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I'd heard Merckx said that he might come out of retirement, but everybody else said they'd just hang up their wheels if he did
Armstrong coming back for the 2009 TdF
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mondobongo
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Mr Phoebus
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Just as the cycling commentators were finally not quoting his name every few minutes on the cycling broadcasts as well.
Oh, well.
Oh, well.
Dayvo
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Did Eddie Merckx (n)ever dope?
We (the cycling fans) will never know.
There is no proof LA did. Leave it at that, but naturally have your own opinion about it.
LA should stay retired.
We (the cycling fans) will never know.
There is no proof LA did. Leave it at that, but naturally have your own opinion about it.
LA should stay retired.
Dayvo
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Seems like a lot of people have forgotten that LA was the world champion in 1993.
mondobongo
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He did used to race in other races and yes he was World Champion in 1993 he also won Fleche Wallonne in 1996 whilst its not a monument it is still a Spring Classic and a big race to win. I t was only later in his career that the Tour became sole focus.
Don't forget that a couple of those races he is rumoured to want to race are ASO events and that he may not be welcome. It is rumoured that Astana were knocked back by ASO this year not so much as to Astanas history but that it was Bruyneel they wanted to get and they now had the opportunity.
Don't forget that a couple of those races he is rumoured to want to race are ASO events and that he may not be welcome. It is rumoured that Astana were knocked back by ASO this year not so much as to Astanas history but that it was Bruyneel they wanted to get and they now had the opportunity.
Has anyone read any of the comments on the article? This one made me smile....
The guy should be riding the TdF!
Yes, I appreciate LA won other events earlier in his career but it was his recent year focus I was referring to that makes it unlikely, imho, that he'd agree to a 5 competition a year come back. It's a moot point anyway, this story ain't nought but some out of control rumour... again imho!
The guy should be riding the TdF!
Yes, I appreciate LA won other events earlier in his career but it was his recent year focus I was referring to that makes it unlikely, imho, that he'd agree to a 5 competition a year come back. It's a moot point anyway, this story ain't nought but some out of control rumour... again imho!
Dayvo
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yello said:
No major significance to it, yello; just that LA wasn't just a flash in the pan at the Tour; he was a world champion at the age of 21.
From (albeit) wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Armstrong#Early_career
and had major victories before all the TdeF victories, in which many cycling fans have accused him of doping, despite there being a total lack of evidence.
If he was a complete nobody and won consecutive TdeF then, yes, it would appear suspicious, but LA's potential and calibre was there for all to see, before his first tour win, and before his illness.
