Curt 1 Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 I see this will be his last http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/more/04/18/lance.retire.ap/index.html?cnn=yes Gambatte! Link to post Share on other sites
fukdane 2 Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 He's done well, that lad. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 Lance is a living legend. It's a pity that most of the Euro media won't accept that he is a talented freak of nature rather than always trying to label him a doper. They didn't do that when Indurain was at the helm ( 5 times I think) but then he was a Euro wasn't he. Wish i could watch the tour de lance with Phil Liggits commentary! Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 "rather than always trying to label him a doper" Tell more please... Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 the French/European media goes after lance as being a blood doper, enhancing user, steroid freak - all because the best cyclist in the world is american... I raced a tri against him and got smoked! Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 So are you saying there is absolutely no truth whatsoever in the accusations? Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by rach: So are you saying there is absolutely no truth whatsoever in the accusations? Lance? Hell no. He has some of the hardest working worth ethics as a pro athlete - bar none. The mans been through testicular cancer and has won, what, 6 Tour de Frances? The European media has always attacked him because they cant admit that an Yank can kick their ass on their own turf Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 I know nothing about all this - he rides a bike, right? ( ) Your belief in him is touching. (And your suspicion of the European media sounds somewhat one-sided.) Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 I actually prefer most European media when it comes to world events/US politics, but not Lance and the Tour Link to post Share on other sites
marnix 0 Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 Hee, the European media suspected Indurain too. and some will tel you that is why he stopped after his 5th win. He was the first who really dedicated his season for the Tour de France. Armstrong using a well-known/infamous doping related Italian physician doesn't do his case any good. Also his buddy Tyler Hamilton who just got suspended for 2 years on blood doping. But I am sure it is jealousy of the European riders and media, that some guy from faraway is running the cycling world for so long and with such ease that you get these stories going. Every year the media is hoping that someone else will step up, but noone believes it as long as Armstrong is racing. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 ...where theres smoke theres fire... I just dont buy it - or maybe Im in denial of one of my favorite athletes could possibly dope or use steroids. For some reason though, I just think hes a helluva athlete...especially since he came back after having cancer. Just amazing! Maybe with Indurain it was because he was a Spaniard? Also, dont you think its just a pschological game against him by the media to distract him and take him off his game by making it a media circus? Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 If he is American and innocent...... why doesn't he SUE. That's what you do isn't it? Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by brit-gob: If he is American and innocent...... why doesn't he SUE. That's what you do isn't it? Ummm, yeah Every person in America sues everybody else...next stop, the rest of the world Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 Just pulling your leg. But hang on a minute..... why doesn't he, if all these terrible allegations are totally false and they are smearing his name??? (I'm officially half American too by the way, just for the record) Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 I was laughing thinkin bout how true it seems sometimes woman spills coffee from McDs = 5 million man hits head on sign = 2 million boy sprains ankle falling off a curb = half million nobody takes responsibility for their actions anymore eh? Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 guess hes just above that petty stuff and couldnt care what others think or maybe not: http://www.velonews.com/news/fea/6272.0.html Lance Armstrong, seeking a record sixth consecutive Tour de France in July, has vowed to take legal action over a new book about him which alleges he used banned drugs. Tailwind Sports, owner and operator of Armstrong's US Postal Service Cycling team, said Armstrong, 33, will begin libel proceedings against the authors and publishers of "L.A. Confidential: The Secrets of Lance Armstrong." "Lance Armstrong utterly denies ever having taken any performance-enhancing drugs," a statement said. "Accordingly, Lance Armstrong has instructed his lawyers to immediately institute libel proceedings." The book focuses on statements attributed to Emma O'Reilly, a soigneur who worked with Armstrong from 1998-2000. O'Reilly claims Armstrong used the banned blood booster EPO. O'Reilly also alleges that Armstrong asked her to dispose of bags with syringes after the 1998 Tour of Holland and that in May 1999, as Armstrong trained in the Pyrenees, O'Reilly said she was asked to drive to Spain to pick up drugs which she handed to Armstrong in a parking lot. O'Reilly claims in the book Armstrong asked her to use makeup to cover up syringe marks on his arm at a Tour de France medical checkup in 1999. Armstrong, a Texan, has neither tested positive for banned substances nor faced any bans over doping. O'Reilly, 33, left the US Postal team in 2000 on apparently good terms, with ex-Postal coach Mark Gorski praising her. Kevin Dessart, a spokesman for long-time Armstrong coach Chris Carmichael, said doping allegations anger Armstrong. "Chris can attest that Lance has never taken any performance enhancing drugs," Dessart said. "Because of the legal matters involved, we are limited in what we can say." Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 There you go, in fine tradition..... Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Has anyone read his book? I'd love to read it. I've known about his cancer but didn't know about THE LANCE ARMSTRONG FOUNDATION. "I live strong." What a great guy! Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by Yamakashi: Maybe with Indurain it was because he was a Spaniard? Indurain was a genetic freak, he was gifted with an enormous heart capable of pumping 50litres a minute c.f 12 -25 average peak volume and 5 resting for average people and he had massive lungs - 8 litre capacity c.f 4.5 average adult - 6.5 top athelete he could take a 190bpm rate down to 60 in 30seconds and his resting rate was under 30 - 28bpm which is one of the lowest ever recorded Lance is 32-34. Both have/had vo2 Max (ability of the body to uptake oxygen measured in mg of Oxygen per kg of bodyweight)of 84 - a score in the 40s is acceptable for a healthy male so much of Indurains freakishness can be put down to hard training and of course to "supplements" but you can't take away the genetic headstart he already had. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 > I know nothing about all this - he rides a bike, right? Yes. And he is definitely a doper. Just the other night he cycled over to my house and broke into my garage looking for my stash. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 I didnt know hes a crackhead? Link to post Share on other sites
Siem Reeves 0 Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 doesn't he go out with sheryl crow? Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 Quote: "Sheryl, you've been an amazing woman. For someone who is the queen of rock n' roll, you've been a great cycling fan ... a great teammate," he said. Sweeeeeet! Link to post Share on other sites
ug 0 Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 Apparently, he now says he will be back 06. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 Only said to pees orf the French Link to post Share on other sites
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