Nine custom bicycles line the walls of his garage. Julich had roomed with Hamilton in Athens and won the bronze medal in the time trial. After the embrace at Interbike, Hamilton prepared for two weeks of more difficult appearances at events for the Tyler Hamilton Foundation, which raises money for multiple sclerosis patients and for youth cycling. "I'm not going to stay locked up in my house because of this," Hamilton said. "My reply starts out like this,"You might not own a I love Greg shirt but you have TO be absolutely blind as a bat to think someone can undergo being shot in the chest with a shotgun and then come back to compete at an elite level against a peloton chock full of guys in prime condition"Can you see where I am going with this? To think, one botched clip-in could mean catastrophic endo! Not sure what happened to it after that but there were talks of slapping it up on ebay to see what we would get for it. ", In Trying to Save Medal and Tour de France Hopes, Hamilton Faces Uphill Course, https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/14/sports/othersports/in-trying-to-save-medal-and-tour-de-france-hopes.html. EPO was by then banned. I hear that works. Just painful. "Stay calm. Would you care to discuss anything not related to physics with me? But instead he insists on "naming names" of riders who are doping now. He raced on its ski team until he broke two vertebrae in a mountain biking accident.

When they failed and I subsequently turned up the information on the web, the Mavic rep denied it all and refused to credit the LBS for the defective rims.Clearly not all Mavic products are crap but the firm is crap. And I felt a sense of relief I'd never felt before -- all the secrets, all the weight I'd been carrying around for years suddenly lifted. Hey snob, looks like Lance Armstrong has picked up your scent - http://twitter.com/lancearmstrong.

Is Lemond suggesting using the teams own power meters to catch them cheating? so it's not mavic's fault that the wheel failed. But what caused the damage to Delaney's wheel?

You have to expect this kinda thing from an insider industry early adopter, and not you Johnny-come-later assholes. ), could still compete against the relatively ineffective drugs of the 80s, but that had he come along just a few years later, things would have been much more difficult.Anyways sorry to go on forever, just let me say that it's not my intention to insult the blog, I usually really enjoy it. "My $1700 Giant Defy broke a spoke when I was just riding along."Meh. Radaris does not verify orevaluate each piece ofdata, and makes nowarranties orguarantees about any ofthe information offered. I am a dog person, precisely because it is hard to blame my wicked flatulence on a cat. Bad move.That said, none of our speculation will accurately determine real cause of the wheel failure.

no jokes, no slanders & no zingers & w/ all due respect but honestly, "how the mighty have fallen" Fuck yeah. Its pathetic. forgot the dr. pepper filling. Oops, too much pressure in the tube-pop!

Assuming you're traveling in a straight line, if your spokes break at speed, your front wheel (rim and tire) will smash into your down tube, compromising the rim, tire, tube, and possibly (as in this case) the frame, and throwing you over the bars. "This is the lowest point of my whole life," he says. I think Lance Armstrong has handled Greg with as much aplomb as anyone could.

Also known as McCoy's disease (Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor , not a ________). From the Mavic engineer's report, we can conclude." He named the guys he thought were doping in the MTB World Cup circuit in the 1990's and costing him wins/podiums. Homologous blood doping, the practice of transfusing another person's blood to increase the amount of oxygen-carrying red blood cells, has been against the rules in cycling since the late 1980's. It was magical. Even if the frame broke, the fork snapped, the handlebars folded, the bottle cage mounts came unglued, the seat post slipped - why did all the spokes break? This likely has to do with conflicting energy travel from the lithium ion battery source and the carbon nanotubes within the ultra mega modulus carbon (handwoven from the ignited pubic hairs of albino virgin boys). I admire what Tilford is doing today. hair everywhere.You may be in a contrary mood but 2+2 is still 4. So Jeffry you're saying body weight alone will break the RySwhatever spokes?That really sucks. A bold -- as usual -- public-relations effort.

