Lance Armstrong

[Hood]

For anyone who follows cycling the charging of Armstrong with doping has to rank as the main story at the moment. I really don't know what to think.

On one hand I think his story is too good for him to be completely true and clean. To win seven Tours is a phenomenal achievement but to do it having beaten cancer even more so. My cynicism comes from all the doping stories from the past and the possibility that if you are really clever you can beat a drugs testing regime. There may even be doping systems that are still undetectable with present testing, like EPO in the 90s or the use of blood transfusions.

I just think back to winners like Indurain with crazy low heartbeats of 26 or so, never tested positive but winning the tour at a time when doping was rife and overt. I've read stories of cyclists having syringes in their jerseys and doping as and when they needed it.

I hope that Armstrong didn't dope and that this is the finding. I really hope this because he has become a force for help for others on the back of his Tour successes. I also think that doping or not, to win the Tour is an incredible feat and to manage seven wins is a super-human effort.

Maybe too super-human. We'll see what the evidence is.

Just ramblin'

Hood

[Attila]

You are joking! Armstrong was 100% doped! I remember scenes where he was fighting against Ulrich (who was doped too) and Ulrich was nearly dead meanwhile Armstrong was cycling with a smile on his face! Armstrong was the champion of all the dopers! He had the best dopingsupport thats the reason why he was never caught!
Fact is, that Armstrong was just an average cyclist before he had cancer! After all the therapies (with EPO and stuff for making more red blood cells) against the cancer, he was there like a rising star!

[swiss]

RR Bikes are "ghey".

[5./JG27.Farber]

Thing is they bann substances at will. So what last year was a supplement is now banned... Its really bizare.

They should have a sports catorgory along side main sports especially for juicers and dopers. Top atheletes pumped full of gear! Freaks battling it out in top sporting events. Peoples hearts expoding sometimes?! That would be awesome.

[raaaid]

there are transhumanist olimpics where doping is allowed or well maybe i just dreamt it

[5./JG27.Farber]

You must have dreamt it. I would definatley watch it.

Freaks of nature lifting up cars and stuff. Knees crushing under the weight. Biceps exploding. Awesome.

[von Pilsner]

Originally Posted by raaaid

there are transhumanist olimpics where doping is allowed or well maybe i just dreamt it

Old SNL skit: The All Drug Olympics

http://www.hulu.com/watch/4090