Lance Armstrong to lose all title

[the_bob_delusion]

This is like the biggest sports news of the decade.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/more-sport/lance-armstrong-accepts-usada-drug-charges/story-e6frfg...

Do you think this is admission of guilt?

How does this affect those that worshipped him and was inspired by him all these years?

How about the charity he was invovled with? knowing they were supported by a cheater?

Do you think Lance Armstrong is a hero and a legend?

[jdsenterprises74]

Nearly a week after the news first leaked, disgraced cycling champ Lance Armstrong’s admission to Oprah Winfrey that he used performance-enhancing drugs is the worst-kept secret in sports media, but communications experts say honesty and contrition are essential to restoring Armstrong’s battered personal brand.

Last October the United States Anti-Doping Agency released documents proving Armstrong had doped, and stripped him of his Tour de France titles, prompting sponsors like Nike, Radio Shack and Oakley to sever ties with the superstar.

Link please.

[patchoo78]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/more-sports/lance-armstrong-confesses-ready-to-name-names/arti...

[freddie*rooster]

Link please.

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1315459--lance-armstrong-admits-doping-can-his-personal-brand-recover

[jdsenterprises74]

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1315459--lance-armstrong-admits-doping-can-his-personal-brand-recover

An opinion from a business reporter.  Hardly set in stone evidence.

And all off the back of "leaked" details leading up to the actual interview.

When I said link please I was actually talking about documents released by USADA proving his guilt.

[jdsenterprises74]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/more-sports/lance-armstrong-confesses-ready-to-name-names/arti...

After ten long arduous years of trying to clear his name, and he does an about turn on things and "confesses"

Has it ever crossed anybody's minds that perhaps he just wants to get it over and done with so he can finally move on with his life? 

Why did it take SO LONG to build up all this so-called evidence? 

[j*oono]

It's easy to find with a bit of googling jdsenterprises. USADA report Armstrong

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444799904578048673157864186.html

[freddie*rooster]

So the USADA stripped him of 7 Tour De France titles without evidence jdsenterprise74?

I don't think so.

[jdsenterprises74]

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It's easy to find with a bit of googling jdsenterprises. USADA report Armstrong

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444799904578048673157864186.html

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So a report pretty much based on other peoples hearsay I mean testimony.  Very hard to take seriously.

And I ask once again why did it take so long to gather so much "evidence" against Lance Armstrong

Theres one line on the report that makes me shake my head:

"It is not necessary for there to have been a positive drug test in order for a rule violation to have been established"

[j*oono]

The report is 209 pages long so you would probably need to read it if you really want to get some answers to your questions.

[jdsenterprises74]

So the USADA stripped him of 7 Tour De France titles without evidence jdsenterprise74?

I don't think so.

I think that if Lance Armstrong was really truly honestly guilty of all that they have accused him of doing the relevant authorities wouldn't have taken 10 years to establish that guilt.