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To: leilani

Bobby Julich makes an interesting comment in the Maloney story, something to the effect that maybe someone in Landis's OWN TEAM slipped him something. Didn't Landis have several mechanical breakdowns during the tour? First, their was the mysteriously cut tire, discovered moments before the first time trial. Then - I think - there was another bike failure - broken steering, or some such thing - during another stage. Then - during stage 17 - he suffered a collapsed wheel, and had to swap wheels or bikes with a teammate. Am I remembering this right? So, throughout the tour, it was as if Landis was being sabotaged. Then, the mysterious, one-time appearance of synthetic testosterone, even though Landis's OVERALL testosterone level was in the normal range. Ok, I know I'm sounding like a tinfoil-hat guy . . . but was someone in Team Phonak trying to "get" Landis?


160 posted on 08/16/2006 1:03:02 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Steve_Seattle
Hmmm. You know, I think I've heard speculation on a European cycling site about this, with references to the gambling angle (lots of money rides on who wins the TdF in europe.) I hope nobody on Phonak did it because I just don't know how Floyd would ever prove something like that. One of his teammates, Koos Moerenhaut of the Netherlands has come out & said he doesn't think he doped here.
161 posted on 08/16/2006 1:14:00 PM PDT by leilani
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