Lance Armstrong gives up on fighting USADA charges

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Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on August 23, 2012 at 4:25pm

And the USADA response was swift.

Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on August 23, 2012 at 4:28pm

Feh

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on August 23, 2012 at 4:51pm

I was thinking, Meh, but you might be right.

Permalink Reply by spencewine on August 23, 2012 at 5:02pm

hmmm...weary of fighting charges. If 7 tour titles were on the line, I think I'd perk up a bit.

Permalink Reply by Joe TV on August 23, 2012 at 5:19pm

Hincapie would have spilled the beans and would have been in agony over it too.  That would have been a real horrorshow.  Lance chose the firing squad instead of the torture chamber.

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on August 23, 2012 at 5:22pm

At least he gets to keep most of the money. And of course there's the whole Sheryl Crow thing. On balance, I think he's made off nicely.

Permalink Reply by spencewine on August 23, 2012 at 5:23pm

So rather than admitting guilt, he's admitting guilt.

Joe TV said:

Hincapie would have spilled the beans and would have been in agony over it too.  That would have been a real horrorshow.  Lance chose the firing squad instead of the torture chamber.

Permalink Reply by Joe TV on August 23, 2012 at 5:38pm

Lance saw how ugly things were about to become, for him and everyone around him.  And he chose the least ugly option.  When the least ugly option means losing 7 tour titles, you can bet that other options would have been horrific.


spencewine said:

So rather than admitting guilt, he's admitting guilt.

Joe TV said:

Hincapie would have spilled the beans and would have been in agony over it too.  That would have been a real horrorshow.  Lance chose the firing squad instead of the torture chamber.

Permalink Reply by spencewine on August 23, 2012 at 5:42pm

I think there could be a decline in sales for bright yellow wristbands in the foreseeable future. I painted my red to more accurately reflect the color of Dante's Inferno, where Lance's soul will surely rest.

Kevin C said:

At least he gets to keep most of the money. And of course there's the whole Sheryl Crow thing. On balance, I think he's made off nicely.

Permalink Reply by Joe TV on August 23, 2012 at 6:20pm

Counterpoint:  LA broke the rules in the company of rule breakers and won over and over.  He inspired millions around the world, and contributed a ton of money towards cancer research.  

He might be an arrogant jerk, but I'd guess his presence on this earth has had a net positive (no pun intended) effect.


spencewine said:

I think there could be a decline in sales for bright yellow wristbands in the foreseeable future. I painted my red to more accurately reflect the color of Dante's Inferno, where Lance's soul will surely rest.

Kevin C said:

At least he gets to keep most of the money. And of course there's the whole Sheryl Crow thing. On balance, I think he's made off nicely.

Permalink Reply by Joe TV on August 23, 2012 at 7:00pm

Looking at all this history, now essentially wiped off the slate.  Sadness.  This is your career on drugs.

  http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/la-sp-lance-armstrong-pictures...

Permalink Reply by Rich S on August 23, 2012 at 7:11pm

I'm not entirely sure that it's cancer research that Livestrong supports.

 

Equally interesting is what the foundation doesn’t do. Most people—including nearly everybody I surveyed while reporting this story—assume that Livestrong funnels large amounts of money into cancer research. Nope. The foundation gave out a total of $20 million in research grants between 1998 and 2005, the year it began phasing out its support of hard science. A note on the foundation’s website informs visitors that, as of 2010, it no longer even accepts research proposals.

 

I'm not saying the foundation doesn't have a positive impact. It's gotta be rough dealing with cancer so I'm glad they support patients and survivors. However it seems to be a bit of a myth that Livestrong supports cancer reserach.

 

Overall it seems that only a few of the people who won the Tour de France in recent years have actually won.

 


Joe TV said:

Counterpoint:  LA broke the rules in the company of rule breakers and won over and over.  He inspired millions around the world, and contributed a ton of money towards cancer research.  

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