Blanca Brava-It's too bad you missed the Parade yesterday, you would have thought you were famous here already because everyone new your name. "If he had the guts to show up in my town and talk, I needed to be there," Steffen said of Hamilton. What vicious innuendo. He said the suspicions about Hamilton "go against everything I've ever known from the guy." Behind him, around the neck of a grinning carved wood moose, hangs the Olympic gold medal he won in the cycling time trial at the Athens Games. But Dr. Jacques Rogge, the International Olympic Committee president, and Dick Pound, the chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency, have suggested Hamilton does not deserve the medal. Of course you are correct Jeffrey. Everyone needs to remember that when a catastrophic failure occurs, you must NOT shield the failing product with your body. Why didn't he?". For a distraction, they are thinking about replacing Tugboat. he shouted.

you have a very very narcissistic view of cycling it is the sport of true dedication.you are just looking for something to bitch about..because you are old,and wish you where a much better cyclist than you are.i would stick to your local club rides. When the DeHavilland Comets started blowing up in mid-air, the Brits had the sense to put the fuselage in a water tank and pressure cycle it until they replicated the failure. Is that good premised on his heroism?

Must drive Lemond crazy to be ignored or treated with indifference. come on dan 12:56 and todd 1:29 its not like LA hasn't quoted RTMS before on twitter and appears to be on the payroll however, the LA tweet seems a little bush league to me. For instance, Hamilton told "60 Minutes" Armstrong used the blood-booster EPO in 1999. Companies don't take responsibility by saying so in writing, they do it by paying money to settle lawsuits (which settlement will include the statement that it denies responsibility).Any R-Sys owners who live in California are invited to contact me via pillettelawoffice@gmail.com. The Olympics and professional cycling use the same testing procedures. Most franchisees are independently owned and operated. "If my frame fails at 30 MPH, does it really matter whether the wheel is intact thereafter? It makes you retro-cool. http://www.velonews.com/photo/93056boom. ", Hamilton, a sliver of a man at 5 feet 8 inches and 130 pounds, makes eye contact as he says: "I would be happier without everything I have, with nothing, if I could just clear my name. For another, a bicycle wheel seller impliedly warrants that his wheel can be ridden upon without splintering and collapsing.Another legal concept applicable here is "res ipsa loquitur"--literally, "the thing speaks for itself."

Lemond's presentation may not be the smoothest in the world, but it comes across as very credible.

If he loses, he plans to go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the highest court of international athletics. From San Francisco, Hamilton and his wife returned to their refuge, their gray slate house high above Boulder, the home of the University of Colorado.

Y'all are jackasses. Kurt Vonnegut is King,You make a good point, and I'm definitely being hard on Mavic. The frame supplier might investigate that incident and say that bent steering tie rods caused the driver to lose control, and the ensuing crash broke the frame.The steering-gear supplier would likely conclude just the opposite.The point I'm trying to make (without adding any humor [or humour] to the blog), is that any accident contains a series of cause-and-effect events, and a responsible investigation makes no definite conclusion until the true first causes are understood.Full disclosure - I do not work for Mavic, nor do I have any vested interest whatsoever. 1. It is far removed from the hubbub of European cycling, and near friends and endless bike trails, one of which leads to the door. "We wanted a clear second opinion because this new test is a little black box with a thousand questions in it," Rihs said. During the sixth stage of this year's Tour, Hamilton flew over his handlebars and landed on his back. Lemond's diatribe is sad in the extreme. I'm guilty. Fact: Maria Gambrelli was found standing over the dead man with a smoking gun in her hand.

hey hey!!! They themselves admit the case isn't closed yet, but they are keeping you in the loop.Are you that naive?

bullshit anon 8:54pmdance marathons & pole sitting were definitely cunning stunts used during the roaring '20's & the depression era '30's for publicitybicycle racing was an established & valid sport in it's own right when the french newspaper l'auto decided to garner better circulation by promoting a long, multiple stage bicycle raceas far as substances used, no doubtwe all know thatbut get yer basic premise right for fuck's sake& if you are so ignorant as to lump those activities together w/out seeing the obvious differences, wake the fuck up & start working on yer intelligent quotient Who does Blanca Brava think she is? The other Malfeasor's should pay. Onion? I don't know where you guys get that. Not a ha-ha funny sort of a day.My Concerta is wearing off so would have preferred that the two subjects (Mavic explod-o-wheel and Greg "Crazy Eyes" LeMond) would have been split into two posts though. (aside from resale value, of course. If he wants to talk about doping, he should talk about what he actually knows,--doping when he was riding.

