Can Lance still call himself 7x TDF champ?
05-30-15, 12:50 AM
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He can call himself whatever he likes.
I call him something quite different.
I call him something quite different.
05-30-15, 01:01 AM
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Yes, he can. (Our Constitution guarantees this.) Doesn't make it true or right.
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05-30-15, 03:36 AM
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05-30-15, 03:51 AM
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I always thought that since he lost a nad to cancer that he maybe needed a handicap or edge.
But the degree of secrecy he went to while doping is almost serial killer type status.
He can ride the hell outta a roadbike tho.
He will be in finacial ruins the rest of his days prolly.
I will always look at him as an accomplished rider more or less.
But the degree of secrecy he went to while doping is almost serial killer type status.
He can ride the hell outta a roadbike tho.
He will be in finacial ruins the rest of his days prolly.
I will always look at him as an accomplished rider more or less.
05-30-15, 04:09 AM
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He only lost the nad because he was a weight weeny and looking to lose a few grams. And any pro could be an accomplished rider with what he was taking.
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05-30-15, 04:53 AM
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That reminds me of my 1st semester organic chemistry class BITD. The prof used to give these 10 minute pop quizzes at the start of class that he called quizzies. After the first one, which was a total bear, one smart ass in the back of the room called out, "Dr. Griffin, if that was one of you quizzies, I would hate to see your testies (sic). That pretty much ended class for the day. Funny thing is the guy kept saying, "Wut, wut? Whaddit I say?"
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He did win those TdF's as fairly as a lot were won before him, e.g., Eddy Merckx was supended for doping a number of times. You have to wonder how many TdF's were won over the last 50 years without banned anything. That said, I'm no fan of Lance or bike racing any more. I suspect that doping is still big in the sport. Read Tyler Hamilton's book for background.
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He did win those TdF's as fairly as a lot were won before him, e.g., Eddy Merckx was supended for doping a number of times. You have to wonder how many TdF's were won over the last 50 years without banned anything. That said, I'm no fan of Lance or bike racing any more. I suspect that doping is still big in the sport. Read Tyler Hamilton's book for background.
Lance simply took longer and was the largest jagoff when it came to claiming he was innocent.
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These about sum it up. You go pissing on all the people he did, you are bound to come down.
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