One would have to wonder...how the cycling federation “missed” all this “doping”
Of course, it would not surprise me...and would not be the first in international sports.
Few realized that Carl Lewis had three failed drug tests in Seoul...and the IOC had them covered up....it was the same Olympics that they busted Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson (his 100m gold went to Lewis)
We have a bunch of team mates saying he doped. OK, what were the results of the scientific drug test for that specific race?
We have to factor in eyewitness hearsay vrs clinical test results.
Until Lance is clinically proven to have doped against the standards at the time it is all BS.
Didn’t Armstrong pass every drug test he was given?
You know. Just like we assume that politicians aren't telling us the truth.
"Doping" or "lying" becomes part of the game, and the real "rules" of the game aren't always what the authorities say they are.
What drug are the people who refuse to let this thing go on?
Anyone who goes racing around on a two-wheeler is as boring as someone racing around on a tricycle.
Does it really matter!?! People are free (for now) to support what and whomever they choose.
I want to know why some people think it is the job of the government to target a private citizen for slander? Just how is that constitutional since this witch hunt isn’t about prosecuting him for anything but to simply slander him? It takes a real fascist to think the job of the government is to target their personal enemies.
I don’t have a problem with “doping” because I don’t know what the hell that entails. No one ever explains it. Is it the taking of vitamins, minerals, hormones, etc. that millions take on a daily basis for their health? IMO, the whole damn world is nuts.
Ever notice how one of them is always out of action? (getting clean so they can test?) Women just can't be that manly without steroids!
(Save me your predictable response, Captain Obvious about evidence of Elvis' drugging vs no evidence of your little god's drugging.)
It’s human nature to try to pass, i.e. beat tests, be they drug tests or polygraph tests or college admission tests.
Mr Sheryl Crow beat them! Our hero!
I went to a cycling forum, figuring that the folks that would bother posting on a cycling forum would know what was up more than the average person who wouldn’t bother going to a cycling forum, or even be interested in the sport. The poll I saw was 160-10 that he was guilty.
Freegards
I’d rather wear a Livestrong helmet than a Michael Vick jersey.
I believe these people are hurting their sport much more than Armstrong.
They haven’t proved anything except their jealousy and it should be obvious to them if Armstrong did it probabaly others did too meaning the whole sport is crooked.
This reminds me of a spoof article I read awhile ago (dirt rag, MBA Action?) where the writer suggested different classes based on performance drugs or whether the racer was clean.
In the ‘open’ class they’d have IV bags mounted on their handlebars to administer race drugs.
None of this would be happening if he were a Frog.
I’ve yet to understand the concern. Did the doping impair his faculties to the point where he was he a danger to others or the public at large? If not, why should I care?
I would offer this if it means that much to people: Continue testing, but only to flag all records/medals with an asterisk if they were juiced. That way, the “natural” competitors could be differentiated. But other than that, I could not care less about it.