Victoria Times Colonist: Hesjedal glad to see Tour hunting down cheats

Author: admin

25 Jul

The Victoria Times Colonist talks to national cycling hero Ryder Hesjedal about his debut at the Tour de France and his stance as “…a clean athlete who is as upright as them come…”

From the article: “There are more clean riders than ever — the Tour has seen uglier days — but there are still always a few bad apples and it’s good the science is catching up and they are being caught,” said Hesjedal, 52nd overall after 18 of 21 stages, and one hour, 33 minutes and 24 seconds behind leader Carlos Sastre of Spain. “It’s important that they are being found out to the extent they are and I’m pleased not to be racing against those guys anymore when they get kicked out.”

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3 Responses for "Victoria Times Colonist: Hesjedal glad to see Tour hunting down cheats"

Opsimath44 July 28th, 2008 at 2:57 pm 1
Sounds like Garmin-Chipotles’ biggest strength is that everyone seems to be looking out for everyone else.

I can’t remember following a team before where everyone, every rider and every staff member, was considered such an integral part of the team.
Rick Ducommun of Cochrane, AB. July 28th, 2008 at 6:36 pm 2
To Ryder.

Good work at this year’s Tour, and we were pleased to see you do so well in the final TT.

Don’t you know that Garmin bought a local tech company in town - Dynastream, and they are producing stuff for Polar too. Although we can’t get any Polar service here, I am quite sure that I know somebody who knows somebody who can get you a deal on whatever they design.

Please pass along to Mr. VdV “too bad about that lump on his back”, and “we think we know a local doc who can remove it for him”.

All the best for the rest of the year.
Rick Ducommun of Cochrane, AB. July 28th, 2008 at 6:40 pm 3
Good work, especially in the final TT.

It just happens that a local company - Dynastream - were bought by Garmin, and that they do stuff for Polar and a couple big deal companies. Although we can’t get any Polar products or service in town, I am sure we know somebody who knows somebody who can get you a deal on something or orther. Let us know.

Please pass on to Mr. VdV that we pass along our concerns regarding that lump on his back, and we are ready to pool our resources to find a doc who can remove it for him.

All the very best to all of you.