Early this evening, I posted this to Twitter…
Maybe it is just me, but there seems to be a deafly silence form the current peloton. At least @thejensie denied ever doping.
— norbs (@norbs) October 11, 2012
Deafly? It has been a long day!
Since then, we have seen statements from a few riders coming out in support of Armstrong. I will try and keep a list of riders in this post who I consider are pro Armstrong with links to what they have said. Please feel free to add any examples you find in the comments.
| Rider | Link |
|---|---|
| Samuel Sanchez | The Independent |
| Alex Dowsett (#1) | BBC Sport |
| Steve Cummings | BBC Sport |
#1 Dowsett his since come out and clarified his comments, which to most people I have seen on social media, seem to think is PR spin. As Kimberley Ramplin (@Kimbo_Ramplin) so eloquently put it, “The hand of Fran”.
There are also a few comments being made that defy belief. See table below for those howlers.
| Name | Link |
|---|---|
| Sean Yates (Team Sky) | Audio Link |
| Paolo Savoldelli (Former pro) | Road.cc |
| Hein Verbruggen (Former UCI President) | Cycling News |
| Phil Anderson (Former Pro) | CyclingCentral |
| Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Lotto-Belisol) | CyclingNews |
| Stijn Devolder (Vacansoleil-DCM) | CyclingNews |
