Lance Armstrong

The_Cisco_Kid · January 10, 2013, 8:30am

david walsh-the man who bigs up humphries and is happy to see people die to prove a point

croppy_boy · January 10, 2013, 9:05am

Flesh that out a bit there. Who died because of David Walsh carrying out an investigation in to a drugs scandal?

Lance Armstrong, however, was bullying colleagues into participating in and covering up endemic drugs use that is proven to lead to depression and suicidal tendencies.

The_Cisco_Kid · January 10, 2013, 9:18am

:lol:

nut

he may have taken something which gave him a bit of a pep in a bike race

calm down

croppy_boy · January 10, 2013, 9:29am

Clown. You’re happy enough to say David Walsh is affecting the health of people battling a life threatening illness when he is just trying to expose blatant cheating in sport yet you’ll ignore what the use of performance-enhacing drugs actually does to the lives of those involved in their use and their friends and family.

Tyler Hamilton talks about how he suffers from depression and I’m sure the family of Marco Pantani would have something to say about the ill effects of being involved in a systematic doping system as well.

The_Cisco_Kid · January 10, 2013, 9:30am

no- walsh is trying to destroy a charity that helps millions to prove a point

lance may have taken a pick me up before a bike race

croppy_boy · January 10, 2013, 9:35am

Your idiocy knows no bound. I suspect you are on idiocy enhancing drugs.

Stop taking them, they’ll make you depressed and wanting to kill yourself.

The_Cisco_Kid · January 10, 2013, 9:39am

why are gga fans so obsessed with drugs and killing

count_of_monte_crist · January 10, 2013, 9:42am

Mac · January 10, 2013, 9:42am

[quote=“The Cisco Kid, post: 152242”]

why are gga fans so obsessed with drugs and killing[/quote]

Cos you wind them up so well

croppy_boy · January 10, 2013, 9:50am

Take the blue pill Cisco, take it!

myboyblue · January 10, 2013, 10:11am

Croppy Boy taken hook line and sinker by TCK :lol:

croppy_boy · January 10, 2013, 10:18am

Quiet you. I was just point out his obvious hypocrisy.

You are welcome.

Fagan_ODowd · January 10, 2013, 10:34am

David Walsh invented cancer.

Horsebox · January 11, 2013, 5:05pm

Only a matter of time before McQuaid gets his just desserts.

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Cycling: The head of a drug-testing laboratory in Switzerland has denied giving banned cyclist Lance Armstrong “the key” to avoiding detection for the blood-boosting agent EPO.[/size][/font]
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Martial Saugy, director of the laboratory in Lausanne, was responding to claims made by the head of the US Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) that he had met Armstrong in 2002 and showed him how to circumvent tests.[/size][/font]
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Saugy has previously admitted meeting Armstrong and his US Postal team manager Johan Bruyneel but called a news conference today to insist he did so at the request of the International Cycling Union (UCI).[/size][/font]
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Saugy told reporters in Switzerland: "The answer to the question of whether I gave Lance Armstrong the key to circumvent EPO tests, is clearly no. I remain convinced that it (the meeting) was the right thing to do. It was not a mistake, nor naive as some have written.[/size][/font]
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“It would be paradoxical for the laboratory that reported the first case of EPO to give the key to circumvent tests. The fight against doping is our life’s work.”[/size][/font]
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The claims by Usada chief Travis Tygart has raised further questions about the UCI’s involvement in the scandal.[/size][/font]
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Concerns have previously been expressed about a ‘triangle’ - with the UCI accepting a €75,000 (US$100,000) donation from Armstrong in 2002 and around that time the UCI gave the Lausanne laboratory free use of a blood analyser worth €45,000-€53,000 ($60-$70,000).[/size][/font]
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Tygart, the man who brought charges against Armstrong that led to him being stripped of seven Tour de France titles, told US television programme 60 Minutes that Saugy had told him over dinner he had met Armstrong and Bruyneel at the request of the UCI in 2002 to explain how the EPO test worked.[/size][/font]
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The UCI insist that the meetings were arranged as a “deterrent” to show riders they were getting tough on doping and not to show them how to beat the system.[/size][/font]
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Tygart told 60 Minutes: "He (Saugy) sat beside me and said: ‘Travis, there is a sample from Lance Armstrong that indicates Lance Armstrong used EPO’. He also told us that he had been ordered by the UCI to meet Lance Armstrong and Johan Bruyneel to explain the method of detecting EPO, something that was unusual for him.[/size][/font]
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“So I asked him: ‘Did you give Lance Armstrong and Johan Bruyneel the keys to beating EPO tests?’ And he nodded to say yes. He explained to them, just the two of them. As far as I know, it’s unprecedented. It’s completely wrong to meet an athlete with a suspect result and explain to him how the test works.”[/size][/font]
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The UCI has set up an independent commission, including Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson among the members, to investigate USADA’s findings - including any payments from Armstrong to the organisations. The findings are expected before June.[/size][/font]
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A UCI spokesman insisted it had never tried to cover up the meeting.[/size][/font]
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“The UCI organised meetings with some riders to make them aware of the steps we were taking,” said the spokesman. “We never met to tell them how to beat the system - the purpose was to say we are working in this direction, it was just an information policy and a deterrent. It happened with many riders and many teams, we have never denied this meeting took place in order to inform him (Armstrong) and his team. There is nothing to hide, we are trying to be very transparent.”[/size][/font]
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Armstrong is due to break his silence on the doping allegations on Oprah Winfrey’s TV talk show next Thursday.[/size][/font]

Gman · January 11, 2013, 5:31pm

Only a matter of time before McQuaid gets his just desserts.

http://www.irishtime…4328721874.html

Cycling: The head of a drug-testing laboratory in Switzerland has denied giving banned cyclist Lance Armstrong “the key” to avoiding detection for the blood-boosting agent EPO.

