{"id":9651,"date":"2025-07-20T04:20:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T04:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/9651\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T04:20:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T04:20:12","slug":"arensman-hung-out-to-dry-by-brailsford-on-biggest-day-of-his-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/9651\/","title":{"rendered":"Arensman hung out to dry by Brailsford on biggest day of his career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CORVOS_00038176-189.jpg\" alt=\"'Weird they don't answer you': Arensman hung out to dry by Brailsford on biggest day of his career\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                        <a class=\"article__category\" href=\"https:\/\/escapecollective.com\/tag\/tour-de-france\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tour de France<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__sub-title\">ASO request reporters to not ask &#8216;non-racing questions&#8217; in winner&#8217;s press conference.<\/p>\n<p>                                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jonny Long\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"author__photo lazy \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jonny-long-7898-2-aspect-ratio-99-99-150x150.jpg\" width=\"99\" height=\"99\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Cor Vos<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know, weird that they don&#8217;t really answer you,&#8221; Thymen Arensman began, when asked whether it was right he was having to answer questions about Ineos Grenadiers head carer David Rozman, and his links to the doctor at the centre of the Operation Aderlass doping ring, Mark Schmidt. So far, Dave Brailsford has <a href=\"https:\/\/escapecollective.com\/dave-brailsford-wont-talk-about-the-2012-tour-de-france\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">refused to answer questions<\/a> about what was revealed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportschau.de\/doping\/german-blood-doping-ring-accomplice-a-major-figure-in-cycling,radsport-windschatten-aderlass-text-1-englisch-100.html?ref=escapecollective.com\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ARD&#8217;s investigation<\/a>, and only after L&#8217;\u00c9quipe and the Times wrote stories did Ineos release <a href=\"https:\/\/escapecollective.com\/ineos-grenadiers-release-statement-responding-to-2012-allegations\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old had just won the biggest bike race of his life, the Tour de France&#8217;s stage 14 at Luchon-Superbagn\u00e8res. He&#8217;d celebrated with Ineos team staff past the line, completed a quick interview with TV, stepped on the podium to collect his deserved applause after a ride strong enough to hold off Tadej Poga\u010dar, and now his final duty as today&#8217;s winner was a press-conference via webcam with the written press.<\/p>\n<p>            This post is for paying subscribers only<br \/>\n            <a class=\"gh-btn\" data-portal=\"signup\" href=\"#\/portal\/signup\" style=\"color:#FF6F42\">Subscribe now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Already have an account? <a data-portal=\"signin\" href=\"#\/portal\/signin\">Sign in<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                Did we do a good job with this story?<\/p>\n<p class=\"reactions\" data-post-id=\"687bd201717cae0274cc0b47\">\n                    \ud83d\udc4dYep<br \/>\n                    \ud83d\udc4eNope\n                <\/p>\n<p class=\"tags\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/escapecollective.com\/tag\/tour-de-france\/\" title=\"Tour de France\" class=\"tag tag-67a677ae0c7ad49bf4f295a6 tour-de-france\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tour de France<\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/escapecollective.com\/tag\/news-and-racing\/\" title=\"News &amp; Racing\" class=\"tag tag-67a677ae0c7ad49bf4f293b3 news-and-racing\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News &amp; Racing<\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/escapecollective.com\/tag\/dave-brailsford\/\" title=\"Dave Brailsford\" class=\"tag tag-67a677ae0c7ad49bf4f29132 dave-brailsford\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dave Brailsford<\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/escapecollective.com\/tag\/ineos-grenadiers\/\" title=\"Ineos Grenadiers\" class=\"tag tag-67a677ae0c7ad49bf4f29249 ineos-grenadiers\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ineos Grenadiers<\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/escapecollective.com\/tag\/thymen-arensman\/\" title=\"Thymen Arensman\" class=\"tag tag-687bd246717cae0274cc0b68 thymen-arensman\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thymen Arensman<\/a>\n                <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tour de France ASO request reporters to not ask &#8216;non-racing questions&#8217; in winner&#8217;s press conference. 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