Ullrich - fat as ever

[yifin]

I don't know how good this report is, but according to a fan who was actually on course at the Circuit de la Sarthe-Pays de la Loire, Jan is as beefy as ever he was and was doing under 10 klicks on some of the small Sarthian hills.

[Beleg]

It's so early to tell. I mean none of you are absolutely sure either way of his fitness. He looks big now, but I would not be surprised if he arrives in France a total power house.

I would also not be surprised if a bunch of unknowns come to the forefront this year, leaving Jan and LA behind.

[CloudsofDelusion]

What's funnier is that he thought it was a good excuse. "Ya, I was tak'n ecstasy in a club. I don't take performance drugs," he pleaded with the
UCI. (Or something to that effect.) I suppose it is possible that he really was just casually chomping down on disco biscuits and that they really did contain some of the performance drugs that were tested for. Either way, he screwed up big time.

I don't hold it against him. He came back and proved himself enough for me.
I like Jan. I want to watch him and Lance duke it out this summer. If he's not in form, I will be disappointed.

[ed2k]

On 04/19/2004 09:46 PM, in article

Ecstasy is a variant of methamphetamine ... And will show up positive in a drug test for same. Methamphetamine, as a stimulant, can be a performance enhancer in competition, but it pretty useless in training.

Ullrich, due to his knee injury, was neither racing nor training at the time he was surprise tested.

And he came clean right away ... No excuses, no denials.

For this, I will always respect Ullrich ... He screwed up, he admitted it, and he did his time without complaint, and came back to nearly kick some
Armstrong ass in the 2003 Tour.

[yifin]

Maybe that's what Murks needs too.

Jeepers did you see him lately?

[securiteaze]

They're called SCOOBY SNACKS!