Martial Saugy, director of the laboratory in Lausanne, was responding to claims made by the head of the US Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) that he had met Armstrong in 2002 and showed him how to circumvent tests.

Saugy has previously admitted meeting Armstrong and his US Postal team manager Johan Bruyneel but called a news conference today to insist he did so at the request of the International Cycling Union (UCI).

Saugy told reporters in Switzerland: "The answer to the question of whether I gave Lance Armstrong the key to circumvent EPO tests, is clearly no. I remain convinced that it (the meeting) was the right thing to do. It was not a mistake, nor naive as some have written.

“It would be paradoxical for the laboratory that reported the first case of EPO to give the key to circumvent tests. The fight against doping is our life’s work.”

The claims by Usada chief Travis Tygart has raised further questions about the UCI’s involvement in the scandal.

Concerns have previously been expressed about a ‘triangle’ - with the UCI accepting a €75,000 (US$100,000) donation from Armstrong in 2002 and around that time the UCI gave the Lausanne laboratory free use of a blood analyser worth €45,000-€53,000 ($60-$70,000).

Tygart, the man who brought charges against Armstrong that led to him being stripped of seven Tour de France titles, told US television programme 60 Minutes that Saugy had told him over dinner he had met Armstrong and Bruyneel at the request of the UCI in 2002 to explain how the EPO test worked.

The UCI insist that the meetings were arranged as a “deterrent” to show riders they were getting tough on doping and not to show them how to beat the system.

Tygart told 60 Minutes: "He (Saugy) sat beside me and said: ‘Travis, there is a sample from Lance Armstrong that indicates Lance Armstrong used EPO’. He also told us that he had been ordered by the UCI to meet Lance Armstrong and Johan Bruyneel to explain the method of detecting EPO, something that was unusual for him.

“So I asked him: ‘Did you give Lance Armstrong and Johan Bruyneel the keys to beating EPO tests?’ And he nodded to say yes. He explained to them, just the two of them. As far as I know, it’s unprecedented. It’s completely wrong to meet an athlete with a suspect result and explain to him how the test works.”

The UCI has set up an independent commission, including Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson among the members, to investigate USADA’s findings - including any payments from Armstrong to the organisations. The findings are expected before June.

A UCI spokesman insisted it had never tried to cover up the meeting.

“The UCI organised meetings with some riders to make them aware of the steps we were taking,” said the spokesman. “We never met to tell them how to beat the system - the purpose was to say we are working in this direction, it was just an information policy and a deterrent. It happened with many riders and many teams, we have never denied this meeting took place in order to inform him (Armstrong) and his team. There is nothing to hide, we are trying to be very transparent.”

Armstrong is due to break his silence on the doping allegations on Oprah Winfrey’s TV talk show next Thursday.

McQuaid wasnt president when this happened, it was Hein Verbruggen. Granted McQuaid is going to take the fall on the UCI’s behalf, but he wasnt the one making the biggest fuck ups then.

Horsebox · January 11, 2013, 7:30pm

Verbruggen will get it but so will McQuaid-he will take the fall cos the cunt is in it up to his neck.

Phil_Leotardo · January 12, 2013, 2:27pm

David Walsh has said on twitter that Oprah’s producer Jenna Kostelnik has been in touch with him. Apparently Kostelnik is reading his book and has also been in touch with Kathy LeMond and Betsy Andreu. She is also trying to get in contact with Travis Tygart from USADA and Oprah’s team want to know what are the questions they would ask.

Sounds positive and suggests that the interview has not been recorded yet.

Also, David Walsh mentioned he has some amusing news about Lance that he is going to tweet at 6pm this evening.

Thrawneen · January 12, 2013, 2:45pm

Probably so they can somehow distort them to make it handier for Armstrong.

I happened to see a “behind the scenes” Oprah show while on holiday recently (don’t ask). Oprah is a cunt and everyone involved in making her show are vacuous, horrible cunts.

I’m not too optimistic for this interview.

His_Holiness_Da_Dala · January 13, 2013, 9:06pm

Times and David Walsh have taken out this full page ad in the Chicago Tribune, with 10 questions they want Oprah to ask Lance in tomorrow’s interview.

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18be2ejvqrw7yjpg/original.jpgThe Sunday

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18be2ejvqrw7yjpg/original.jpg

Rudi · January 13, 2013, 9:21pm

Why have Pep Guardiola or Lionel Messi never been vilified like Armstrong has?