OT: Lance Armstrong admission
He finnally admitted to it (According ot the AP), do you feel as if this is the right direction for him to clean his image. Having lost my father in law to cancer and having a parent who just beat cancer, I really think of him as more than just a cyclist, what he did with his fame is far more important to me than what he did on a bicycle.
http://espn.go.com/sports/endurance/story/_/id/8844549/lance-armstrong-admits-doping-interview-oprah-winfrey-report-says
Lance Armstrong confessed during an interview Monday with Oprah Winfrey that he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.
January 15th, 2013 at 12:32 AM ^
the answer is no.
I could go on. This is a college football blog so I'll put my opinions on a more appropriate foum.
Don't undersestimate the news of the next few days though folks. This is a huge shakedown in one of the (if not the) most difficult, loved, respected, reverred and tarnished sports in the world.
January 15th, 2013 at 12:51 AM ^
How the heck can you possibly know that?
The oldest evidence (and always considered the most credible by those who didn't have their heads in the sand) of Lance's doping is from the testimony of his friend's wife, who was there when he talked to his cancer doc and admitted to doping. This was back when he had testicular cancer. So his doping most definitely COULD have contributed to his cancer. There is no possible way to know without more information.
January 15th, 2013 at 2:22 PM ^
The question from the OP was "do you feel as if this is the right direction for him to clean his image." I don't doubt that he cheated.
Marion Jones went to prision and LA should have to do the same.
January 15th, 2013 at 12:40 AM ^
January 15th, 2013 at 12:46 AM ^
There is no one left to name-drop. Practically everyone else Lance rode with has already either been busted or has admitted to doping. And everyone Lance beat has been busted too. 2nd place, 3rd place, 4th place, 5th place, they ALL have been busted. It isn't like just a few guys were doing some drugs. EVERYONE WAS JUICING UP THE WAZOO.
January 15th, 2013 at 10:36 AM ^
...are Hein Verbruggen and Pat McQuaid, the present and former UCI presidents, that would be a big deal.
And yes, cycling was dirty. But dirtier than professional soccer or football that don't have any meaningful PED testing programs? I think that's willful ignorance.
January 15th, 2013 at 11:00 AM ^
I was referring to other cyclists. If he has info that the actual organizing bodies were complicit in covering up doping that would be a big deal.
January 15th, 2013 at 9:43 AM ^
I'm curious who the people were that trusted him in the first place. Cycling is the dirtiest sport in all of Dirtville, USA. The only thing MORE riddled with steroids and HGH are the strong-man competitions.
January 15th, 2013 at 1:20 PM ^
I have no respect for them man... Dudes a bully who cries (like a bitch) when he got caught.. Hes exactly whats wrong with our society
January 15th, 2013 at 11:52 PM ^