Lance Armstrong gets life ban,loses 7 TDF,confesses he doped

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  • mhj999
    mhj999 Posts: 122
    i reckon he has spent the last few months moving all his assets into his wife's and kids name, then he'll come clean, slag off a few others (and who can blame him) then he'll get sued to hell and back but have no way of paying it back.

    ...and then win a triathlon or two
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Yellow Peril wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Yellow Peril wrote:
    It's just a cynical ploy by LA to push this thread over 200 pages so he can claim a thread strava victory.


    Disappointing for him that his ban covers the Silly Commuter Racing Thread.

    That's his Brompton contract f*cked then.

    Shame, Heras did a nice sideline in Brompton racing post-ban... 2 x World Champ.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Yellow Peril wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Yellow Peril wrote:
    It's just a cynical ploy by LA to push this thread over 200 pages so he can claim a thread strava victory.


    Disappointing for him that his ban covers the Silly Commuter Racing Thread.

    That's his Brompton contract f*cked then.

    Shame, Heras did a nice sideline in Brompton racing post-ban... 2 x World Champ.


    That's what happens when your career folds

    I'll get my coat
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,700
    a folded coat?
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • chrisday
    chrisday Posts: 300
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    That's what happens when your career folds

    I'll get my coat

    Oh, bravo, sir, bravo!
    *applauds*
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    The Guardian reporting that the Oprah interview will be streamed live in the UK at 0200 next friday.

    If you care that much that you are prepared to stay up til then, I worry for you.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • Bakunin
    Bakunin Posts: 868
    Sweet -- all these cooler than cool types now declaring that they don't care (after countless posts to this thread) or they will not watch.

    Oprah cares nothing about cycling, Lance cares only about himself (and defeating cancer, of course).

    Come on, car accidents are car accidents -- they are all interesting. It will be fascinating. One has to get their laughs where ever one can.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Bakunin wrote:
    Sweet -- all these cooler than cool types now declaring that they don't care (after countless posts to this thread) or they will not watch.

    Oprah cares nothing about cycling, Lance cares only about himself (and defeating cancer, of course).

    Come on, car accidents are car accidents -- they are all interesting. It will be fascinating. One has to get their laughs where ever one can.
    There's a difference between taking an interest (ie reading a brief summary of the highlights) and caring (ie actually watching it).

    I'm interested in the Tour Down Under, but I can't say I care about it.
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,439
    When his people talked to Tygart's people what would they have discussed?

    Is there bigger/more fish in the sea?

    ETA.....s'pose not from a US POV.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    So past experience is that is what to expect... Trev on the money?
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/ja ... rion-jones
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Hmmm....as someone else has said, you dont go onto l'Oprah to confess, you go to plead forgiveness.

    Have to say you really could do a find and replace job with Lance's name instead of Marion Jones's in much of that article. And we all know he's a bloody good actor.
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    hmmm...I wonder if he has cut a deal on a share of the global syndication rights for this episode of Oprah? Just might be enough to pay back a few people...
    @JaunePeril

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  • Bakunin
    Bakunin Posts: 868
    RichN95 wrote:
    Bakunin wrote:
    Sweet -- all these cooler than cool types now declaring that they don't care (after countless posts to this thread) or they will not watch.

    Oprah cares nothing about cycling, Lance cares only about himself (and defeating cancer, of course).

    Come on, car accidents are car accidents -- they are all interesting. It will be fascinating. One has to get their laughs where ever one can.
    There's a difference between taking an interest (ie reading a brief summary of the highlights) and caring (ie actually watching it).

    I'm interested in the Tour Down Under, but I can't say I care about it.

    Yeah, that really clarified things...so you are interested in what Kimmage says about SKY, but you don't really care? Same with Ashenden on dope? How many times have you posted to this thread? Sounds like a distinction without a difference.

    But who cares? The fact of the matter is that this will be an entertaining car wreck (regardless of which way he goes). One should not dismiss the comic potential of this mess.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    I don't dismiss its comic potential, I just dismiss the prospect of sitting up til 0400 on a work night to witness it live.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • Bakunin
    Bakunin Posts: 868
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    I don't dismiss its comic potential, I just dismiss the prospect of sitting up til 0400 on a work night to witness it live.

