I know, my mother is from Chatellerault. I usually defend French people but I had to say it sounded like jealousy everytime Lance won and people accused him of doping, lol. I mean, he won so many times that if he was, surely he'd have been caught. Aaaanyway...back on topic...fsk282 wrote:they test everyone but there are ways to get around the tests...i'm not sure of the logistics. last year, the day before the tour de france began, 9 cyclists were unable to compete because they had steroids in their blood. then afterwards, the winner, floyd landis, tested positive and had to give up his title. it was a huge scandal. lance armstrong has never been proved a user, but there is a lot of speculation. especially here in europe, but we are probably just jealousKasdeja wrote:I know they test all of them...but I could swear they test them all after every leg of the race as well. I could be wrong...but I think I read that.7Harry7Potter7 wrote:I never heard anything about him and steroids. I do think that they test everyone everytime though. Right? idk
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châtellerault is only like 2 hours from me!! that is a beautiful area, i have never been to that town though. ok sorry, back on topic.Kasdeja wrote:I know, my mother is from Chatellerault. I usually defend French people but I had to say it sounded like jealousy everytime Lance won and people accused him of doping, lol. I mean, he won so many times that if he was, surely he'd have been caught. Aaaanyway...back on topic...fsk282 wrote:they test everyone but there are ways to get around the tests...i'm not sure of the logistics. last year, the day before the tour de france began, 9 cyclists were unable to compete because they had steroids in their blood. then afterwards, the winner, floyd landis, tested positive and had to give up his title. it was a huge scandal. lance armstrong has never been proved a user, but there is a lot of speculation. especially here in europe, but we are probably just jealousKasdeja wrote: I know they test all of them...but I could swear they test them all after every leg of the race as well. I could be wrong...but I think I read that.
The library, there...is in a chateau called La Martiniere...and that was my mother's family's. 2 hours...then I very well could have visited your town! Her family is everywhere through the Loire valley. I have an aunt in Oyre, too. Wow, small world!

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actually i live in berry, in bourges, which is not REALLY a party of the loire valley....but kind of....i don't know, historically yeah, but they're different. it's very rural here, lots of farms.
and in other news, MY mom is american from ohio, and my best america friend lives in bloomington, indiana, so i could have very well visited your town too!!

and in other news, MY mom is american from ohio, and my best america friend lives in bloomington, indiana, so i could have very well visited your town too!!


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