The new improved Lance Armstrong discussion thread.*

[Mr Haematocrit]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21143251

Lance Armstrong the movie, like anyone could see that coming

 

[thom]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21143251

Lance Armstrong the movie, like anyone could see that coming

I heard a story that Wiggo might be getting a musical...

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

 

[BJH]

Boris I just typed a long and in my view honest and slightly amusing response, but then opted to delete it instead.

I don't care about what , Roche for example, claims in his autobiography, he has questions to answer based on facts stacked against him.

You are indeed being a troll by mentioning Bradley Wiggins in the same lines without any evidence to support it, with nothing more than us little Britishers being willing to believe in him as justification.

 

[rich p]

Some might say that Lance used Oprah.

 

[david k]

Some might say that Lance used Oprah.

he did but it was more with the intention of damage limitation than actual gain

whether that turns out to be the case i suppose we will see

 

[Sara_H]

LOL

 

[Hotblack Desiato]

You're right about needing to spend more time riding, but it's cold and wet and windy...

I apologise for any offence caused. . But can see I've caused offence and will stop here on this topic with an apology.
..
I will still troll elsewhere and make the occasional serious post, but not on this topic.

There and I was just about to confer the damnation of the ignore list upon you!

You are right about not being able to spend time on the bike. It brings out the cabin fever..

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

LA to be sued for passing fiction off as fact - http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-armstrong-lawsuitbre90n02v-20130123,0,592164.story

 

[yello]

amusing but hopefully thrown out of court

 

[GrumpyGregry]

amusing but hopefully thrown out of court

Why? The James Frey ?sp? case has parallels. The publishers had to cough up after.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Ferrari says Armstrong could have acheived the same results with more intensive altitude training as with drugs:
1. I doubt it - at least not quite as many wins, because you can't keep up that kind of training for quite so many years; and
2. that's the whole bloody point of doping isn't it? that you can get results quicker and easier than working harder...

 

[GrumpyGregry]

They say confession is good for the soul iirc.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Ferrari says Armstrong could have acheived the same results with more intensive altitude training as with drugs:
1. I doubt it - at least not quite as many wins, because you can't keep up that kind of training for quite so many years; and
2. that's the whole bloody point of doping isn't it? that you can get results quicker and easier than working harder...

and the muscle he built with his abuse of human growth hormone was his to keep forever.

 

[PaulB]

Has this been done already or am I first to post it?