Over the weekend a Belgian television show pointed new allegations against 1996 Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis. Former soigneur Jef d'Hont said several Telekom riders used the banned blood booster EPO in the mid-1990s and accused Riis of riding with a hematocrit level well above the 50-percent cutoff later established as a healthy parameter.
d'Hont said Riis had a hematocrit of 64 at one time during the Tour, caused by the use of EPO.
d'Hont said Riis had a hematocrit of 64 at one time during the Tour, caused by the use of EPO.
This is a huge story here in Cycopaths land. We are shocked, SHOCKED, at these scurrilous accusations. Your intrepid reporter may even have to change his name. Mr 64% anybody?
Riis has issued a rather cryptic denial, saying, "To me, it's all in the past and I do not wish to be held accountable every time someone finds it interesting to bring up some ten-year-old story. I truly believe the future is much more important than the past. I want to be judged on the work I'm doing with my team today, and the results we achieve - that is what's important to me."
Right, Bjarne. Why they gotta bring up old shit?
It is only fair that you should be judged on the work you've done with your team. That's beyond reproach, right? Except for Tyler Hamilton and Ivan Basso, of course.
No, you have Sastre. He hasn't tested positive yet.
Right, Bjarne. Why they gotta bring up old shit?
It is only fair that you should be judged on the work you've done with your team. That's beyond reproach, right? Except for Tyler Hamilton and Ivan Basso, of course.
No, you have Sastre. He hasn't tested positive yet.
Get the needle, Ivan, it looks ready. 
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Where in the sports world have we heard this before? Hmmmm... ah, yes:
"I'm not here to talk about the past. I'm here to be positive about this subject."
Sound familiar? Thought so. Those are the words of baseball's Mark McGuire, testifying before the US Congress about steroids. Slap a goatee on Bjarne and there really isn't much difference, is there?
Come on, get real Bjarne, everyone know you doped... His pathetic way of trying to talk himself out of it makes it even more obvious and rediculous
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