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Did you read the CIRC? Armstrong did test positive, and early on in his career, but it was covered up. Helps to have friends in high places, that's why he got away with it for so long. Verbruggen is still honorary president and sent an extraordinary open letter when Cookson suggested he step down. Its worth a read!
I think with Astana it is the context: Vino, all those positives last year, the threat of the license being withdrawn and the subsequent audit, then they get to keep the WT license and they've just gone all out.
The uncomfortable bit about it, as several people have alluded to, you see them through the eyes that so many people view Sky with.
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Yes.
All of the doping controls while at all of the tours in which he competed, as well as out of competition controls.
I believed he was clean. Guess that makes me a sucker like everyone else who thought the same. Because he was tested so much.
I wonder if the UCI were under investigation for conspiracy, after Armstrong's 'donations' ?
I lost interest in the sport at this point. What is Verbruggen doing these days? Is he still involved with the sport?
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