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Old May 25th 07, 02:28 PM posted to rec.bicycles.racing
Curtis L. Russell
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Default Riis to hold news conference

On 24 May 2007 16:55:07 -0700, paolo wrote:

On May 24, 4:01 pm, RicodJour wrote:
On May 24, 6:31 pm, jerry in vermont wrote:



Actually, I think Riis is in a perfect position to come clean and keep
the momentum/omerta breaking going. He owns the joint. He cant get
fired. CSC can pull sponsorship, but Riis owns the team.


So soon after the holier-than-thou routine with Basso? Aren't actions
like that the primary cause of spontaneous human combustion?

R


Riis is mostlikely making a "statement" due to the events surrounding
Basso. Ivan probably cut a deal with the Italian panel in an effort
to get a a 2-year suspension reduced to 1. In return, he had to
implicate someone. Riis is a perfect target.

Nobody believes Riis did not know something was going on, and the
authorities need to get a DS on record versus riders and doctors.

Basso says, "Riis, I missed last year's Tour, and now this
year's...I'm not getting any younger and I want to ride next year's
Tour. But I had to offer some 'evidence' in return for some
leniency. You know how it goes. So, I'm telling you this so you can
decide whether you want your involvement to come out via the an
uncontrolled media/WADA orgy, or you can hold a press conference, cry
a little and humble yourself to your supporters".

In other words, you can control the spin, or let others. I simply
bought you some time to get your spin together.

Thus, Riis goes public as a pre-emptive move.

Basso's such a nice guy

I like this scenario so much, I say if the real press conference
isn't as good, we nominate this as the virtual press conference.

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...
 




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