Kwabs Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cycling/lan...0118-2cxrj.html "'Did you ever take banned substances? Yes' Without any hesitation, Lance Armstrong confesses to doping with a simple 'yes' during his interview with Oprah." This is quite shocking news in my opinion. I've never thought all the rumors about him would be real. There has never been real proof to show he has used doping, but now he can kiss his seven Tour De France victories goodbye I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephan90 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 (edited) It was proven by American Anti Doping Agency Usada with a 1000 pages report three months ago that he doped from 1998 to 2010. He also lost a bronze medal from Olympia. Edited January 18, 2013 by Stephan123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trund Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 It's always funny that some people seriously believed him, it was always so obvious and his lies were ridiculous. But hey, at least he's doing a few millions now by admitting it. There are a million commercials during this joke of a tv show, he probably would have never considered admitting it if he didn't get millions for it. And then people think he is actually sorry about this. *COUGH* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Cowboy Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Without any hesitation, Lance Armstrong confesses to doping with a simple 'yes' during his interview with Oprah." That's not really news, besides that there is no point in hidding it when everybody knows it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil weasel Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Wow, admitting to guilt... What will be his reward? Being back in the money... As opposed to being dead broke, with no marketable skills. His choices: WalMart, the streets, or admit it and get back to work in his chosen field? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 He's been banned from professional cycling for life. To be honest, he's got more than enough money to live on. AMD Ryzen 5900X (4.65GHz All-Core PBO2) | Gigabye X570S Pro | 32GB G-Skill Trident Z RGB 3600MHz CL16 EK-Quantum Reflection D5 | XSPC D5 PWM | TechN/Heatkiller Blocks | HardwareLabs GTS & GTX 360 Radiators Corsair AX750 | Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic XL | EVGA GeForce RTX2080 XC @2055MHz | Sabrant Rocket Plus 1TB Sabrant Rocket 2TB | Samsung 970 Evo 1TB | 2x ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Q Acoustics 2010i | Sabaj A4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwabs Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 It's always funny that some people seriously believed him, it was always so obvious and his lies were ridiculous. As long as there isn't actual proof someone's lying, I believe them. But of course I also have my own opinion about things.. But aren't there any fines or something for doping useage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephan90 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 It's always funny that some people seriously believed him, it was always so obvious and his lies were ridiculous. As long as there isn't actual proof someone's lying, I believe them. But of course I also have my own opinion about things.. But aren't there any fines or something for doping useage? He will have to return all prize money and will get sued by many former sponsors for a lot of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthYENIK Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Wow, they finally caught him! The ONLY doped up professional cyclist! Now we can go on knowing that everyone else who races in the Tour de France did it without doping. Am I right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephan90 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Wow, they finally caught him! The ONLY doped up professional cyclist! Now we can go on knowing that everyone else who races in the Tour de France did it without doping. Am I right? I think the current winners of the Tour de France over the last years were originally ranked fifth or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zilcho Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 (edited) I find efforts to, at the very least, partially absolve him by drawing attention to other people's doping and its pervasiveness in cycling are misguided and offensive. What sets Armstrong apart from his peers was his continuing escape from justice, his dogged and brutal pursuit of those who dared to speak up, and his sheer arrogance (even in confession, his smirks to the camera and half jokes regarding the despicable actions towards whistle-blowers show the sociopathic manoeuvres he is still engaged in; he's attempting still to salvage the tatters of his pompous mantle) all make for a perfect storm. Not only was he the most prolific cheater, but he was the most remorseless and successful. For these myriad reasons I cannot comprehend attempts to morally shield this disgraceful example of a 'sportsman' from the deserving hatred that is being rained upon him. Other dopers have been suitably named and shamed; but no other dopers so consistently reaped the rewards and crushed the opposition with the degenerate efficiency Lance did. I hope Oprah puts the figurative thumb screws on him more tightly (he got off lightly in part one), and perhaps breaks out a rack and blowtorch, upon the