Armstrong - Where does this leave Trek?

ShutUpLegs

Grill wrote:

Can't wait to pick up a whole punch of Nike kit on the cheap!

I await my refund of my TREK MADONE, LIVESTRONG wristbands, OAKLEY tour edition radars and all other associated shite

giant_man

Trek finally bites the hand that feeds (fed) them .....

Grill

ShutUpLegs wrote:

Grill wrote:

Can't wait to pick up a whole punch of Nike kit on the cheap!

I await my refund of my TREK MADONE, LIVESTRONG wristbands, OAKLEY tour edition radars and all other associated shite

What for? Are you seriously trying to say that you're so easily influenced that you bought a bike because it's what Lance rode? :P

Anonymous

Surely it doesn't leave Trek anywhere.

Trek leaves Armstrong

Velonutter

ben@31 wrote:

Grill wrote:

700 years ago you would have been the first off to the Crusades to beat open-mindedness into those heathen Muslims.

Errr no I wouldn't.

I just think we can't say Lance is definitely guilty yet. One one hand the evidence against Lance doesn't look good but then it's the USADA's job to look like its's finding dopers. The witnesses gain if they testify. And more importantly the UCI still hasn't made a decision.

But you can't forget the good sides to Lance, he did raise $450,000,000 for charity. Which is probably $450,000,000 more than some people. And with all the EPO in the world I still couldn't win 7 Tour de France's.

I've done a lot of research on this and like you was sceptical at first, until you look at the evidence: -

http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/5lspecials

http://cyclinginvestigation.usada.org/

Once you've read that little and listened to the Radio 5 Interview then you might change your mind, and don't believe everything you hear about Armstrong, he used to charge all his private Jet tooing and froing to the Livestrong charity depriving many people of treatment. :roll: :x

When I look back now I'm disgusted with the bloke, bullying other lesser riders to be at his beck and call and risk their cycling careers! :evil: :evil: :evil: :twisted:

siamon

Velonutter wrote:

don't believe everything you hear about Armstrong, he used to charge all his private Jet tooing and froing to the Livestrong charity depriving many people of treatment. :roll: :x

I see where you are coming from but is that too unreasonable? Terry Wogan charges a nice chunky fee to present BBC's Children In Need, but considering the good causes that it supports, I can't really begrudge Terry his £10K or £20K lump or whatever it is.

Livestrong would say that the jet is the most efficient form of transport, maximising the amount of places Lance can appear at and therefore maximising income.

Hoopdriver

siamon wrote:

Velonutter wrote:

don't believe everything you hear about Armstrong, he used to charge all his private Jet tooing and froing to the Livestrong charity depriving many people of treatment. :roll: :x

I see where you are coming from but is that too unreasonable? Terry Wogan charges a nice chunky fee to present BBC's Children In Need, but considering the good causes that it supports, I can't really begrudge Terry his £10K or £20K lump or whatever it is.

Livestrong would say that the jet is the most efficient form of transport, maximising the amount of places Lance can appear at and therefore maximising income.

And at any rate his charity was about 'awareness' not research or providing treatment.

Anonymous

It is actually cheaper than flying charter flights if you have lots of places to go - and if you can stick clients on it they absolutely love it are likely to donate more

giant_man

I just think the scale of the doping - 11 riders involved, countless people staying shtoom and paid accordingly, just incredible, and very very sad. Regarded by many as the absolute hero. Amazing.

Monty Dog

"Lance NOT definitely guilty?" FFS? None are more stupid than the willfully blind....1200 pages of testimony and evidence and you're prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt?