Lance Armstrong

Sport
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http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/oct/20/lance-armstrong-drugs-in-sport

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Interesting stuff. When will that documentary be available to see? Will it get a cinema release like Senna?

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I’d say it will be art house only, and then straight to the midnight slot on channel four in a year or so. Will be interesting to see it, though the director doesn’t come across so well in that interview.

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Sonny Bill?

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Jack it up?

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Like I said a few weeks ago. I reckon SBW will jack it in after this season.

The bluesman, Sonny Boy Williamson.
Balbec seems to be unaware that he was killed in a barroom brawl in Chicago a while back, so he won’t in the Tour next year.

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This documentary on RTE1 looks very good so far.

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Some amount of mugs here thought he was clean

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:a:
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Poor @tiger

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Betsy Andreu is quite foxy in this.

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Who’s the Irish wan?

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Emma O’Reilly. From Tallaght I think.

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I know nothing about cycling except that they are all junkies but that was a good show last night.

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The start of this thread is funny. @Rocko even used the if he was doping they all were argument to justify it :flushed:

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I think it was more the “Everyone, including Lance, was doping.” Cycling still has a credibility problem over how it ostracised Armstrong but has no ill will towards Hamilton for example. It seems the timing of the apology is more important than anything.

Lance was quite clearly always doping and it’s a pity some people wouldn’t accept that. He was far from unique though.

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Suprised at you @Rocko

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Me too. I thought @rocko was a man of virtue.

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would that be due to a few things though?

Firstly, Armstrong was massively successful from his cheating, so it rankles more that he got this success how he did. The others were only relatively successful, so people dont really give a shit about them.

Then, the manor in which Armstrong took his defence. He not only was abrasive and lied so forcefully for so long, but he sued people and actively and horribly bullied them. He was such an unbelievable hypocrite in how he dealt with the drug taking, so the fact he ended up being guilty meant that it was more noteworthy. Most of the others admitted their guilt and didnt fight it that hard or if they did, for not long. Armstrong has been forcefully fighting his innocence since the 90s, so that would have gained momentum since then.

I agree, he was far from unique in doping, but he was massively unique in the levels he took it too, and the levels he took to cover it up.

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:abc: watch your spelling

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