Julia
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That's probably exactly right. Pretty much obligatory when creating the image.
That's probably exactly right. Pretty much obligatory when creating the image.Show me a high profile athlete or actor that does not support a "charity". These days it is just part of the marketing "package" of a celebrity.
2 of his urine tests did come back positive.
1) A frozen urine sample (from Lance Armstrong) did test positive for EPO, but years after the sample was taken as the technology to test for EPO was still being developed.
2) Another urine sample came back positive, he got a cortisone steroid script backdated to circumvent the result and said it was for 'saddle sores'.
I recommend watching this
4 Corners Documentary - The World According to Lance
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2012/10/11/3608613.htm
I tend to disagree.
Winning a competition by being drug boosted is not really an achievement.
In Reversal, Armstrong Is Said to Weigh Admitting Drug Use - The New York Times
Lance Armstrong, who this fall was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles for doping and barred for life from competing in all Olympic sports, has told associates and antidoping officials that he is considering publicly admitting that he used banned performance-enhancing drugs and blood transfusions during his cycling career, according to several people with direct knowledge of the situation. He would do this, the people said, because he wants to persuade antidoping officials to restore his eligibility so he can resume his athletic career.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/05/sports/cycling/lance-armstrong-said-to-weigh-admission-of-doping.html?_r=0
AUSTIN, Texas -- Lance Armstrong ended a decade of denial by confessing to Oprah Winfrey that he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.
The admission Monday came hours after an emotional apology by Armstrong to the Livestrong charity that he founded and turned into a global institution on the strength of his celebrity as a cancer survivor.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the interview is to be broadcast Thursday on Winfrey's network. She tweeted afterward, "Just wrapped with (at)lancearmstrong More than 2 1/2 hours. He came READY!" She was scheduled to appear on "CBS This Morning" on Tuesday to discuss the interview.
Finally....
Lance Armstrong Confessed Doping During Oprah Interview: REPORT
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/14/lance-armstrong-confesses-oprah-interview_n_2475422.html
I think it will be airing live AEDT 1pm. It will more than likely be on the 6/7pm news
An apology doesn't change the fact you're lying thieving cheating scum.
Gee, that's a bit harsh! They were all on drugs back then, so why single him out? The team management and doctors were supplying the drugs anyway. I'm sure he wouldn't have had any choice - either take the drugs the team gives you or you don't compete. In any case, he's still a great athlete - one of the best cyclists of all-time. He still beat the competition on an equal playing field, as they were also on drugs.
Those in the know knew Armstrong was doping the fact is you cannot win 7 TDF titles in a row it's just not possible unless you have a lot of "help"
A great shame for the sport and those that lost to him in the past though they would have known what was going on
Gee, that's a bit harsh! They were all on drugs back then, so why single him out? The team management and doctors were supplying the drugs anyway. I'm sure he wouldn't have had any choice - either take the drugs the team gives you or you don't compete. In any case, he's still a great athlete - one of the best cyclists of all-time. He still beat the competition on an equal playing field, as they were also on drugs - so he didn't have any sort of unfair advantage.
Please provide proof that EVERY other rider was also doping. The first rider across the line that didn't dope should be crowned.
How about how Armstrong set out to destroy a woman and her husband after she reported him for doping in 96.
Man is a complete dog full stop.
Self serving dog.
Armstrong is no fool but he's unleashed armageddon with his confession.
There are numerous people he has sued and won defending his "ïnnocence" they will now want their money back with interest.
Now he will dob in others so this will be very interesting to say the least.
As for Oprah Winfrey
Armstrong's no fool
Yeh he is!
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