Lance Armstrong ends fight against doping charges - will be stripped of Tour de France wins

[Herbie]

Er, has anything actually been proved against him yet?. When I say proof I don't mean statements from other riders who probably have more to lose. I mean an actual sample of blood/urine that shows a definite existence of a banned substance.

good point well put that man

 

[Scoosh]

I can only suggest you read through the thread linked to earlier. There's little point in duplicating the arguments here.

Keep this thread for reactions etc.

 

[Archie_tect]

Well I like him... no, correction, I did until I read his autobiography.

 

[PaulB]

The drug che....runners-up who will be sitting by their phones/waiting by their letter-boxes like British 16 year-olds today will be Jan Ullrich (x3), Ivan Basso, Joseba Beloki, Andy Kloden and Alex Zulle.

 

[Herbie]

put it this way - if that was me, and I'd won all those TdF titles legally, I would fight to the death to keep them.....

me too

 

[thom]

good point well put that man

Well, you know, from a legal point of view he's just accepted all the charges levelled against him by USADA.

 

[Aperitif]

I fancy a new wristband to replace the one I never wore...I wonder what could be writted upon it?

 

[vernon]

In the past there used to be a Livewrong wristband.

What goes around comes around.......?

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I despair.
The years of circumstantial eveidence, hearsay and innuendo finally gets gathered, with witness statements and blood doping irregularites, into a realistic case, then Armstrong bails out before the evidence is heard, and people who cycle and frequent a cycling forum either don't care or continue to believe he's a cycling hero and role model.

If it helps, I think he's a ****.

 

[accountantpete]

My Livestrong Jawbones are now cool - way to go Lance.

 

[Theseus]

My Livestrong Jawbones are now cool - way to go Lance.

Do they go with your Wiggo sideburns?

 

[Crackle]

You can read Matt Seaton's blog, which whilst not giving a summary, is pretty much an exhalation of what everyone who's followed this for years, feels and knows.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2012/aug/24/how-lance-armstrong-strongarmed-cycling

 

[rich p]

Im not sure anyone is implying the bolded bit?

Removing Armstrong’s titles will only add another chapter to his amazing career & life story. Their plans will backfire thus concreting his legendary status.

He is a legend, he has and always will have in my eyes 7 tour wins, no matter what any anti drug agency will decide

I cba to wade through the LA thread in Racing to find any more!

 

[Archie_tect]

Thanks Crackle...

 

[lukesdad]

Stripping titles is a tough one, where would it stop ? The great races of the sport wouldn't have many winners over the last 20 years and depending on what you count as cheating, well......