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

Richmond Racer

Dave_1 wrote:

nathancom wrote:

Shameful that he will be recorded as 2004 gold medallist. What were the IOC thinking in awarding it to him.

Maybe Bruyneel will have EKI at USADA arbitration??? :shock:

Maybe indeed...I think Bruyneel's got a right little cast lined up...

Pross

Thing is someone standing up and saying 'I didn't dope and I never saw anyone else dope' doesn't mean much other than they didn't see anything. However, if someone else stands there and says they did dope and saw another person dope and then give details it is more meaningful.

mfin

On a far more important note. South Park are taking the p1ss out of Livestrong and Lance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9sxuXt_R6Mw

andy_wrx

In his intro to The Secret Race, Dan Coyle says something like he was allowed access to Armstrong and Postal to write his earlier book Tour de Force (Lance Armstrong's War for those on wrong side of the Pond) so long as he didn't ask about doping.
He says that whilst he saw nothing and had no evidence either way, he definitely felt it was going on.

I thought I'd re-read it and see if there's any new insights with what we know now (well, we suspected it then, but...)

"David Walsh is convinced Ferrari has some magic mystery potion," Bill Stapleton said, "He tries to connect those dots and prove something, he thinks we're ahead of the curve"

"But think about it for a sec", Stapleton continued, "We're building long-lasting, trusting relationships with people who are spending a lot of money - Coke, Nike, Subaru. If we're fukcing lying, we can kiss it all goodbye. And if we're lying we'd do some stupid stuff to cover it up, wouldn't we ? Does anybody think for a second that a secret that big wouldn't come out ?"

Hmm, yeah

nathancom

Good to see Rominger possibly in the sh1t from the fallout as well:

http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/10/news/tony-rominger-denies-money-laundering-other-claims_263005


but this has to make you laugh, from Jack Rogge:

Sadly, the sport of cycling has often been involved in high profile doping cases and necessarily the UCI has always been at the forefront of the fight against doping, being one of the first sports to introduce biological passports and also conducting a record number of tests on cyclists all year round.

Richmond Racer

nathancom wrote:

Good to see Rominger possibly in the sh1t from the fallout as well:

http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/10/news/tony-rominger-denies-money-laundering-other-claims_263005


but this has to make you laugh, from Jack Rogge:

Sadly, the sport of cycling has often been involved in high profile doping cases and necessarily the UCI has always been at the forefront of the fight against doping, being one of the first sports to introduce biological passports and also conducting a record number of tests on cyclists all year round.

To be fair, Rogge is correct in that part of the paragraph.

nathancom

Richmond Racer wrote:

nathancom wrote:

Good to see Rominger possibly in the sh1t from the fallout as well:

http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/10/news/tony-rominger-denies-money-laundering-other-claims_263005


but this has to make you laugh, from Jack Rogge:

Sadly, the sport of cycling has often been involved in high profile doping cases and necessarily the UCI has always been at the forefront of the fight against doping, being one of the first sports to introduce biological passports and also conducting a record number of tests on cyclists all year round.

To be fair, Rogge is correct in that part of the paragraph.

True and you can't expect him to publicly criticise UCI, but it still makes me laugh considering how hard they tried to stop LA being brought down.

MrTapir

Richmond Racer wrote:

nathancom wrote:

Good to see Rominger possibly in the sh1t from the fallout as well:

http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/10/news/tony-rominger-denies-money-laundering-other-claims_263005


but this has to make you laugh, from Jack Rogge:

Sadly, the sport of cycling has often been involved in high profile doping cases and necessarily the UCI has always been at the forefront of the fight against doping, being one of the first sports to introduce biological passports and also conducting a record number of tests on cyclists all year round.

To be fair, Rogge is correct in that part of the paragraph.

Also the first part is correct if the context is 'compared to other sports, the UCi....'

symo

Will Chasey be banning him too?

nathancom

symo wrote:

Will Chasey be banning him too?

Banning Lance? I guess it does need to be considered.

Vino'sGhost

in breaking news Encyclopedia Britannica has not yet amended its TDF page and lance still has seven.

That is all

CORRECTION THERE ARE STARS AGAINST HIS NAME AND A FOOTNOTE EXPLAINING. ITS GOOD THAT BRIATTANICA

Richmond Racer

Lance really is the gift that never stops giving

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/armstro ... o-adelaide

'The website reports that rather footing the expense of travelling to the US to retrieve the key, Armstrong's name would be removed from the honour board where the recipients are listed. Others to have received the honour include Cher, who sold her key on eBay for close to $93,000 earlier this year, the Dalai Lama and comedian Barry Humpries who is perhaps best known as Dame Edna Everage.

