Originally posted by Blue Horn
On a side note, I completely agree with Karen. He is a jerk for leaving his wife and three young children.
Actually, it was his wife that left the marriage, and Sheryl Crowe did not come into the picture until after he was divorced.
1) I can't really believe how racist so many of these responses are. The French are really not as anti-american as we think they are. Calling them "Frogs" is extremely negative. L'Equipe has always been very pro US cyclists. They wrote about the Tour of Georgia. something that very few US papers or magazines did. I don't even recall seeing an article about it in cicyclist oriented magazines. They also love Greg Lamond. I think people need to ask themselves if they are against the story because it may not be accruate or beause it involves the French.
2) The samples testesd were taken at the same time. I heard that they were freeze dried. The EPO detection test was not available at the time. It now is. many old samples have been retestdin many sports. The remarks given by many people who are in the testing industry are great. EPO thoughis an enhancer from old samples can be easily detected. We are probably losiing the war against dopping. After all we are losing the larger war against drugs.
3) Rosolini, along with many onthe Italian team have been supected of using somehting since before the Sydney . The US & Australian press beat the issue to death. We don't hear anyone saying itis US poop! The Australians go after Roso even though he has Australian connects. I'm sure that there are soem very promient US swimers who are very dirty. Even though the are tested.
I haven't seen a single racist thread. The frogs are not a race. They are citizens of a certain slimmy country in Europe. Disliking France is not racist, Plus, it goes beyond the one paper, even the tour director is jumping on him. I am sorry, but this is all complete horse manure.
On a side note, I completely agree with Karen. He is a jerk for leaving his wife and three young children.
Hook'em
Blue
Originally posted by knelson
Kids add a wrinkle
For just being wrinkles, they sure do demand a lot of time and attention. But, at the end of the day, it's really all about the parents, not the wrinkles.
Bill, Lance did indeed receive EPO as part of his therapy. He credits it with helping to save his life. I had wondered whether he might have "leftover" EPO in his bloodstream in 1999, which was not so far away from his treatment. But surely if he wanted to use that for a justification he would have, plus I can't imagine a drug remaining for that long. I've read several articles today that mention he took EPO when he had cancer. I also read an interesting quote yesterday from Eddy Merkyxx (I'm sure I've butchered the spelling). He said Lance had told him he was clean and if it came down to believing Lance or some journalists, he was going to believe Lance. I am normally pretty cynical about the "I've never taken performance-enhancing drugs" line. I didn't believe Palmero, or Michelle Smith, or any of the others. But I want to believe Lance, so I'm going to!
I am a big fan of Lance Armstrong, dating back to before he even rode in the Tour de France. He trains harder than most and is genetically gifted. He has been tested more than most athletes but the tests cannot detect everything. EPO wasn't detectable in testing in 1999 so how do we know what is being used now and is not detectable. I am not saying Lance uses performance enhancing drugs. He says he is clean and a lot of people want to believe him. Many others in the sport with postive tests first stated they didn't use performance enhancing drugs and later admitted they did. No matter what, Lance trains harder than most, is an exceptional athlete and has done much for cancer awareness.
Originally posted by lefty
Gull is right, we are losing the war on Performance Enhancing Drugs.
Actually, Lefty, that was the other Craig's post, although I do agree with that statement.
I don't agree that our criticism of the French is "racist."
I wonder if EPO was administered as part of Armstrong's cancer treatment. EPO aids the production of red blood cells, which is why it is a common treatment for Anemia. A large percentage of patients with cancer have occurrences of Anemia.
~sb