Unintentionally and unwillingly sacrificing a shoulder so as to protect components from scruffs, scrapes or any other damage will only reduce the manufacturer's culpability for their attempt on your life (in your legal action for defective design). He spent eight days in the Pyrenees filming an IMAX movie about the brain's reaction to emotions and pain, to be released next fall. road cycling is track and baseball minus the athleticism. Yeah, he's a strange guy with a big personality (isn't this true of a lot of great cyclists? If he wants to talk about doping, he should talk about what he actually knows,--doping when he was riding. Tyler Hamilton says he told the whole truth and nothing but, Armstrong used the blood-booster EPO in 1999. you can't fool us.SNOB STRG. Avid skiers and longtime locals, they understand the nuances of on-mountain living and identify with all the needs and desires that draw people to want to reside slopeside in Park City, Utah. The latter is how the former happens, as the tire is braked against the fork crown/down tube while the rim still has enough spoke connected to it to continue to drive the rim. Do I believe the other guy? One man wearing that button proudly was Andy Rihs, the chairman of Phonak, a Swiss hearing aid company, and the boss of Hamilton's team.

It sad to see Greg LeMond have come to this. There are several key facts which may indicate that the cause of the accident was not the failure of the Mavic wheel-------->Don't get me wrong, I still think your skewering is hilarious. He's trying to do the right thing but working against a lot of parties that are at cross-interest with him, have deeper pockets, and much more to lose.And indeed, his oratorial style sucks. Blanca Brava,If you'd love to be here then I encourage you to follow your dream and move to NYC. In the distance, snow-capped mountains form the Continental Divide. Mavic clearly has some work to do on customer service AND in re-proving the toughness of their carbon spokes. In 2006, when I was at the LA Times, sodid I. Its the people, our network, and a hard earned reputation that have made us the most trusted name in Boulder real estate for over 44 years. One American cyclist at the show, Bobby Julich, had other questions. Take out everyone caught for doping, admitted to doping, or involved in a scandal and second place would've been 10 minutes back. "**GOLD**.We'll see who gets laid with what story.Sweet Sassy molassy. "We believe in you, Tyler!" it's just tricky calculating the influence of the rest of the universe.little weight, trundle cart on a string, & some mathwhoops! Ant1, Armstrong is no BSNYC. "As a cycling fan, I certainly wouldn't accuse LeMond of cheating, nor would I argue against the obvious fact that he competed against other cyclists who did or that riders continue to cheat today. fag3. Hamilton ended up testifying before the grand jury in Los Angeles only afterbeing subpoenaed -- that is, he had not gone voluntarily.

There was no bitterness, just a realization that this is the sport and you choose how to play it, clean or not. Greg obviously does these things for attention. It's fun being snarky and all, but let's not try to be fourth-hand detectives using only VeloNews as our source.

FACT: Armstrong was a client of Dr. Michelle Ferrari, the same Dr. who was found gulty of helping other riders dope during the same era that Armstrong associated with him.Regardless of LeMond's bumbling attempts at bringing to light the cancerous corruption and doping that goes on within the sport your ridiculous diatribe does nothing.You can either shit or get off the pot. It is literally impossible for him to have any personal knowledge of that. Zuch merde-tetes, zeze znobby Noo Yorquerz. Greg was my first hero in cycling. Yes.

no one uses pencils anymore.I'm sure Mavic has a carbon capture proposal into the NSF to build 1.5 billion R-sys wheels and distribute them in poorest India, thus wiping out over-population and capturing carbon in one genius swoop of the hoop. In my heyday I could train 1000hr a yr plus on nothing but caffiene and endogenous dopamine.I believe that it is definitaley possible and plausible that people can train and win these races. His requests for additional screening and a DNA test were denied. It's never Zipp's fault, either. Its blog, its blog, its big its heavy its How hard it is, maybe Gary Fisher should reach out to Greg now that his name is on the Trek Pontiac line of road bikes. All products sold in the United States come with an "implied warranty of merchantability," which means that the product can be safely used for what that product is typically used for. The evidence suggests that while some were upset and worked to undermine or expose the scheme, at least one of themArmstrong's ex-wife, Kristinallegedly participated. BSNYC writes the following: "Certainly drugs exist in cycling now just as they did before--and during--LeMond's heyday. Maybe the difference between Greg and Steve is that Lemond is "done with the sport" except in the court room or media, while Tilford is still racing his bike.