    I hear you -- I'll get to see it live. Beer in hand.
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Bakunin wrote:
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    I don't dismiss its comic potential, I just dismiss the prospect of sitting up til 0400 on a work night to witness it live.

    I hear you -- I'll get to see it live. C0ck in hand.


    FTFY Baks :wink:
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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    edited January 2013
    After confession comes redemption.

    Well, it worked for Tiger, why not Lance too?

    http://theweek.com/article/index/103815 ... save-tiger
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • Bakunin
    Bakunin Posts: 868
    Yellow Peril wrote:
    Bakunin wrote:
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    I don't dismiss its comic potential, I just dismiss the prospect of sitting up til 0400 on a work night to witness it live.

    I hear you -- I'll get to see it live. C0ck in hand.


    FTFY Baks :wink:

    Very good -- but I doubt it'll be that good. :D
  • meggiedude
    meggiedude Posts: 257
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Hmmm....as someone else has said, you dont go onto l'Oprah to confess, you go to plead forgiveness.

    Have to say you really could do a find and replace job with Lance's name instead of Marion Jones's in much of that article. And we all know he's a bloody good actor.
    So there we have it - no confession - he's going to announce his new career move.
    Probably end up as a typecast bully.
    Can I upgrade???
  • Rigga
    Rigga Posts: 939
    Meh, f**k Oprah he should go on Jeremy Kyle.
  • Bakunin
    Bakunin Posts: 868
    Le Commentateur wrote:
    After confession comes redemption. Well, it worked for Tiger, why not Lance too?

    Apples and oranges. Tiger was called out by the tabloids. And he didn't cheat on the course, just banged everything with a pulse.

    Redemption? He certainly doesn't occupy the same public place he did before the scandal -- but that may just be that he is not the same player. He is just a golfer now, a golfer that Rory, Bubba (and others) can beat.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Already recorded according to RaceRadio.

    Also mentioned Bruyneel is writing a book. Hopefully it will generate more interest from publishers than Lance's new book.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Tygart gets in first, on '60 Minutes' tonight. Preview clip here:

    http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-5 ... ong-probe/


    I think he's coined a new phrase - 'flaming positive'
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    Since I have officially switched sides on all this I would like to remind everyone that by going on Oprah he will, of course, be seeking the ultimate prize of being anointed "Survivor" by the Great Woman.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    dennis: welcome to this side. Its been a long and hard road, but finally...
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    dennis: welcome to this side. Its been a long and hard road, but finally...

    what's been the gist of the reaction in the US to his forthcoming Oprah thang...

    No clue, but I'm betting it will bring in great ratings and be not much more than the usual Oprah feel good fluff.
    A couple of ego's that need each other to justify their existence.
  • bigdawg
    bigdawg Posts: 672
    with that press release I can see him sitting there whinging about why's everyone picking on me for an hour?!?!
    dont knock on death\'s door.....

    Ring the bell and leg it...that really pi**es him off....
  • Stedman
    Stedman Posts: 377
    dennisn wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    dennis: welcome to this side. Its been a long and hard road, but finally...

    what's been the gist of the reaction in the US to his forthcoming Oprah thang...

    No clue, but I'm betting it will bring in great ratings and be not much more than the usual Oprah feel good fluff.
    A couple of ego's that need each other to justify their existence.

    I think the phrase you are looking for is 'Credited with creating a more intimate confessional form of media communication' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprah
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,930
    I've never really liked listening to anything Armstrong has to say. 90 minutes would be torture. I'll read the BR summaries instead.
  • mr_poll
    mr_poll Posts: 1,547
    The Oprah Winfrey Network has told the BBC there is to be "no payment of any kind" for the Lance Armstrong interview. Nicole Nichols, from OWN, said: "No payment of any kind for the interview. No editorial control and no question is off limits." Nichols ALSO said the network would not be revealing when filming would take place.

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