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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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