Someone with a blog about celebrities that gets like 1 or 2 comments a day (and races bikes on the side) telling Snob to move on?And the real question: How will Snob's journalistic integrity re: Mavic play out with his new employer, who might actually be getting a little of the Mavic love just like the unbiased VeloNews? anon 5:16..mah huang is not good for ma wang, if ya know wadda mean.If you can't stand the proverbial heat, keep out of the metaphorical kitchen. "I'm sick of people who cheat, sick of cleaning up their mess and trying to explain it," he said. Tugboat was gone. Exacerbated by the fact that while all this is going on the rider's weight is being transfered directly onto the failing system. What other wheel just falls apart, for whatever reason? All data offered isderived from public sources. I hope Greg Lemond didnt get paid for his appearance and that horrible presentation. Aah well, doping is fun for the whole family especially after you're done and it comes back to haunt you. It's was caught on video!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKnFLPV2yDY, Obviously it was location that caused it. physics are simple. "As a cycling fan, I would accuse Greg LeMond of cheating long with the other cyclists of his era. He said his heart beat quickly as he arrived, the Strip aglow, thousands of people in the tight-knit biking world about to see him for the first time since his positive tests. They'd better not come crawling back to me when this is all over.". Davenport has set up www.believetyler.org, which collects donations on the Web for Hamilton's defense. It is the bedrock of the entire justice system. All riders would of course have to use the same device.Almost as impressive as Mavic's lack of information about how the R-SYS wheel works.Before long there will be no one left who knows how a bike works. "', Hamilton responded, "He's just mad that he got fired.". the wheel was moving through the fork) could produce the skid marks. Man, the comments are almost as good as the blog today! Option B would require an ovalizing of the wheel when it struck the ground. Hi Commie, What's new? Ms. Linehan works in Phoenix, AZ and specializes in General Practice. My second hero in cycling is Steve Tilford. That only strengthens Hamilton's resolve. NOTLemondthe name used to be synonymous with success and winning, now it's with bitterness and brainfarts.Sad.. Anon posted the tired opinion of Greg supporting Lance Haters,"You might not own a Mellow Johnny shirt but you have be absolutely blind as a bat to think someone can undergo chemotherapy and then come back to compete at an elite level against a peloton chock full of guys in prime condition running doped to the gills with blood boosters and spedning hundreds of thousands of dollars having "physicians" helping them dope their blood and tweak their hormone levels.

"After the Olympics, my life was really secure, my career was really on track because the gold medal can bring you a lot, you know?" Thank you for trying. Call me a corporate sympathizer if you will, but I think you've taken a little too much license with Mavic's investigation of the incident. When you read the whole article, you get a more even-handed assessment of what might have happened. "I guarantee it. I was eating pop rocks and coke and the wheel exploded. Anyone can read what you share. It is literally impossible for him to have any personal knowledge of that. However, LeMond's argument simply seems to be that the practice of doping is worse now than it was in his time, despite the fact that there was much less testing then." "I have nothing to hide.". Only the public authorities do, with subpoenas and matchless financial resource and of course the threat of prison or other consequence. The audience chuckles nervously at the "funnies" while really wondering what's making them so uncomfortable inside. I'm getting a wheelset for my mom, too! The crash looks eerily similar, and there is also no damage to the hub or fork. I don't really see this in LeMond's presentation. I blame it on the hunting accident! Your hub and fork will act as if nothing had happened because the entire force of the impact was taken by the rim/tire/tube and frame.It's simple physics really, and one more reason I won't buy high-end Mavic stuff (especially crabon stuff) ever. Whether you are renting, buying, selling, relocating, or looking for a referral to another qualified agent located in a different state, give me a call & I'd be more than happy to help you with the process. The driver loses control and in the ensuing mayhem, the truck heads for the ditch, rolls over, and generally mangles the body and chassis components. But at 15 appearances over two days, he was treated like an Olympic champion. But we have to be methodical now, like we're doing a really hard crossword puzzle.". grog said After all, Greg is a racer, not a public speaker.Sure, he's an idiot savant,he did one thing really well. Fact: The frame is made of carbon. Thomas C Clark San Antonio, TX, 1984-1988, Saint Dominic Savio School Bellflower, CA, 1979-1988, Lake Brantley High School Altamonte Springs, FL, 1979-1983, Northfield High School Northfield, VT, 1991-1995, St. Vincent De Paul School Federal Way, WA, 1979-1985, Roger Williams University Shellfish Hatchery, Roger Williams University Admissions office. Do not why this person smears peoples names. See what Bike Mechanic said? In 1967, a rider died during the Tour de France, and an autopsy revealed amphetamines in his blood.