Lance Armstrong Won't Fight Usada Charges



So far here's the count of sponsors who've bailed on Armstrong (at least the ones that have been made public): Anheuser-Busch Nike Trek FRS SRAM 24 Hour Fitness Honey Stinger Oakley is awaiting the UCI decision, and the options open to the UCI are becoming fewer quickly.
 
Originally Posted by alienator .

So far here's the count of sponsors who've bailed on Armstrong (at least the ones that have been made public):
Anheuser-Busch
Nike
Trek
FRS
SRAM
24 Hour Fitness
Honey Stinger
Oakley is awaiting the UCI decision, and the options open to the UCI are becoming fewer quickly.
I think the UCI's decision is pending Monday.
 
After watching LA speech at the Livestrong convention tonight where he even dared quoing Martin Luther King, I am not convinced that LA will never ever confess of doping.
 
OK...sopas is out of the dead pool...

What are the euro book makers putting the odds at for Lance confessing prior to Paddy kicking him to the curb?
 
sopas said:
After watching LA speech at the Livestrong convention tonight where he even dared quoing Martin Luther King, I am not convinced that LA will never ever confess of doping.
Armstrong quoting MLK is about 9 different kinds of wrong.
 
An excellent piece. I can't say this enough: People who are afraid of the truth usually have a lot of explaining to do, and a lot to lose. The truth very rarely hurts the innocent, and needs never to be rationalized by anyone. It is what it is. Paul Kimmage can hold his head high. He never bought into the threats and lies.

Thanks for the link, Limerickman
 
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Originally Posted by lance_armstrong .


An excellent piece. I can't say this enough: People who are afraid of the truth usually have a lot of explaining to do, and a lot to lose. The truth very rarely hurts the innocent, and needs never to be rationalized by anyone. It is what it is. Paul Kimmage can hold his head high. He never bought into the threats and lies.

Thanks for the link, Limerickman
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Why not? They both were womanizers, liars and cheaters. Quoting MLK is most appropriate.
 
Meh. MLK cheated on his wife for decades. King and his advisors were socialists/commies.

"King explained his extramarital affairs as "a form of anxiety reduction". Garrow noted that King's promiscuity caused him "painful...guilt"."

Yeah. Whatever.
 
Originally Posted by Eldrack .

Trying to find the top clean rider in 1999 is like trying to play pin the tail on the donkey when the donkey is a real donkey and you've had a bottle of whisky.


Rank Name Team Time Doping? 1 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal Service 91h 32' 16" Doper - various 2012 2 Alex Zülle (SUI) Banesto +7' 37" Doper - EPO 1998 3 Fernando Escartín (ESP) Kelme +10' 26" Systematic doping at Kelme but never convicted 4 Laurent Dufaux (SUI) Saeco +14' 43" Doping - EPO 1998 5 Ángel Casero (ESP) Vitalicio Seguros +15' 11" Operation Puerto link but never convicted 6 Abraham Olano (ESP) ONCE +16' 47" Postive for EPO in retroactive test 7 Daniele Nardello (ITA) Mapei +17' 02" CLEAN!??? Mapei was suspect though 8 Richard Virenque (FRA) Polti +17' 28" Doper - Festina affair. EPO and much, much more 9 Wladimir Belli (ITA) Festina +17' 37" Can't find anything substantial on this guy. Festina might have even cleaned up their act after 98 10 Andrea Peron (ITA) ONCE +23' 10" Investigated 2001 for doping


So yeah... who do you give it to? Plenty of other lists on the internet for more recent versions of Le Tour and it's a similar story. Riddle with drug users.

Maybe we should just do what other sports do, don't test as vigorously and go with the ignorance is bliss approach....

Daniele Nardello is your man, he's probably a 4 time winner by now if the truth is ever known.
 
Originally Posted by CAMPYBOB .

Meh. MLK cheated on his wife for decades. King and his advisors were socialists/commies.

"King explained his extramarital affairs as "a form of anxiety reduction". Garrow noted that King's promiscuity caused him "painful...guilt"."

Yeah. Whatever.
I couldn't care less who the **** MLK is, nor Lance for that matter.
 
Originally Posted by CAMPYBOB .

Nardello? Rode for Mapei and T-Mob? Well, he never tested positive...
True, but unlike the others he doesn't have a smoking gun sitting next to his head....besides the fact he rode for two dirty teams. /img/vbsmilies/smilies/rolleyes.gif
 
UCI upholds...Lance airbrushed out of Kremlin photos...winner's slot to stay un-filled.
 
Lawyers better form a queue behind the SCA & Co.

For once McQuaid & Co do the right thing.
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