OT: Lance Armstrong Ends Fight Against Doping Charges

[mattola]

he could lose all his titles for the Tour de France.

WOW is all I have to say..... I didnt think they would ever catch him.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

I would not be surprised if he just got sick and tired of the whole thing. There were no signs of this shit ever ending.

 

[grayghost668]

they can take the titles,,,but he still won,,,I don't care what anyone says

 

[pixburgher66]

Blood doping is a significant advantage. Allows the blood to carry more oxygen, you get less fatigued, etc. Distance athletes version of PEDs.

 

[mattola]

@News1130Sports: USADA announces it will strip Lance Armstrong of all 7 Tour de France titles and ban him for life #cycling

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Guilty until proven innocent. Nice.

 

[NorthCoastSteelersFan]

When they demand the medals back, I hope he tells them to go fuck themselves.

 

[Comeds]

I don't really care, and from what I heard over the years its all anecdotal evidence but I have been convinced he was/has been doping for years. I think the majority of them are.

Lance's battle against cancer is inspiring but he is quite a prick and misogynist.

 

[elocomotive]

Blood doping is a significant advantage. Allows the blood to carry more oxygen, you get less fatigued, etc. Distance athletes version of PEDs.

No doubt, but when they are almost all doing it, stripping titles kinda rings hollow. Jans Ullrich, who finished second to Lance a number of times, was already stripped of his 2nd place finishes for doping. So the person they'll give "the title" to now will be someone that didn't matter, never got to actually experience the win, that nobody will accept as the winner, and they were most likely doping as well!

The whole thing is stupid. Cycling is a fucking mess.

 

[mattola]

No doubt, but when they are almost all doing it, stripping titles kinda rings hollow. Jans Ullrich, who finished second to Lance a number of times, was already stripped of his 2nd place finishes for doping. So the person they'll give "the title" to now will be someone that didn't matter, never got to actually experience the win, that nobody will accept as the winner, and they were most likely doping as well!

The whole thing is stupid. Cycling is a fucking mess.

Whole sport rings hollow


What's his name who was stripped 2 yrs ago must be having a good night can't even remember that asses name and don't care to search it

 

[Darkstone42]

No doubt, but when they are almost all doing it, stripping titles kinda rings hollow. Jans Ullrich, who finished second to Lance a number of times, was already stripped of his 2nd place finishes for doping. So the person they'll give "the title" to now will be someone that didn't matter, never got to actually experience the win, that nobody will accept as the winner, and they were most likely doping as well!

The whole thing is stupid. Cycling is a fucking mess.

I tend to agree with this. It's no longer a leg-up or an advantage when the rest of the field is doing it, too. At that point, it's just staying competitive.

Besides all that, there is still no proof that Lance ever doped. This looks to me like the move of a guy who's just sick of the proofless accusations.

 

[elocomotive]

Whole sport rings hollow


What's his name who was stripped 2 yrs ago must be having a good night can't even remember that asses name and don't care to search it

You mean Floyd Landis? Or do you mean Contador, who win a couple recently and was also found to be a doper?

I'm pissed off. I agree with Comeds that Lance is an asshole, but it pisses me off that our own country's agency is doing this almost a decade after the fact. What's the point? What's the fucking point? And who the fuck are they? And why do they have any jurisdiction over an event in France?

Even as an asshole, the guy has inspired millions of people, both cyclists and cancer survivors/battlers. We can't just have a hero anymore. Somebody always has to ruin it.

 

[Comeds]

You mean Floyd Landis? Or do you mean Contador, who win a couple recently and was also found to be a doper?

I'm pissed off. I agree with Comeds that Lance is an asshole, but it pisses me off that our own country's agency is doing this almost a decade after the fact. What's the point? What's the fucking point? And who the fuck are they? And why do they have any jurisdiction over an event in France?

Even as an asshole, the guy has inspired millions of people, both cyclists and cancer survivors/battlers. We can't just have a hero anymore. Somebody always has to ruin it.

Hey man! Don't put words in my mouth. I said he was a prick and a misogynist. Not an asshole.
I'll begrudgingly give him amusement credit for his part in Dodgeball.

 

[elocomotive]

Besides all that, there is still no proof that Lance ever doped. This looks to me like the move of a guy who's just sick of the proofless accusations.

Oh, I actually believe he's probably guilty. This is a great PR move by him b/c he gets to be-little the USADA and cast them as witch hunters and not have to go through witnesses talking about him doping and also not have to put people who are his friends through the process of having to rat him out and expose themselves to criticism. If he sees the writing on the wall, this was the perfect move. And nobody knows about exactly when to make your move like Lance Armstrong.

But when the whole sport is dirty... who fucking cares? How could you compete in that era without doping? You couldn't!!! When it happened 7-15 years ago, who cares?

I'm very annoyed. The USADA can suck my sack.

Greatest cyclist of all-time is Lance Armstrong. I don't care what they say.

 

[mattola]

Read Lance Armstrong's statement on USADA doping allegations

 

[elocomotive]

Read Lance Armstrong's statement on USADA doping allegations

One curiosity - he never says anywhere in this statement that he did not dope.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

One curiosity - he never says anywhere in this statement that he did not dope.

As an aside...I love how when politicians are confronted with something they say "I am offended that you would suggest such a thing." Never do they deny they did it.

OK, aside over.

 

[quoipourquoi]

Riding a bike. Serious fucking business.

 

[MarkOU]

Riding a bike. Serious fucking business.

Well it helped him establish a foundation that raised $500 million for cancer research. Thats something.

 

[BF4L]

He is the only one who knows if he cheated. I go by Innocent until proven guilty but that does not look to be the case in this sitruation.

If they have evidence proving he cheated then ban away if they dont then stop this nonsense.

Disclaimer:

I have not followed this sport nor the accusations so I do not know any of the facts other then what I have seen today.