Lance Armstrong... cheater

[Wezil]

To make an analogy to criminal justice, even if you are innocent, a lot of the time your attorney will recommend you cut a deal and plead guilty.

I would never have a client plead to the max. I'd make them prove it. Deals are only for something "lesser"

Lance Armstrong is probably the single most tested athlete in history because the French can't stand the thought of an American winning their tournament.

See my answer to TMM above.

[giblets]

Lance Armstrong is probably the single most tested athlete in history because the French can't stand the thought of an American winning their tournament.

Yeah, that's probably it.

[giblets]

The physical trophies don't mean much if you know you didn't earn it.

Then why would anyone bother to cheat?

[giblets]

Can't believe I'm on the side of the nutjobs on this issue. I need to reevaluate things...

[Krill]

Do the USADA even have the power to strip him of titles? I thought only the UCI had that power...well, them and CAS.

[Asher]

Then why would anyone bother to cheat?

Fame and renown and sponsorships. Most people know he didn't win fairly now, so he didn't actually win.

[Alexander's Horse]

compared to Neil Armstrong, this guy is a putz

[Koyaanisqatsi]

compared to Neil Armstrong, damn near everybody is a putz

FTFY

[Tuberski]

So? He did it with only one testicle!

So? Do they pedal with their testicles?

ACK!

[Fake Boris]

Apparently his blood and urine samples were tampered with at the lab.

[The Mad Monk]

First, co-accused testify against one another all the time. If you think this is unfair you could streamline you judicial system overnight.


Secondly, you act as if a positive test is the only legitimate evidence.


Wrong on both counts my friend.

Thirdly, The US attorney in LA just finished a two year investigation without filing charges.

Fourthly, neither the ICU nor the ACO is taking this at face value.

Fifthly, the judge that threw out Armstrong's case said that he had, and I quote, “misgivings about USADA’s conduct leading up to and during this case,” and said the agency was “acting according to less noble motives.”

Sixthly, this defense would likely have lasted until 2016 and cost further millions.

You need to see the whole picture.

[MrFun]

He isn't bothering to fight the charges, that doesn't mean he did it.

riiiiiight

[-Jrabbit]

When you're diagnosed with cancer and get a second chance, you've got nothing to lose.

He may only have one cojone, but it's gigante...

[SlowwHand]

He raised much money and made much money. "Lance on penalty: 'Nobody needs to cry for me'".
I hear people saying they would never quit fighting if the allegations were false, but you know what? Life is short. Screw it.
Who are they going to give the medals to? The 2nd place finishers all turned up dirty. I'm a fighter, generally, but at some point, you just have to decide if it's worth it.

[Alexander's Horse]

i wouldn't say he was cheat, I would he was a chemically challenged champion, like just about everyone in elite professional cycling