“When Lance (Armstrong) cries on Oprah later this week and she passes him a tissue, spare a thought for all of those genuine people who walked away with no reward,” she said. “Tyler Hamilton will make more money from a book describing how he cheated than I will make in all my years of honest labor.”
http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/01/news/cooke-retires-blasts-uci-doping-scandals_271438
I applaud Nicole. This is exactly how I feel. I raced for 15 years, first as an amateur then as a small time kermisse pro. I raced 8 full seasons in Europe and was very vocal anti doping. I stayed clean my whole career, but because of that, had poor results and suffered in the stage races. I had contracts ripped up in front of my face when I stated "I will do everything I can do to help the team win except take drugs". I feel cheated by the whole lot.
Word...big up to Nicole Cooke for makin' it plain.
dang, 29! I was wondering what happened to her. When she hit the scene, she was unstoppable.
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