Re: Goodbye then .. Chris Froome
Posted: 5 Jul 2018, 1:43pm
They do have a difference I believe. That is the sponsors supposedly had a reputational clause in the contract. IIRC sky had to sack or release anyone found guilty of historical or current doping.
Also there has been talk of sky considering to pull out of there's a major scandal. It's possibly why they'll spend more time and resources supporting riders than other teams.
If Froome only got minimal support he'd probably have not been able to n defend his corner. You could say that amounts to an innocent rider being unfairly sanctioned.
Whatever the case sky does seem to defend riders and the team strongly. That is a difference I think.
The clean racing bit is possibly hard to achieve if you stick your team's collective head above the parapet claiming to be different, to be clean. That's not because you're not clean necessarily but because you really can't prove your not doping to the satisfaction of all. You'll always get conspiracy and claims about doping. None can be defeated easily or indeed at all. I think despite the loud claims to the contrary sky riders are racing clean. Despite jiffygate, despite the commons select Committee (which practically admits their "evidence" isn't verified or worth much). Still an allegation is enough proof of guilt for some.
Also there has been talk of sky considering to pull out of there's a major scandal. It's possibly why they'll spend more time and resources supporting riders than other teams.
If Froome only got minimal support he'd probably have not been able to n defend his corner. You could say that amounts to an innocent rider being unfairly sanctioned.
Whatever the case sky does seem to defend riders and the team strongly. That is a difference I think.
The clean racing bit is possibly hard to achieve if you stick your team's collective head above the parapet claiming to be different, to be clean. That's not because you're not clean necessarily but because you really can't prove your not doping to the satisfaction of all. You'll always get conspiracy and claims about doping. None can be defeated easily or indeed at all. I think despite the loud claims to the contrary sky riders are racing clean. Despite jiffygate, despite the commons select Committee (which practically admits their "evidence" isn't verified or worth much). Still an allegation is enough proof of guilt for some.