hit the nail on the head SteveH. presently, the bans­ for cheats are feeble, and the people making or dealing­ the stuff seem to get no punishment at all. Make the­ ban long enough to really hurt a rider, like 8 to 10­ years. 2 years is nothing really. I pretty much gave up­ competitive cycling in 2004, 5 years later in 2009, i­ expect to be back near the same level. I doubt i could­ do it with 10 years off, and probably wouldnt want­ to.

kill off the supply chain and make the bans long­ enough to have an impact on the cheats lifestyle.

So, what about this for a theory? Old King (of the­ Mountains) Kohl didn't grass on his suppliers­ because he was probably paid by his them to keep his­ mouth shut. How much guvnnor? Of, about 2 years wages­ would cover it, I guess? I've an 8year old lad who­ adores cycling. I don't want criminals like this in­ the game to influence him. Lifetime ban!

So it seems I am alone in thinking that he did right­ not to name the other people involved... Anyway, I­ think most cyclists are doped, so it annoys me to see­ everyone lashing out at Kohl. What astonishes me is­ that you keep thinking that the ones who are caught are­ the only guilty: do you folks also believe in father­ Christmas? Each time one of these guys is caught, one­ learns that he's been doing it for years. So if he­ was doing it for years without being caught, I guess it­ indicates quite conclusively that there are a big bunch­ of cheaters out there. At any rate, the solution is not­ to point fingers at Kohl, but to just stop watching­ cycling and turn to sports where doping is less­ prevalent, like curling or darts.

The most hypocritical statement of the year award goes­ to Kohl.

It's bewildering that he thinks­ cooperating means stopping short of revealing those­ involved in his case. At the same time, it's funny­ to think that appears to be avoiding doing so in order­ to retain some "credibility" amongst cyclists­ by not snitching. It's a sad reflection of cycling­ that he feels this is the preferable option for when he­ eventually gets back into the sport.

On Eurosport UK's News bulletin on the TV, it says­ that he admitted carrying on taking CERA even AFTER he­ know about the positive test from the TdF. Apparently­ he was 'disappointed' about the length of the­ ban. What an idiot - as many have said, it's time­ to seriously look at lifetime bans.

He is so irrelevant I actually spelled his name wrong I­ guess it is Kohl and his manager Hans Holczer.

If you read the article a couple of days ago from Euro­ where Cole actually mentions discussing taking CERA­ with his manager. I beleive that should be thoroughly­ investigated as well. Any legitimate Team would have­ suspended him right away just for having such­ discussions not to mention the sponsors who put butt on­ the line and end up losing big time for these devious­ act's. I'm sure the sponsors should be­ interested in that conversation.

IMO it`s very simple....BAN FOR LIFE

Ban these cheats for good, 2 years is simply not­ enough. Their licence should never be renewed &­ clubs should wash their hands of them - when are you­ people going to learn, you disgrace your team, your­ country & yourself, really the lowest of the low.­ You do not deserve a second chance or a­ third.....................

Big BOB - that is a good Idea butt little scum bags­ like Kohl would try to point finger at people who had­ nothing to do with their offense to just get back in­ the peleton. This homely little cheat obviously did not­ learn his lesson. I'll go one step further Bob this­ guy should never be let back in the peleton. What is­ this @#$% now he want's to appeal after admitting­ that he doped are these guy's living in reality or­ is he dreaming he will win on appeal. He should get 2­ more years for wasting everyone's time on appeal.

Good idea SteveH re. 2 yr ban should only start AFTER­ divulging their source.
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Also, surely the­ learnings from street drug trafficking could apply to­ addressing this problem- there's a similar­ heirarchy going on and the investigative capabilities­ could reveal more.

Typical spineless response from yet another disgraced­ dope cheat. It makes me wonder if our sport will ever­ truly be clean as there are obviously teams of chemists­ still out there trying to bypass the testing­ procedures, so who are these people working for -­ professional teams or determined individuals? These are­ the probing questions that need answers before our­ sport is taken seriously again.

Typical......its as if he's from the old school of­ riders.....Not spitting in the soup just so it'l­ make it easier for him if he returns. No balls

how does he think that by not answering any of the­ questions regarding the where abouts and sources of the­ drugs that he will have any chance in an appeal?
He has­ gone rapidly down in my estimations!
Shame the­ Doctors!!

You know? I agree with the concept of no return to the­ peloton until your doping sources and methods are­ revealed and investigated and then have your ban start!­ That would certainly put pressure on riders, knowing­ they will not start ban until the fess up! Good idea!­ Cool! :)

i think it shud stil b 2 years if he coroporates and 4­ if he dosnt because 1 year out isnt that long and­ riders wil just dope nd own up if 1 year bans r given,­ i do think the doctors shud b caught and also jail­ sentences shud b given as this will scare the riders

I.M.O. the '2 years' or whatever caught riders­ are suspended should not even begin to tick until they­ have told everything they know about who/where/how they­ were doping.
Obviously most will only tell the minimum­ and some might lie but if their explanation gets­ exposed then a life outside cycling could be their­ reward.
This might even make the 'doctors' who­ deal in this foul deception think twice as they would­ know any riders caught would have to point at them or­ never ride again...