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'Enough is Enough' - Lance Armstrong

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Armstrong Drops Fight Against Doping Charges

“There comes a point in every man’s life when he has to say, ‘Enough is enough,’ ” Armstrong said in a statement.

“The toll this has taken on my family, and my work for our foundation and on me leads me to where I am today — finished with this nonsense.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/24/sports/cycling/lance-armstrong-ends-fight-against-doping-charges-losing-his-7-tour-de-france-titles.html

Lance's decision means he will be stripped of his seven Tour titles, the bronze medal he won at the 2000 Olympics and all other titles, awards and money he won from August 1998 on.

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Hermy

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

How come the poll adds up to 101%???

It doesn't!:pac:

Lusk Doyle

Hermy wrote: »

It doesn't!:pac:

83 + 6 + 12 = ???

Inquitus

Yes 674 82.70%
No 45 5.52%
Yes, but he's still great 96 11.78%

Its a nice round 100

Hermy

82.70%+5.52%+11.78%=100%

Lusk Doyle

That's not what the poll says. Surely the rounding thingmajig should know 100 is the most!

Hermy

On my internets it adds up to 100 and that's fine by me.

Lusk Doyle

Hermy wrote: »

On my internets it adds up to 100 and that's fine by me.

Your internet sucks. Does yours not round the figures?

I now want to change my vote as my confidence in the system is shaken. Lance is the man. Never tested positive! Where are the positive test results?

RobFowl

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

That's not what the poll says. Surely the rounding thingmajig should know 100 is the most!

Sure what would you know, you're only an A4

Hermy

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

Your internet sucks. Does yours not round the figures?

It doesn't know how to...:P

greenspurs

off topic !!! :P
continue....

Hermy

Team Sky asks riders and staff to sign anti-doping declaration

Strange that a clean team would need to bother doing this.:rolleyes:

greenspurs

http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,17553_8173493,00.html

Sky state their position......

Lumen

greenspurs wrote: »

http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,17553_8173493,00.html

Sky state their position......

Sean Yates, coming soon to a minicab near you.

ThisRegard

Flicking through tv and happened upon the Sky News paper review as they started to discuss this. The archive clip they were using was him being mugged in the Phoenix Park.

I'm going to go find that thread now and name and shame you guys that were there trying to grab onto his coat tales that day.

ThisRegard

Lumen wrote: »

Sean Yates, coming soon to a minicab near you.

Can he really sign the declaration with a straight face? And if he does, it makes a mockery of Sky.

GT_TDI_150

Hermy wrote: »

Team Sky asks riders and staff to sign anti-doping declaration

Strange that a clean team would need to bother doing this.:rolleyes:

Interesting!

One wonders if all current riders/employees can will sign...

dave_o_brien

ThisRegard wrote: »

Can he really sign the declaration with a straight face? And if he does, it makes a mockery of Sky.

And does this not undermine a lot of what they "stood" for over the last few years? The presence of Leinders and Yates, plus riders implicated, imply that the "zero tolerance" attitude was just spin, and this declaration seems like just an extension of that.

titan18

GT_TDI_150 wrote: »

Interesting!

One wonders if all current riders/employees can will sign...

I love how the article says they didn't rehire Leinders after it was reported that he had been involved in doping during his work with Rabobank several years ago.

There's no way they wouldn't have known he was involved/linked to doping at his time at Rabo before hiring him in the first place

dave_o_brien

titan18 wrote: »

I love how the article says they didn't rehire Leinders after it was reported that he had been involved in doping during his work with Rabobank several years ago.

There's no way they wouldn't have known he was involved/linked to doping at his time at Rabo before hiring him in the first place

And that Leinders goes, but Yates stays... The public backlash to the hiring of Leinders seems to have given them some fierce double standards!

RobFowl

Lumen wrote: »

Sean Yates, coming soon to a minicab near you.

And other (high profile) staff too, alleged by Daryl Webster to have been involved in the past (on Cycling weekly forum).
The whole Leinders affair was bizarre. Even the most cursory check would have added major suspicions. Also there are a huge number of really good British sports medicine docs who'd have loved that position but it was never even advertised...
Far from clearing up their position it's made it even muddier..

petethedrummer

Sky's position on doping through the years.

2010. Absolutely noone on our team will have a doping past.
2011. It's hard to get people that don't have a bit of a doping past.
2012. Absolutely noone on our team will have a doping past.
2013. ?????

Flandria

Bottle's Damascene conversion to anti-doping zealot...

To that end, Leipheimer said he is dedicating his time to spreading the word. It's as if one door has closed and another has opened for him.

“It's obvious you can't ignore what came out Wednesday,” he said. “You just can't bury your head in the sand.”

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20121016/ARTICLES/121019642/1350?template=printart

hardCopy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIl5RxhLZ5U

Well that backfired.

Flandria

Trek out now, and Michelob.

hardCopy

Flandria wrote: »

Trek out now, and Michelob.

Awkward phonecall to Greg LeMond for somebody in Trek?

ThisRegard

Michelob went out earlier with Budweiser as it's an Anheuser Busch product or however the hell you spell it.

I'd imagine there's now a few relieved people in Trek

Who's left, Oakley?

Flandria

Armstrong Sponsor Drop Bingo...

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Lumen

dave_o_brien wrote: »

And that Leinders goes, but Yates stays... The public backlash to the hiring of Leinders seems to have given them some fierce double standards!

It's a bit early for that judgement. Leinders was an easy target because his contract was up for renewal.

The new pledge would seem to make Yates' ongoing employment impossible, but it's only just been announced.

CheGuedara

Flandria wrote: »

Armstrong Sponsor Drop Bingo...

Stick a stamp over GIRO too...

I wonder will Paddy Power give odds on which will be last sponsor to flee?

wonderfullife

All sponsors will now desert him. They say any publicity is good publicity so each sponsor wil try make headline news with them dropping Lance (and getting in the bit about supporting cancer). So i'd give it maybe 48 hours from when the Nike news dies down for Oakley to come out with their statement.