Armstrong charged and banned

[tigger]

I'm neither a fanboy or a hater ( tho' it seems you have to be the second to avoid ridicule on this thread ) on the subject of those who've stood up to Big Tex, let's not forget Bertie shall we ? I'm a fan of Bertie by the way, tho' alas no longer a boy.

Me too on both counts. Although I do feel a bit dirty liking Bertie...?

 

[rich p]

It's a mistake to confuse wanting Armstrong to get brought to book with being a hater.

 

[Dayvo]

It's a mistake to confuse wanting Armstrong to get brought to book with being a hater.

I like him but/and I want justice to be done!

 

[lukesdad]

It's a mistake to confuse wanting Armstrong to get brought to book with being a hater.

As it is to regard somebody who found inspiration from him a fanboy Rich its only terminology. Of course I know you're above calling anybody a fanboy

 

[Noodley]

fanboy or nobber

 

[rich p]

As it is to regard somebody who found inspiration from him a fanboy Rich its only terminology. Of course I know you're above calling anybody a fanboy

True Ld - I'd never be that polite

 

[mickle]

doesn't he part own Trek though?

He bought into SRAM a few years ago - cant find anything about him owning any of Trek on a quick search. Its still a wholly owned family business as far as i know.

 

[yello]

I'm neither a fanboy or a hater

Just to be clear, I'm not trying to label you as either. I'm only trying to understand your position... which I now think might be best described as 'contrary' (That IS a leg pull btw!)

tho' it seems you have to be the second to avoid ridicule on this thread

Yes, I will ridicule 'fanboys' - but that's by definition. The ridicule comes before the definition. That is, if someone maintains a ridiculous position then I will call them a fanboy. I recognise Armstrong is inspirational for some and I have no problem with that.

I too like Contador - for how he rides. I'd rate him as possibly one of the most exciting riders I've seen (in my admittedly short experience of pro-cycling). In honesty, I found it difficult to be objective with his clenbuturol positive but I came to the conclusion that on balance of probability he doped. As much as I liked him and rated him as a cyclist, I didn't accept the tainted meat story. If I had, I would have earned the title 'fanboy'!

 

[mickle]

I'd love to know whats going through Gregory LeMond's mind right now.

 

[2PedalsTez]

Phil Liggett appears to like LA:

It seems David Millar doesn't agree with Phil Liggett stating "not the voice of cycling"

 

[yello]

It seems David Millar doesn't agree with Phil Liggett stating "not the voice of cycling"

I didn't listen. I heard Ligget's earlier 'Ballz' program and didn't want to hear more misinformation.... what did Millar say about it?

 

[tigger]

Who knows who?

http://dimspace.co.uk/la/ArmstrongBusinessConnections1707.pdf

 

[Crackle]

It seems David Millar doesn't agree with Phil Liggett stating "not the voice of cycling"

I managed to get through 8 minutes of that before I stopped in disgust

 

[Red Light]

Anyone higher up will plea bargain (a ghastly invention) .......

....and the means used apparently to get riders to give evidence against Armstrong.

 

[2PedalsTez]

I didn't listen. I heard Ligget's earlier 'Ballz' program and didn't want to hear more misinformation.... what did Millar say about it?

He 'tweeted' just over an hour ago..
"Everybody should watch the @PhilLiggett interview. For me he is not the 'voice of cycling'"

I watched the entire interview and was quite surprised at how defensive he was.