Armstrong charged and banned

[threebikesmcginty]

This is from today's Observer.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/aug/26/lance-armstrong-doping-whistleblowers

The piece by Emma O'Reilly is pretty damning.

Thanks for that SJ, reading the Observer goes above and beyond.

 

[StuAff]

"As an anti-doping Tour winner, I would expect Bradley to say this is good for the sport "

Its the flipping Taliban again at it again. There is no room for dissenters.

Indeed. It's not good for the sport, anyway. It's not 'healing' or 'catharsis', it's the painful, unpleasant state that pro-cycling got itself into and is (we can only hope) is now getting itself out of. The best way Brad and every rider, every team who wants a clean sport...is to stay clean. Never mind preaching it, just practice it.

 

[StuAff]

Just saw Armstrong interviewed on tv today.
He was at the atb race and we saw his current partner and child, the fact that all his lady friends look a bit like Stepford wives may say something but I was wondering, wouldn't it be normal for a partner to ask " what actually is the truth about these drug alligations darling?"
Could a normal person go about their life without asking questions of their partner?
Did any of them dare?

What Kristin Armstrong and Anna Hansen know or don't know is probably something that will be much speculated upon, but never confirmed.

 

[albion]

Yup,

getting on with their own career is what its about.
Emma O' Reilly's statement is the only one so far that does not hint at self interest.

addition edit - Slightly naive though

". Incidentally, I got paid a small sum of money for all the time I put into helping David. Unfortunately, I was somewhat naïve and thought that David’s book was about helping to cure cycling of its scourge of drugs."

 

[albion]

What's the point on power outputs?

If it matters then the logical conclusion is that records in all sports can never be beaten ever again.
That can only end up as a witch hunt.

 

[david k]

What's the point on power outputs?

If it matters then the logical conclusion is that records in all sports can never be beaten ever again.
That can only end up as a witch hunt.

i thought the same but then again if a collective data was taken you wouldnt expect it to go backwards by a margin if at all

 

[albion]

I cant quite understand why you would change your mind.

How many years did it take British mens middle distance running to improve to the old standards?
In fact discount one guy and it is still well behind.

 

[albion]

That David Walsh taliban mentality type guy who paid Emma has 4 books written about Armstrong.

It is a fair bet Wiggins is next on his book agenda.
Writing 4 books on 1 guy almost sounds pathological but I guess people lap them up.

 

[Red Light]

That David Walsh taliban mentality type guy who paid Emma has 4 books written about Armstrong.

It is a fair bet Wiggins is next on his book agenda.
Writing 4 books on 1 guy almost sounds pathological but I guess people lap them up.

Walsh was a Sunday Times man and this is what the Sunday Times said back in 2006 when they settled out of Court:

"The Sunday Times has confirmed to Mr Armstrong that it never intended to accuse him of being guilty of taking any performance-enhancing drugs and sincerely apologised for any such impression,"

 

[Strathlubnaig]

http://rittecycles.com/lance-armstrong/

 

[yello]

"The Sunday Times has confirmed to Mr Armstrong that it never intended to accuse him of being guilty of taking any performance-enhancing drugs and sincerely apologised for any such impression,"

I wonder if they'll be releasing another statement on the subject shortly.

 

[mickle]

http://rittecycles.com/lance-armstrong/

What a load of bollocks.

 

[Pottsy]

I agree.

 

[Red Light]

I wonder if they'll be releasing another statement on the subject shortly.

Surely they had their chance and chose not to contest the charges in Court but to settle. In line with USADA v Armstrong their guilt is therefore unarguable. Anyway they've already rolled out the usual troop of David Walsh, Betsy & Frank Andreu and Emma O'Reilly to relive their 2006 limelight.

 

[Red Light]

What a load of bollocks.

Time will tell.