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> “I feel really terrible,” Belgian national team coach Rudy De Bie told Sporza. “This is a disgrace. I never imagined something like this would happen to our t
by xgbi 11y ago
> “I feel really terrible,” Belgian national team coach Rudy De Bie told Sporza. “This is a disgrace. I never imagined something like this would happen to our team. Why would a rider do this? Especially at such a young age. And who is responsible for her? I’m embarrassed on her behalf.”
Oh yeah? I can't imagine such a cheat would pass overhead of the coach. It feels like VW executives saying it was a couple of zealous engineers..
- nl 11y agoCycling (especially on a national team) isn't like other sports. Most riders have their own coach or trainer, and the national team only rides together for a few times a year. For example, Lance Armstrong's "coach" Chris Carmichael (notoriously) had little to do with his training (Michelle Ferrari developed his training programs). Carmichael probably knew about his drug use, but it's likely there are plenty of other similar cases where a national coach had even less contact. "National Coach" is often more akin to a manager/selector role. Notably, in this case her father was her trainer. Apparently her brother is currently serving a suspension for EPO use[1]. [1] http://cyclingtips.com/2016/01/more-details-emerge-about-motorized-doping-at-cyclo-cross-worlds/ http://cyclingtips.com/2016/01/more-details-emerge-about-mot...