I can't help thinking everytime I see this thread title that it would have meant something very different 15 years ago.
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I can't help thinking everytime I see this thread title that it would have meant something very different 15 years ago.
well the head of the USADA, who acts as judge jury and executioner, happens to be one of Lance's many enemies in the sport, wonder if that biases his decision. this is a ******* disgrace.
He will still have Ragbrai.
bikers are a catty bunch. must be the shorts.
This is a witch hunt pure and simple. Such BS. Lance got it done on the road and in the hospital. No one can take that away from him.
So how can they keep testing and testting all these times without any coming back positive. Sounds like they wanted him to break and he finally he did. I cant say I blame him. At some point enough is enough.
Yep. At some point he knows whether he won legitimately or not, and changing a few lines in some record book isn't going to change that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scott34
So now we can just hand out discipline without actual proof. In fact, any relevant test shows the opposite. What a crock of ****. I don't know if he cheated or not but he was tested more than any athlete by a huge margin and never submitted a positive one. That's junk.
I think the international cycling communities will have something to say about that (read his blog linked earlier in the thread) - USADA doesn't have the authority to do what they're threatening.Quote:
Originally Posted by alarson
Great idea. Punish him because you've chased him but can't prove his guilt. Can't see any problems with that precedent.
Evidently they have a metric **** ton of people lined up to testify and other evidence of a grand plan to take to court.
Lance has been tested like any other competitor at the tour during his career. How is that not enough? If the FBI were pressing charges I would be convinced, they are not. At this point it is a witch hunt and guilty until proven innocent.
They need to leave the guy alone and let him inspire people to overcome Cancer.
yeah, it's reasonable to think that Lance is giving up to avoid having to defend himself against the testimony of the USADA's witnesses. If they had 10 + people ready to come forward and testify against him as has been claimed, it could have gotten pretty ugly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tre4ISU
Ba-zing!Quote:
Originally Posted by Cyballz
Take away Lance's little yellow bracelets and he is a horrible person. There are stacks of people with dirt on this guy, look it up. If Barry Bonds started a foundation to help his reputation would all of you be saying the same thing? Ya its awesome he did all he did after surviving cancer, including leaving his wife who stood by his side through all the chemo and such. The little girl he blows off in the video is his own daughter btw, not just some random kid.
http://youtu.be/WIObAsCBjxU