Bro Deal said:This may be the end for Landis. The circus today is certain to get a lot of mainstream press, and it will make Landis and his posse look like assholes. Whatever thought he may have had about winning the case in the public's mind has been trashed.
Bro Deal said:This may be the end for Landis. The circus today is certain to get a lot of mainstream press, and it will make Landis and his posse look like assholes. Whatever thought he may have had about winning the case in the public's mind has been trashed.
Eldrack said:They already have one expert witness on cycling as a sport, and that's Merkcx.
poulidor said:They are destroying the sport, it's very sad. How stupid and nasty they are.
It's very hard to see that.
whiteboytrash said:Fark me ! What happened today ?????? I like this line.... and all you guys thought LeMond was a jerk... he's got guts....
The drama continued when LeMond, under direct questioning from USADA attorney Matt Barnett, said he received a phone call Wednesday night from a mysterious caller, who identified himself only as "Uncle Ron."
LeMond said he was perplexed at first, but that changed to concern when the caller made direct references to the conversation about sexual abuse that he had with Landis last August.
"Greg, this is your uncle and I'm going to be there tomorrow," LeMond quoted the caller as saying. "I'm going to be there and we can talk about how we used to hide your weenie."
The three-time Tour champ said the caller quickly hung up, and when LeMond redialed he got a voicemail message identifying the phone's owner as "Will."
"I got the picture right away," said LeMond. "I figured this was an effort at intimidation."
LeMond said he tried calling back several times, finally getting an answer from someone who identified himself only as "Bill." The conversation was inconclusive, and LeMond hung up and then called police. A subsequent check of the phone number that was saved on LeMond's mobile phone revealed that it belonged to Landis's business manager Will Geoghegan.
USADA counsel Barnett then pointed Geoghegan who was present in the courtroom, seated directly behind the Landis legal team.
Barnett proceeded to place a Witness Tampering report against Geoghegan up in the courtroom's overhead projector. Witness tampering is a felony in most states, including California. Meanwhile, Landis defense team's lead attorney Maurice Suh spent several minutes conferring with Geoghegan, whose face and neck were noticeably red.
FLandis will need more than Merkcx to save his reputation. He needs an appearance by Jesus.musette said:E Merkcx would testify on behalf of Landis; Lemond, against him.
Merkcx has jumped ship. He won't be testifying.musette said:E Merkcx would testify on behalf of Landis; Lemond, against him.
Bro Deal said:Merkcx has jumped ship. He won't be testifying.
musette said:E Merkcx would testify on behalf of Landis; Lemond, against him.
I was thinking he looked thinner in some of those pictures, glad to see him cycling again atleast.whiteboytrash said:I love cycling. I care passionately about cycling. My son just got into bike riding last year, he’s got me riding again, he’s racing collegiate races, we’re going to the Tour de France this year to ride the L’Etape du Tour (a day when amateurs get to ride a stage of the Tour a day or so ahead of the race)
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Serafino said:Just read the news on CN. What a sickening, sickening tale. Simply disgusting.
Good for Lemond for having the courage to testify and share his story despite the threats.
Sadly, the news surrounding cycling is getting worse by the day. This has to be a new low. I can't imagine how it could get much worse.
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