showing of the second part. The man deserves a taste of his own medicine. At the very most I would commend his work in charity; a deplorable human being can still do good, it is just a shame the siphon for charity in this case would be one so morally corrupted by a Draconian pursuit of false glory. A pursuit of false glory embedded within that culture maybe, but one typified better by no one other than Mr Armstrong, the Pontifex Maximus of fallen stars. His dignity in assisting those afflicted with cancer shall, however, remain. Edited January 18, 2013 by El Zilcho U R B A N I T A S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoo Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I heard that he used drugs to beat cancer, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaidRaida Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 He was and will ever be an characterless asshole. I would have thrown him a bottle in the face while riding down the hill with 100 kmh if I had the chance. Son of a bitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerstrokeTurboDiesel Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Its about time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthYENIK Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I find efforts to, at the very least, partially absolve him by drawing attention to other people's doping and its pervasiveness in cycling are misguided and offensive. What sets Armstrong apart from his peers was his continuing escape from justice, his dogged and brutal pursuit of those who dared to speak up, and his sheer arrogance (even in confession, his smirks to the camera and half jokes regarding the despicable actions towards whistle-blowers show the sociopathic manoeuvres he is still engaged in; he's attempting still to salvage the tatters of his pompous mantle) all make for a perfect storm. Not only was he the most prolific cheater, but he was the most remorseless and successful. For these myriad reasons I cannot comprehend attempts to morally shield this disgraceful example of a 'sportsman' from the deserving hatred that is being rained upon him. Other dopers have been suitably named and shamed; but no other dopers so consistently reaped the rewards and crushed the opposition with the degenerate efficiency Lance did. I hope Oprah puts the figurative thumb screws on him more tightly (he got off lightly in part one), and perhaps breaks out a rack and blowtorch, upon the showing of the second part. The man deserves a taste of his own medicine. At the very most I would commend his work in charity; a deplorable human being can still do good, it is just a shame the siphon for charity in this case would be one so morally corrupted by a Draconian pursuit of false glory. A pursuit of false glory embedded within that culture maybe, but one typified better by no one other than Mr Armstrong, the Pontifex Maximus of fallen stars. His dignity in assisting those afflicted with cancer shall, however, remain. Would it help if I called him an asshole, and then pointed out that doping is still huge in the cycling world? Because I'll do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zilcho Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I find efforts to, at the very least, partially absolve him by drawing attention to other people's doping and its pervasiveness in cycling are misguided and offensive. What sets Armstrong apart from his peers was his continuing escape from justice, his dogged and brutal pursuit of those who dared to speak up, and his sheer arrogance (even in confession, his smirks to the camera and half jokes regarding the despicable actions towards whistle-blowers show the sociopathic manoeuvres he is still engaged in; he's attempting still to salvage the tatters of his pompous mantle) all make for a perfect storm. Not only was he the most prolific cheater, but he was the most remorseless and successful. For these myriad reasons I cannot comprehend attempts to morally shield this disgraceful example of a 'sportsman' from the deserving hatred that is being rained upon him. Other dopers have been suitably named and shamed; but no other dopers so consistently reaped the rewards and crushed the opposition with the degenerate efficiency Lance did. I hope Oprah puts the figurative thumb screws on him more tightly (he got off lightly in part one), and perhaps breaks out a rack and blowtorch, upon the showing of the second part. The man deserves a taste of his own medicine. At the very most I would commend his work in charity; a deplorable human being can still do good, it is just a shame the siphon for charity in this case would be one so morally corrupted by a Draconian pursuit of false glory. A pursuit of false glory embedded within that culture maybe, but one typified better by no one other than Mr Armstrong, the Pontifex Maximus of fallen stars. His dignity in assisting those afflicted with cancer shall, however, remain. Would it help if I called him an asshole, and then pointed out that doping is still huge in the cycling world? Because I'll do that. It wouldn't much help anything, but I suppose I could claim some relief in the knowledge that you at least admit that a man, once so toweringly defiant in his broad daylight cheating, is now justifiably humiliated. Except he is still wriggling, like a floundering land bound fish, to appear more dignified than he is. I suppose that stirs some outrage in me; that he should commandeer a 'confession' as a sort