Tuesday, November 14, 2006

T.C.S. = Tinkoff Credit Systems?

Or does it mean, "Takes Controlled Substances"
Oleg Tinkoff, the Siberian beer tycoon, recently sold his breweries to get into the credit business. What better way to begin to advertise this new venture but with a Russian/Italian cycling team. If only there were a host of capable riders out there looking to be signed to a squad. What is that you say? All this fuss about Operation Puerto? Nonsense, these guys told me they had no idea what was on the other end of the IV line when they tripped and accidentally fell onto the needle, pricking them right in the left arm (allegedly).
How convenient is it to build a roster with the likes of Tyler Hamilton, Francisco Mancebo, and soon to be announced no doubt, Jan Ullrich. Not since, well, the 2006 U.S. mid-term elections, have we seen a line up with such a dark cloud of questions and poor judgment. Can you imagine the team returning to the old Soviet training camps, far up in Siberia? There was never in the history of sport a program more dedicated to clean/drug free sport! I challenge anyone to show me a place that cared more about fair and honest competition. Oh, and Spiuk may need to ramp up their production of XXL helmets, because for some reason these riders have begun to get unusually large heads. Oh, well. Hamilton did his time and the others were not confirmed, right? So join us in welcoming Tinkoff Credit Systems to the peloton! They join a proud tradition of teams to compete. Although, bicycling.com did note, "the last team to be sponsored by a company whose official name included 'systems' was Phonak."
Oh, I almost forgot, there should still be room on the roster for our boy Floyd too, if he wants to ride.

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