Lance Armstrong gets life ban,loses 7 TDF,confesses he doped
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Since I brought it up I'll drop my 2 cents
*not great to be honest - not sure it would have held my concentration if I hadn't been tied to my desk (figuratively)
* acting really not good, even from actors that frankly are usually quite bankable. David O'Doherty the only one who holds it together and he's still far from his best
* some of the euro accents are hilarious/cringe - You'd have thought Guillaume Canet could have popped down to Italy before taking the role as Ferrari
*Race Footage? Hmm, yeah fair play. Nicely done.
*Ben Foster trying to pull Armstrong impressions? Not so much. Certainly doesn't capture the 'intensity' (?) of the man
*Tug at the heartstrings to hear Paul Sherwen's voice again (RISoC)
*The actor that plays Bertie doesn't have nearly big enough brown cow eyes for housewives to fall in love with
Yes I know it's Chris O'Dowd...We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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Just watched part 1 of 'Lance'. Much better that that fillum. Mayhap I'm getting so old that I prefer fact over make up a story...0 -
Yeah that got me too... They could have used some proper bikes.gsk82 said:External BB cups in the early 90s?🙄
I watched this in the cinema when it came out, back when cinemas were allowed etc.. The Belmont Filmhouse in Aberdeen actually, it was ages ago! Quite enjoyed it as far as I recall. Agreed it wasn't the best film ever or anything.
I thought Ben Foster was quite good personally - it's difficult in biopic type films as you have to tread the line between catching the essence of the person and just doing an impression of them. If it's just an impression it gets a bit "uncanny valley".0 -
The Belmont is a nice civilised theatre.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
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Massive tits?rick_chasey said:Does anyone else see the similarities between him and Jordan?
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Nah finding grievances, real or otherwise, as the primary source of motivation to continue to be as good as they are.
I can relate, albeit on a much smaller basis - trying to win business of my old firm after some petty comments about my new firm "not being a rival" is the single strongest motivator I've had to f*cking smash it.1 -
Ha.elbowloh said:
Massive tits?rick_chasey said:Does anyone else see the similarities between him and Jordan?
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The two of them?elbowloh said:
Massive tits?rick_chasey said:Does anyone else see the similarities between him and Jordan?
That’s not a difference, it’s a commonality. 😉The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Although competitive, he always seemed to have complete respect for Ullrich. I think they touched on that in the documentary.rick_chasey said:Nah finding grievances, real or otherwise, as the primary source of motivation to continue to be as good as they are.
I can relate, albeit on a much smaller basis - trying to win business of my old firm after some petty comments about my new firm "not being a rival" is the single strongest motivator I've had to f*cking smash it.0 -
Only because he always beat him and he had near total psychological domination over him.focuszing723 said:
Although competitive, he always seemed to have complete respect for Ullrich. I think they touched on that in the documentary.rick_chasey said:Nah finding grievances, real or otherwise, as the primary source of motivation to continue to be as good as they are.
I can relate, albeit on a much smaller basis - trying to win business of my old firm after some petty comments about my new firm "not being a rival" is the single strongest motivator I've had to f*cking smash it.
Honestly, if Jan had it all together Lance would not be a fan, don't you think?1 -
Yeah, that's completely fair.rick_chasey said:
Only because he always beat him and he had near total psychological domination over him.focuszing723 said:
Although competitive, he always seemed to have complete respect for Ullrich. I think they touched on that in the documentary.rick_chasey said:Nah finding grievances, real or otherwise, as the primary source of motivation to continue to be as good as they are.
I can relate, albeit on a much smaller basis - trying to win business of my old firm after some petty comments about my new firm "not being a rival" is the single strongest motivator I've had to f*cking smash it.
Honestly, if Jan had it all together Lance would not be a fan, don't you think?0 -
Yeah I guess so. I also think that if you follow the logic of the doping peloton then what Landis did was mainly out of spite. We would disagree, obviously...
You can see it a bit in the relationship with Hincape.0 -
WOW. You guys are STILL on this LA thing. Keep up the good work.0
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The last post was 2 weeks ago... and a film about him got put on streaming.0
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On a slightly darker parallel Simeoni had quite a hard time after the whole spat with Armstrong (not sure if he got to the 'dark thoughts' stage), and get sweet FA support from his colleagues....0
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Credit to UK Cycling Expert for a tweet along the lines of "Oprah's not asked Meghan a single question about drugs. If Lance could've just got through the first 20 minutes he would've been OK"1
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Old dopers uniting on Twitter. Pat yourselves on the back, lads.1 -
I love the fact that a simple Twitter poll by procyclingstats is enough to trigger Armstrong ten years after he finally confessed. He's remarkably thin-skinned for a millionaire sociopath.rick_chasey said:
Old dopers uniting on Twitter. Pat yourselves on the back, lads.0 -
Lance took part in the "Wedu" rides on Zwift last summer (or was it the summer of '21?) and got an absolute ribbing off many riders. Strange how when I remember to look, he is no longer signed up as ride leader.
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Dekker too.andyp said:
I love the fact that a simple Twitter poll by procyclingstats is enough to trigger Armstrong ten years after he finally confessed. He's remarkably thin-skinned for a millionaire sociopath.rick_chasey said:
Old dopers uniting on Twitter. Pat yourselves on the back, lads.0 -
Are you sure? He was regularly riding the Wedu events during 2022.N0bodyOfTheGoat said:Lance took part in the "Wedu" rides on Zwift last summer (or was it the summer of '21?) and got an absolute ribbing off many riders. Strange how when I remember to look, he is no longer signed up as ride leader.
Wedu is him and his mates.0 -
I don't remember to randomly look at Wedu rides frequently, but when I do, he wasn't signed up at the time of looking.Dorset_Boy said:
Are you sure? He was regularly riding the Wedu events during 2022.N0bodyOfTheGoat said:Lance took part in the "Wedu" rides on Zwift last summer (or was it the summer of '21?) and got an absolute ribbing off many riders. Strange how when I remember to look, he is no longer signed up as ride leader.
Wedu is him and his mates.================
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