Back then you had to. Everyone in the Tour de France used "banned" susbstances when Lance won his championships. If you didn't, you had no chance of winning. A level playing field meant dope for all. I have absolutely no problem with Lance's use of performance-enhancing drugs, the guy was still better than everyone else -- better at metabolizing the drugs, better at cycling, better at passing the tests, just better at everything. He deserved to win and the witch hunt trained on him for so many years has been a joke.
It was the french who were after him, what's new! (sorry FL-J, but it's true). The french just could not stand an American winning and winning and winning -- and not getting caught.
And now he is better at escaping. What a PR coup to just say I've had enough, the hundreds of tests I've passed speak for themselves, the riders I have beaten know I beat them.........that's it, I'm done. Doesn't admit it, doesn't deny it. Never has. Just as they were ready to enjoy a public lynching, with witnesses lined up against him, Lance washes his hands and declares he will no longer fight...."for the sake of my family". Absolutely perfect. Give that PR team a big raise. Imagine turning a potential disaster of that magnitude into a victory. Memo to Lindsay Lohan: hire those guys.
The ravenous dogs will not get their day in court and Lance remains unscathed. A hero to all, regardless of the fact they are taking away his medals. Who cares! He won (un)fair and (un)square. Plain and simple.
His foundation will carry on and he will prevail. Just as he always has. Ya gotta love the guy.
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YES! I was told the man-code is "deny, deny, deny, deny"....end of story. Lance is a great example for athletes that have a chance of getting their face on a cereal box or an ad for shoes or athletic gear of any kind. Step One: Get your self lawyered up and get the best PR men avaliable and just go along for the ride.
ReplyDeleteLance is also a poster-boy for beating cancer. Has everyone forgotten that? I mean, how can the guy be faulted?! He did not ever deny, just stuck to the facts.
DeleteYou get 100% for this article. Perfect.
ReplyDeleteThe French have always hated the Americans - because the Americans are winners - just watch the Economy - it will come back. Unless of course Mitt Romney wins!!!!!!
What is your opinion on that one!!
Watch CNN this evening!!!!! The PR that is going on about "MITT" is nothing more than a lot of s---!!
Barbara
I have absolutely no time for Romney -- or for Obama, for that matter. As I have said, the two-party system in the US is a huge problem. We are not "this or that". We are lots of things. In Canada anyone can form a party and we do. Romney changes courses every five minutes.
DeleteObama will win because every black who has ignored the campaign and never voted before will vote for him, as they did last time. Just because he is black. Sorry folks, them's the facts.
Did Lance have cancer? I think I remember seeing some docs on thet but who knows if those are real??? It is not the French who made him give up his medals. Every one of his team mates were lined up ready to testify against him and every one of them have already been convicted so Lance ran out of PR.
ReplyDeleteMaybe if you are a parent who got free stuff from Lance from one of his so called charities.... that get him a tax write off... can tell them that it is okay to cheat as long as you don't know you are cheating and/or you can blame it on the French or someone else.
Just finished "The Secret Race", by Tyler Hamilton about the doping on the Tour. Man, Lance is a really nasty fellow! Now, he has been undone for sure, what with all his sponsors dropping him and having to step down as head of his charity.
ReplyDeleteThe truth will out eventually.