of circumspect defence. It wouldn't matter so much if he hadn't wronged so many in his crazed performance. I guess calling you out indirectly on your statement is a reflection of my amazement that people (not you, many other doomed defenders of his) would frame this discussion in something other than his conduct. As if pointing out other sinners should take precedent over the naming and shaming of the most prolific of their number. I'm not a fan of that sort of diversionary apologeticism. U R B A N I T A S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrinPA Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 It makes you wonder about everyone else who beat him in the Olympics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I<3GTAV Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Imagine the other people who never used performance enhancing drugs that could have won if he never used those, very unfair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FACTORY BLACK Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Icouldnt believe it when I first found out but I do now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaidRaida Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Imagine the other people who never used performance enhancing drugs that could have won if he never used those, very unfair. I'm pretty sure no one from the professional side is really angry about Lance. Why? The top riders are all doped. I'm sure about that. It's amost fair again because they are all pumped up. A gross situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I've never got the logic that some people doping is implicit of explicit evidence of everyone doing it. It's certainly been a problem on the Tour with something like half of all winners in the last 40 years being shamed for it. But that doesn't necessarily mean that everyone is involved in it. AMD Ryzen 5900X (4.65GHz All-Core PBO2) | Gigabye X570S Pro | 32GB G-Skill Trident Z RGB 3600MHz CL16 EK-Quantum Reflection D5 | XSPC D5 PWM | TechN/Heatkiller Blocks | HardwareLabs GTS & GTX 360 Radiators Corsair AX750 | Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic XL | EVGA GeForce RTX2080 XC @2055MHz | Sabrant Rocket Plus 1TB Sabrant Rocket 2TB | Samsung 970 Evo 1TB | 2x ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Q Acoustics 2010i | Sabaj A4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel_Buttfuck Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I think a bodybuilder once said: "The only only bodybuilders who use steroids are the ones who get caught doing it" This implies that every bodybuilder out there use steroids, but it's only the ones who are caught doing it that are willing to admit it. I think the same can be said about pretty much every sport played at a professional level today, sadly. I'm not saying every athlete out there fill their veins with junk, but it's waaaay more usual than sportsmen/women are letting on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGodDamnMaster Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 The guy is scum. His philanthropy doesn't mean sh*t if the money wasn't rightly his. Intel Core i9-9900k | Seasonic FOCUS Plus 750W | 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 2666MHzMSI GeForce RTX2070 | WD Blue 1TB HDD | Samsung 950 PRO M.2 512GBAntec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower | MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Pro Carbon AC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel_Buttfuck Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 He defiantly strikes me as a number one bullsh*tter, if not a full blown psychopath. I don't like this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Mordecai Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I respect him for it. He got paid cheating didn't he, and he gave no f*cks about it. Y'all need to loosen up. Its bicycling. I was watching hln this morning and apparently people still think Tiger Woods is worse than him. White people kill me with that sh*t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dildo Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I've never thought all the rumors about him would be real. your naiveté is cute. almost anyone who knew much about pro-cycling during the 80s and 90s knew that Lance (and at least half the field) was doping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel_Buttfuck Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I respect him for it. He got paid cheating didn't he, and he gave no f*cks about it. Y'all need to loosen up. Its bicycling. I was watching hln this morning and apparently people still think Tiger Woods is worse than him. White people kill me with that sh*t. If Armstrong is the kind of person you respect, then I feel truly sorry for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceRay Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Damn, watching that scene with Armstrong in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story is going to be really awkward now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrel Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 When you make winning your whole life, you have to keep on winning - Cool running's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel_Buttfuck Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Cracks me the hell up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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