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To: Vision
"I did not invent doping," Le Monde quoted Armstrong as saying. "And nor did it end with me."

I can't help but have mixed emotions about this, still. If everyone is doping and the winner is doping did the winner take and advantage the others didn't have?

Armstrong clearly cheated and somehow avoided being caught for many years. His story of recovering from cancer is amazing and many of us enjoyed his heroic performances. It's too bad he is such a jerk, because he would probably have been just as respected and almost as rich had he just made it through his tours clean and maybe picked up a stage or two.

His epic breakaway win after Fabio Casartelli died was probably one of pure emotion. I can still see him hammering his way home and sitting up acknowledging his lost friend... that's the kind of memory I wanted of Lance. Not the nasty spiteful man who's mad he got caught.

as much as I lost respect for him, I have just as much dislike for the maggots that jumped on the bandwagon to exploit his celebrity status and are now suing him because their own greed led them to his side. If their contract didn't specify "sponsorship for a clean athletic performance on a drug free team", they should shut the hell up -IMHO!

52 posted on 06/28/2013 8:55:45 AM PDT by Baynative (Lord, keep one hand on my shoulder and the other over my mouth.)
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To: Baynative
According to The Secret Race the average speed of the Peloton increased about 5mph during the serious doping era and has since returned to normal levels. So, let's hope drug free riders are possible.

Everyone needs to move past Armstrong and he needs to go away. Through this all he still believes he's a record winner. In his coming clean interview he was lying at times. There is that recent horrible story about the girlfriend I won't mention.

He is a very nasty, sick man. Personally I feel like I've figured him out. His narcissism is up there with Obama’s. Good for Tejay van Garderen for speaking out on Lance's most recent comments.

53 posted on 06/28/2013 9:31:46 AM PDT by Vision (We are not descended from fearful men)
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To: Baynative
I don't like that Lance doped, I don't like that Lance lied about it for years and others lied about it for years. But, now that he is being honest, he is being honest. I don't want him groveling. I find Paula Deen’s groveling revolting. You did it, admit to it, and lets get past it. We can't have it both ways. We don't like it when they are honest, we don't like it when they grovel. How do we get past it?

A different request. Is the TDF streaming online anywhere?

56 posted on 06/28/2013 4:46:42 PM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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To: Baynative

FR still needs a “Thanks” or “like” button.


57 posted on 06/28/2013 6:32:27 PM PDT by Ms. AntiFeminazi
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