may go with the "whoever rides well" between Hincapie and Popovych, kind of like Mobile did the last couple of years, and Phonak did last year with Landis and Botero (I think it was Botero anyway).