Lance Armstrong

[SilverTrain]

Wow. From Golden Boy to douche.

 

[B_Lightkeeper]

At times he was very sexy - at least to me.

 

[tbrguy]

I'm slightly surprised that he appears to be guilty until he can prove himself to be innocent.

(Although I have no opinion one way or the other as to whether he is a drug cheat).

 

[nudeyorker]

Wow. From Golden Boy to douche.

Reading between the lines I got the impression that Cheryl Crow figured it out when they broke their engagement to be married.

 

[cockallday]

haha wow you're an idiot they can't just claim this now then french are just butthurt he kicked their ass for so long

 

[OhWiseOne]

It appears he tested positive more than once. In the end I really don't care. Only he knows and I guess he made the choice to walk away.

 

[tbrguy]

I thought he had never tested positive...?

 

[rbkwp]

No matter what, always admired the guy ..


Boyzone and Westlife - No Matter What - YouTube


like a death, rip man ..

 

[zephyr808]

Lance seems to have handled these accusations poorly from the get go, in my opinion. He comes across as a very arrogant prick who threatened lawsuits on anyone who didn't kiss his ass. I believe he probably took some things he shouldn't have, just like almost all the cyclists from the recent past. Can I prove it? No, but I know what I believe.

An interesting opinion piece in the L.A Times the other day - link here

And couldn't resist this, I wouldn't call myself a fan of Lance's but he looks pretty good from this angle :wink:

 

[MASSIVEPKGO_CHUCK]

He knew what he was doing when he did this; a shame, but still facts.

 

[rbkwp]

Personally
gone beyond cheats and liars in Sport, too much damn drama in keeping up with it
Just tend to accept what they get up to these days
Only bad thing is, it takes away the glory the rightful person of the moment, deserves ..

BBC Sport - Olympics shot put: Nadzeya Ostapchuk stripped of gold medal

 

[Frodo46888]

I haven't read everything on the subject, but I haven't seen conclusive proof that he doped illegally. I'm always skeptical of the accusations from someone who came in second place. I hate to see someone's achievements erased, but I suppose Lance Armstrong was more likely deserving of that punishment than a whole series of Penn State football teams. ;-)

 

[bicuriousbc]

well, who would have though.......

 

[Lynx]

No evidence has been presented; I still believe in Lance.

 

[798686]

I think its very very sad. Never like to see this kind of thing happen to people. Appart from anything else, this black mark on his reputation will probably have a very bad effect on all the good work he does through livestrong

This - it's horrible when things fall apart for people, even if they allegedly deserve it. :redface:

 

[Catchoftheday]

Blood Sweat and Gears Part 1 of 7 - YouTube

 

[edonline]

I still can't understand how a US agency (USADA - United States Anti-Doping Agency) can strip away an international title such as the Tour de France. Talk about over-reaching...

 

[185248]

He went through a very tough time and still got back on a bike. That deserves a medal in itself. The tour is overated. When the public are able to toss tacks on the road to prevent competitors from challenging it becomes laughable.. I think a lot of European sporting bodies need to be investigated from the top down. Anyway...not a good week for people named Armstrong.

 

[646791]

100 miles in a day is hard. Let alone a Tour. I can't imagine completing one as the fastest. Let alone 7. Its quite a feat. Whatever really happened during those race the time to bring charges has passed. Why let this cast a shadow over those who are racing today? Why let Lance detract from Contador and the like?

 

[Boris_Kolitya]

I guess now people know that he was doping in many different ways. Of course there is one more issue left. Outside of cycling, who in Hell really cares about it? At least Lance Armstrong got people interested in watching it for a while.