johnr
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OPRAH.COM according to The Guardian(1) I don't buy that, do you?
(2)Oh and it is to be broadcast live on Oprah's web channel apparently (whatever that channel is)
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Crankarm
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They think it is all Oprah and now it is!
I don't think he will confess in the manner every one expects. I think he will admit to doping but under duress of the requirements of the sport and sponsors of the time. I am sure he will say everyone was doing it, there have been enough discredited rival riders of his era when he was at his peak. There were numerous other scandals and riders have continued to test positive. Nope, I think he will blame the whole culture of professional cycling to win at all costs which is what essentially happened, also the infrastructure so to speak the people running the sport from the events themselves, to the governing bodies, the huge amounts of money to play for, his impression at the time of the huge amount of responsibilty he carried having survived cancer and still wanting to be the world's best bike rider. He won't name anyone but he will point a huge heavy finger at the complicit big names who ran the events and the UCI at the time and some of whom who are still there. Whilst not naming anyone directly this will have massive repurcussions for those running the events and sponsors. There may be an awful lot of dodgy deals he may know about that we don't and I would expect him to allude to them again may be not naming anyone. The other thing he will do his utmost to do is try to prevent a prosecution beig brought against him for perjury and stopping himself going to jail as happened to Marion Jones. I think he will try to conveniently skirt around the issue of deceiving those who believed in him as an icon who beat cancer and the higher profile he gave those suffering cancer. It will be an interesting interview, but 90 minutes ............. Jeremy Kyle would get the truth out of him in about 4 minutes max with adverts as well.
I don't think he will confess in the manner every one expects. I think he will admit to doping but under duress of the requirements of the sport and sponsors of the time. I am sure he will say everyone was doing it, there have been enough discredited rival riders of his era when he was at his peak. There were numerous other scandals and riders have continued to test positive. Nope, I think he will blame the whole culture of professional cycling to win at all costs which is what essentially happened, also the infrastructure so to speak the people running the sport from the events themselves, to the governing bodies, the huge amounts of money to play for, his impression at the time of the huge amount of responsibilty he carried having survived cancer and still wanting to be the world's best bike rider. He won't name anyone but he will point a huge heavy finger at the complicit big names who ran the events and the UCI at the time and some of whom who are still there. Whilst not naming anyone directly this will have massive repurcussions for those running the events and sponsors. There may be an awful lot of dodgy deals he may know about that we don't and I would expect him to allude to them again may be not naming anyone. The other thing he will do his utmost to do is try to prevent a prosecution beig brought against him for perjury and stopping himself going to jail as happened to Marion Jones. I think he will try to conveniently skirt around the issue of deceiving those who believed in him as an icon who beat cancer and the higher profile he gave those suffering cancer. It will be an interesting interview, but 90 minutes ............. Jeremy Kyle would get the truth out of him in about 4 minutes max with adverts as well.
Crankarm
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2245774 said:
The lie detector would melt. Anyway Lance doesn't have any balls does he
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Crankarm
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2245798 said:
Wos the name of the British woman who had a show similar to Oprah / Jeremy Kyle? Can't remember her name. She would get the truth out of him.
deptfordmarmoset
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Trisha? A neighbour of mine was in a band with her, that's the only reason I have half a clue, honest!
Crankarm
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Yes her. Spot on well done DM. I think she trained to be a solicitor but gave it up as she found it too exciting.
Crankarm
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Just had a thought. Oprah could do a spoof of This is Your Life on Lance, well in the last half hour, once the serious stuff was out the way and before the Feds arrest him at the end. Lance may also have a race radio on him but instead of talking to Bruyneel it will be his team of lawyers. "No, don't answer that, yes that's ok."
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I think not. This is ameican tv, in prime time, so it is regarded as 'entertainment' for americans with an IQ of about 12.5, barely above the level of 'the price is right'!
As others have said, she ain't Paxo and as DZ says the draw is Oprah, not LA.
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Vanessa has a 1st class english degree from Cambridge.
Most likely she'd ask him how to source the drugs.
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(1) I don't buy that, do you?
(2)
We'll see. I guess it could have been worse. He might have asked Phil Liggett to do the interview.
johnr
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Nah... Phil's too busy knocking off the first draft of the new autobiography he's ghosting: 'Sources Say I Never Doped'. With that and the backing vocals to record for Pharmstrong's new single, Phil's schedule is packed.
Hotblack Desiato
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Caption Competition?
"Nothing that looks like the truth so far, I guess we'll just have to try wiring you up to the Hadron Collider next."
Strathlubnaig
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Listen up, LA never knowingly doped ! All he did was enjoy a morning brew...
