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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jan 16, 2013 - 11:21am PT
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I wonder if Lance pauses over his breakfast toast and sees it as a metaphor on where his life has gone?
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Jan 16, 2013 - 11:25am PT
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Fkn' a$$hole.
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 16, 2013 - 11:56am PT
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Not really Locker.
The basic prime human attribute is trust.
We all trust openly with our hearts.
When someone breaks that trust thru nefarious ways like this we become more and more closed.
Society as a whole suffers from actions like this.
Look and see how we've become thru the almost total erosion of trust in our world today by the actions of our leaders thru the long past years ......
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley, Ca
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Jan 16, 2013 - 12:15pm PT
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I too was duped and refused to believe that it was true. Certainly didn't get worked up enough to call names though!
It seems that Lance did a lot of things that resulted in so many people turning against him.
It's worth pointing out (again) that Lance was winning pro triathlons when he was 16, his nickname was "the kid". Should we assume he was doping back then also?
So let's strip all of Lance's TDF titles. Great. Now who gets them? Who in the top 10 was really clean?
It bugs me that Eddy Merckx' five TDF wins are left to to stand. That's bullshít!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jan 16, 2013 - 12:47pm PT
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Cycling is a total disappointment. Don't they all dope??
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Jan 16, 2013 - 12:59pm PT
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I come from a long line of Drill Sergeants.
Is this true?
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Srbphoto
climber
Kennewick wa
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Jan 16, 2013 - 01:36pm PT
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Know a Doper? The UCI's confidential helpline.
The helpline number, which can be accessed from anywhere in the world, is +800 8884 8884.
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Jan 16, 2013 - 02:12pm PT
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Society as a whole suffers from actions like this.
I would bet that actions like this have been happening since we crawled out of the Great Rift Valley. So we've been suffering a looong time.
Whenever there is a lot at stake, people will lie/cheat/deceive to get an edge. Doesn't matter if it's war, sports, politics, science, or organized religions for that matter.
Doesn't mean a cheater can't do good things too, as Armstrong seems to have done. There's no reason to hate this man. He rode a bicycle fast for Christ's sake and injected stuff into his own veins. Sure, strip him of the "awards" since he cheated. Ok. But leave it at that. There's no need for anger.
The lesson is not to idolize anyone or trust people blindly. Something every society falls short on at points along the way.
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hb81
climber
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Jan 16, 2013 - 02:27pm PT
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There's no reason to hate this man.
Apart from his unbelievable arrogance and the way he tried to destroy anyone
who wanted his lies revealed?
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Jan 16, 2013 - 02:47pm PT
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I agree he's a prick, but the world is filled with pricks. Unless they've done something to you personally, it's best to spend energy on something else.
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Lloyd Campbell
Social climber
St. Cloud, MN
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Jan 16, 2013 - 02:53pm PT
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It's worth pointing out (again) that Lance was winning pro triathlons when he was 16, his nickname was "the kid". Should we assume he was doping back then also?
For what it's worth, when Lance was competing as a kid in the tri circuit, he was known as an talented, cocky, and an UNBELIEVABLE prick by the rest of the competitors. You can forgive that in someone so young, but he hasn't changed.
Doesn't mean a cheater can't do good things too, as Armstrong seems to have done. There's no reason to hate this man. He rode a bicycle fast for Christ's sake and injected stuff into his own veins. Sure, strip him of the "awards" since he cheated. Ok. But leave it at that. There's no need for anger.
People who say things like this only show that they just read the popular press releases and haven't bothered to go below the surface to find out what Lance has really been up to in addition to his cancer efforts. Lance has exhibited sociopathic behavior towards anyone that threatened his self-created orb of narcissism. The guy wrecked lives behind the scenes while he got famous, went to A-list parties, and walked away with over $100 million. I'd say that's worth a little anger.
Did he provide some level of inspiration to cancer victims as the ultimate success of a survivor who went from nearly dying to the pinnacle of elite cycling? Sure, but now that's been shown to have been all smoke and mirrors. Toss in the fact that his initial cancer was probably exacerbated by his use of human growth hormone and "T" and it gets even more interesting.
Someone pull the handle and let this steamer go down.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jan 16, 2013 - 02:54pm PT
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Throw the bum out!
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hb81
climber
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Jan 16, 2013 - 04:28pm PT
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Sure, but now that's been shown to have been all smoke and mirrors.
I don't like the guy but thats simply not true. It's still 98% talent and brutally hard training and commitment on a level that most of us probably can't quite apprehend.
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Jan 17, 2013 - 05:45pm PT
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At least he had the ball to come clean.
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Reeotch
Trad climber
4 Corners Area
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Jan 17, 2013 - 06:02pm PT
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Throw the bum out!
I'd like to see the bum thrown in prison! But, of course, we all know, the rich and famous play by a different set of rules than the rest of us . . .
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Captain...or Skully
climber
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Jan 17, 2013 - 06:47pm PT
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Meh. Well, I hope the USPS gets their money back. They need all they can get.
Whole lotta scoundrels out there. Yeah Bruce, it's true. My oldest Brother got this generation.
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mynameismud
climber
backseat
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Jan 17, 2013 - 08:10pm PT
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I still hope the UCI takes a serious hit over this. The UCI is complicit in the crimes since they ignored everything that was going on. Let's see, on international TV the leader of the peloton turns, makes a statement to the rest of the peloton, then rides away from the peloton and bridges up to the break away group and publicly chastises a rider that had spoken out against doping. Armstrong harasses the rider until he drops out of the break away and drops back into the peloton. The break away continues without Lance and the chastised rider. The TV commentators comment on the situation and the UCI does not investigate in any way. The doping was no longer a secret it was common knowledge.
Multiple riders went to the UCI and complained about doping practices and complained about specific riders. Some were actually chastised by the UCI. There are many reports, and this has been in the rags for years. Nothing, nada, the UCI sat on their ass and watched. Now they want Lance to testify. The UCI no longer has credibility.
One TDF doctor published a book and detailed exactly how doping was being done and how they were beating tests. The only thing that happened was the author and publishers were pressured to the point that the book was never published in English. What did the UCI do. Not a dam thing. They ignored the entire episode and tried to discredit the author.
I have no problem with them putting Lance on Trial but they darn well better take a cold hard look at the UCI.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Jan 18, 2013 - 12:12am PT
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I'm very disappointed with Lance's answers in the interview.
Oprah was pulling teeth, he was guarded, well rehearsed, careful, calculated and still telling lies outright. His body language was very telling.
He could have been so much more forthright and named names but I guess it was too much to expect. Kudos to Tyler for not holding anything back.
Did I hear that Sheryl Crow called him "evil" in an interview recently?
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