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Flying_Monkey
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I think he was suggesting that Cunobelin is flogging a dead horse in terms of this thread.
As far as I'm concerned Armstrong has been well and truly 'got'. The fallout for him personally interests me less and less. Most pro-cycling fans simply wanted him brought to justice and his wins annulled. We've won.
The battle now is to get the UCI sorted and trying to divert the discussions with anti-WADA stuff is more obfuscation from the usual suspect(s).
The battle now is to get the UCI sorted and trying to divert the discussions with anti-WADA stuff is more obfuscation from the usual suspect(s).
Flying Monkey raised the issue about WADA in post #1734, I'm surprised that you think he belongs to "the usual suspects".
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
Is Armstrong sat outside a 7-11 on an old box begging for loose change yet? Nope. Ain't gonna happen. Shame really but there you go. No justice.
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mickle
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Why, only yesterday he formally quit his role @ Livestrong Foundation. Armstrong hasn't stopped falling yet. And I'm still watching (whilst rubbing my hands together with glee).
Did he? How dare he not toe the party line. I'll withdraw the whip.
p.s. He actually just linked to an article and later pointed out that WADA have disputed its veracity so I'm going to cut him some slack.
DeepBurn
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I don't agree. I think many fans of cycling want to see a scenario where Armstrong no longer leads the life of a multi millionaire as all the money he has made since his comeback hasn't been genuinely earned.
He's a fraud & should pay for that. Stripping titles is one (important) thing but so is ensuring he doesn't get away with robbery too.
Whether this ever happens is debatable though.
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
I'm sure many of us as glued. Having watched the rise we are now rapt at the decline and fall.
But is he hitting anything on the way down and what will the landing be like?
kedab
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it's been said before but given the type of character he is, i fully expect him to weigh up the pros and cons over the next year or two, paying particular attention to whether or not he'll wind up in prison and then, come out with the book/documentary and drag as many people as he possibly can down with him. 'just when they though it was safe...'
thom
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Posting here as well as on the Tyler thread, a review of the Secret Race in the London Review of Books. It is an exceedingly good if long read. I like the thoughts on what a confession may sound like :
"... the person he increasingly reminds me of is Malcolm Tucker, the foul-mouthed spin doctor in
The Thick of It, who may or may not bear a passing resemblance to Alastair Campbell. For Tucker the only line of defence is attack, because whatever you do, you can be sure the other farkers are doing more. When he is finally cornered at the end of the last series, trapped in a lie before a lightly fictionalised version of the Leveson Inquiry, Tucker’s mea culpa comes out as just another diatribe against his enemies. This is not about me – it’s about you. Whatever I am is because of the world you created. In that world, I was the only honest one: I played the game, and spun the facts, and twisted the truth, because I know what it takes to win; you just turned your noses up at me and let me get away with it. I censure you. That’s what I imagine an Armstrong confession will be like."
007fair
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