Comments on: Ramifications of Lance Armstrong losing his Tour de France Titles http://www.bicycles.net.au/2012/08/ramifications-lance-armstrong-loosing-tour-de-france-titles/ The Top Australian Cycling Portal Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:34:59 +0000 hourly 1 By: Will you be able to forgive Lance Armstrong? | Bicycles Network Australia http://www.bicycles.net.au/2012/08/ramifications-lance-armstrong-loosing-tour-de-france-titles/#comment-115802 Will you be able to forgive Lance Armstrong? | Bicycles Network Australia Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:02:09 +0000 http://www.bicycles.net.au/?p=6648#comment-115802 [...] loses and create an advantage for himself with clever PR, does this truly make up for the damage; to the cycling fans who believed, to the LiveStrong charity supporters; to clean cyclists who missed a fair chance; to young riders, [...]

]]> By: Cycling Sponsors Drop Out, Who Is Responsible? | Bicycles Network Australia http://www.bicycles.net.au/2012/08/ramifications-lance-armstrong-loosing-tour-de-france-titles/#comment-86775 Cycling Sponsors Drop Out, Who Is Responsible? | Bicycles Network Australia Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:59:45 +0000 http://www.bicycles.net.au/?p=6648#comment-86775 [...] the Lance Armstrong decided not to challenge the USADA I wrote an opinion piece titled Ramifications of Lance Armstrong losing his Tour de France Titles in which I speculated that the sport would loose credibility and affect positive media interest, [...]

]]> By: Terry C http://www.bicycles.net.au/2012/08/ramifications-lance-armstrong-loosing-tour-de-france-titles/#comment-73408 Terry C Wed, 05 Sep 2012 02:52:03 +0000 http://www.bicycles.net.au/?p=6648#comment-73408 So who do they give the wins to – - 47 place ?

]]> By: Brad http://www.bicycles.net.au/2012/08/ramifications-lance-armstrong-loosing-tour-de-france-titles/#comment-72316 Brad Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:42:01 +0000 http://www.bicycles.net.au/?p=6648#comment-72316 If I were Lance I would do the same. I have read many articles on this and watched the Tyler Hamlilton 60minutes interview. If that’s what USADA are relying on then they are joking.

Hamilton is a bitter man after not getting his chance to go for victory in the tour. I have never seen or read the damning evidence that USADA say they have. Makes me believe they have nothing and are seeking Armstrong to say something that they will twist around and use as proof.

The man is a legend and always will be.

]]> By: PETER MACDONALD http://www.bicycles.net.au/2012/08/ramifications-lance-armstrong-loosing-tour-de-france-titles/#comment-71819 PETER MACDONALD Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:29:36 +0000 http://www.bicycles.net.au/?p=6648#comment-71819 Doping, smoking, drinking, etc, etc.
There has been and will be somewhere, something that shall cause sport-type people to stand out within their chosen office of the “physical”. American Pro Football alone, sucks the supply of anobolic steroids available every year.
No pro cyclist is capable of riding for 25,000 miles in training on average each year without some rejuvenation……then go racing…..youth and big balls can only take you so far.
As long as the public have small brains and the “sports” system is geared towards providing big money gladiator style entertainment, cycling or any version of human activity, will always be drugs related.
This current happy clappy “naughty” concept makes my skin crawl because the ingredient missing in all the debate is truth and honesty.
Why not just admit that drugs are used in cycling, or in all arena’s of sport and get on with it?
Nobody has any head or recognition for amateur sports because there’s no money or glory. Maybe drugs and winning/being the best is the price of this drug debate….it now appears so well embedded, then so be it.
And lastly, legal beagles never loose, so by not defending oneself is the perfect way to keep your money out of their pocket.
Good on you Lance.

]]> By: David Halfpenny http://www.bicycles.net.au/2012/08/ramifications-lance-armstrong-loosing-tour-de-france-titles/#comment-71441 David Halfpenny Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:08:04 +0000 http://www.bicycles.net.au/?p=6648#comment-71441 I agree Mark. I don’t know or care if he did or didn’t dope, but I’m sitting here thinking to myself – “What if he is innocent?”. How do you go about proving that you’re not guilty?

]]> By: mark http://www.bicycles.net.au/2012/08/ramifications-lance-armstrong-loosing-tour-de-france-titles/#comment-71363 mark Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:27:11 +0000 http://www.bicycles.net.au/?p=6648#comment-71363 I love the “With Lance’s announcement to stop defending himself against the USADA allegation it creates in interesting scenario that Armstrong is conceding without admitting to doping. On the one side it is a clear signal to his accusers that he is guilty of systematic doping and conspiracy charges; if he is clearly innocent why not allow proceedings to start and defend the allegation? ”
Lets say he does decide to defend the allegations and after a couple of years is proven innocent of them. It’s cost him several million dollars and as its not a legal court he won’t be awarded damages/costs. His supporters will still support him and his accusors/haters will still hate him so no gain there. The next effect is he loses millions of dollars and a couple of years of stress.

]]> By: David Halfpenny http://www.bicycles.net.au/2012/08/ramifications-lance-armstrong-loosing-tour-de-france-titles/#comment-71051 David Halfpenny Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:44:05 +0000 http://www.bicycles.net.au/?p=6648#comment-71051 Fixed. Thanks.

]]> By: Ken Scalley http://www.bicycles.net.au/2012/08/ramifications-lance-armstrong-loosing-tour-de-france-titles/#comment-70961 Ken Scalley Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:56:51 +0000 http://www.bicycles.net.au/?p=6648#comment-70961 Good, thought provoking article. As a pedant one minor problem, he will “lose” his TDFs not “loose”.

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