In 2011, Yarwood travelled to the US to hand-deliver the key to Armstrong, with Adelaide rate-payers covering the partial cost of the trip however, the American was not in residence in Texas. The key was later posted to him'

Le Commentateur

"Town to burn Lance Armstrong effigy on bonfire night"

http://www.itv.com/news/2012-10-31/town ... ire-night/

Richmond Racer

Le Commentateur wrote:

"Town to burn Lance Armstrong effigy on bonfire night"

http://www.itv.com/news/2012-10-31/town ... ire-night/

the inclusion of a Jim''ll fix It badge is a nice touch

iainf72

I'm looking forward to Friday's South Park

Drugs are bad, mkay

Paul 8v

iainf72 wrote:

I'm looking forward to Friday's South Park

Drugs are bad, mkay

Is that on comedy central? Will have to look out for that!

Love the Lance Armstrong Bonfire :-)

Le Commentateur

Richmond Racer wrote:

Le Commentateur wrote:

"Town to burn Lance Armstrong effigy on bonfire night"

http://www.itv.com/news/2012-10-31/town ... ire-night/

the inclusion of a Jim''ll fix It badge is a nice touch

Ought to be a Johan'll Fix It badge really.

Richmond Racer

Le Commentateur wrote:

Richmond Racer wrote:

Le Commentateur wrote:

"Town to burn Lance Armstrong effigy on bonfire night"

http://www.itv.com/news/2012-10-31/town ... ire-night/

the inclusion of a Jim''ll fix It badge is a nice touch

Ought to be a Johan'll Fix It badge really.

Hat. Tip

dave_1

what is that contador guy like? Just read his interview. He's funny
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contado ... -his-tours

ddraver

^ Seems drugs help you peddle backwards pretty quick too! :P

dennisn

Dave_1 wrote:

what is that contador guy like? Just read his interview. He's funny
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contado ... -his-tours

You sound somewhat disappointed that he didn't say what you wanted him to and therein lies a problem. Most people on this forum want it dirtier and dirtier and here's a guy who's not going to stoop to your level.

mfin

Contador is dirty Dennis, that's what people find funny... plus he's one minute defended Armstrong and the next minute he's accepting Armstrong should be stripped. The guy is funny, and he's a tool, and a dimwit.

mfin

Anyone else see Bradley Wiggins on the Pride of Britain Awards?? ...he said 'our sport's taken a bit of a hit the last couple of weeks with Lance Armstrong and stuff but ummm.... my one isn't built on sand and um... I've won more tours than Lance Armstrong now, which is brilliant!'.

...perhaps he was the one who voted 'No, Ive won at least 1 TDF' on the 'Who's won as many TDFs as LA' thread ??

(Can't find a video link to him on the Awards show.)

dennisn

mfin wrote:

Contador is dirty Dennis, that's what people find funny... plus he's one minute defended Armstrong and the next minute he's accepting Armstrong should be stripped. The guy is funny, and he's a tool, and a dimwit.

So who's in charge of this "tool"? Seriously???

skylla

[Contador] continues to insist too, that he has won seven Grand Tours, not five - CAS stripped him of two titles, the Giro 2011 and Tour 2010 because of his two year suspension - because he “won them clean” without any kind of “help...only through self-sacrifice and hard work. I will always consider them mine.”

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contado ... -his-tours

Vino'sGhost

I think Contador is the best most exciting thing to happen to Pro cycling in years. Great attacking attitude, not invincible, never says die and prepared to risk everything to win and its not a foregone conclusion either.

Marvellous to watch.

ddraver

Yes Stanley but he's exciting and cute so it's allowed!!!

andy_wrx

He's a dodgy foreigner, hence obviously doping (unlike our plucky British lads)

ddraver

Stanley222 wrote:

ddraver wrote:

Yes Stanley but he's exciting and cute so it's allowed!!!

And there was me thinking that we were against dopers!

No no only British and US dopers. Spanish Ones we just chuckle, ruffle their hair and send them back out on the road the little scamps!

dsoutar

Vino'sGhost wrote:

I think Contador is the best most exciting thing to happen to Pro cycling in years. Great attacking attitude, not invincible, never says die and prepared to risk everything to win and its not a foregone conclusion either.

Marvellous to watch.

Hmm - sounds just like Pantani then