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Old 06-14-19, 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by 79pmooney
Armstrong and his cronies wrecked careers, made threatening phone calls to women, brought legal suits against journalists (complete with perjured testimony); all to screw anybody who dared to speak the truth (even if that person did so because he as called up by a grand jury). You and I would be behind bars for what Armstrong and his cronies did. Very few other riders, teams and support casts did the like. He also had inside help at UCI: telephone calls to announce out-of-competition tests and testing riders threatening Armstrong on GC at the Tour when requested by Postal/Discovery. It wasn't remotely an even playing field.
From a cycling perspective, it is pretty easy to believe he did what everyone else did.
Guess I don't know what career wrecking and threatening calls has to do with cycling anymore than betting on dog fights has to do with football. I have no issue with civil or criminal trials, just that is not cycling.
Weak officials is on the UCI. Just as in soccer a weak ref is on FIFA. Athletes are to win, or actually to entertain in a way their bosses make more money and they get more money.
That is what it has been for 50 years at least and I see no end. I rather dislike it, but the bike part seems more like speeding to me.

The ruin peoples lives/ careers is different, although - Who? Who is ruined and making less money than if Lance had been less of a performer?
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