Lance Armstrong (25)

I find it amazing that so many people are upset . I'm not condoning what he did he did what everyone else (supposedly ) was doing . If the cycling officals covered it up then they should go to jail or something !!
And it was said on Adelaide radio today that when he said he wasnt taking drugs was over 7 yrs ago so he can not be charged with lying under oath!! Plus the SA govt wanting his appearnce money back hmmm politicians daring to be upset by a person not telling the truth.Pot calling the kettle black imho.

Lets face it cycling has been corrupt since the early 1900's this was well documented in australia.So taking perfromance enhancing drugs in the late 20century early 21st century or being paid to fix races in the early part of the 20th century !! Nothing seems to change in cycling hey

It is no defence to say "Well everybody was doing it?"

The reality is that he has been asked many times and has repeatedly, bare facedly denied that he was taking any performance enhancing drugs??

I feel sorry for the people who looked up to him, idolised him, put him on a pedestal, especially those involved in his charity. Yes, he did good work there but it is now all tarnished?

And yes, there are some officials I don't know who they are, his team management, American Cycling Officials, his personal doctor, medical staff would have known about or facilited him to do what he did - they too should get their just desserts and hopefully will?

And lying under oath, in a court, is a crime - most politicians are smart enough not to do that.

Dont forget in the states that 7 yr thing he can not i understand be charged for lying under oath!
And dont forget organised crime started all this way back in the ealry 20th century .If it was rotten then its rotten now if it hasnt been cleaned up .And it wasnt only in the us aussie crims were fixing races back then as well!!


Guess that old time pro Wrestler sums it up well when he said "its only cheating when you get caught "

HMMM yes but one strange one did the hokey pokey then got caught shop lifting twice in Adelaide . Yes she didnt lie under oath
Lost her place in the parliament but got off i think thats not fair either

My great-grandfather was one of the top cyclists riding out of Albury, NSW. He was accused of cheating once. He raced the train from Melbourne to Wodonga, and beat it by a reasonable bit. It was claimed by a fellow another cyclist that he had actually caught the train most of the way and only rode from the last train stop before Wodonga. System then was that telegrams were sent from spots along the way. Okay, he left Melbourne at the same time but managed to send telegrams before the train had arrived at each of those spots along the way.

Seemed that there was a fair bit of animosity between the 2 from the newspaper articles I have seen but never a mention of 'performance enhancing' drugs. The main thrust of all of the accusations was that he (and a few others) "rode too fast."

Its interesting you mention money newie
I heard on Adelaide radio today before lance was in the tour down under .It made 17 million dollars in profit now to you and me thats a hell of a lot of money .
Now when Lance was paid to appear and since he appeared it makes 45 million a year !!!
And some weird independant politician is demanding the state govt get the appearnce money back ! Why he was paid to appear and he did what the then premier wanted done put Adelaide on the map .

You think im joking I was fishing the Patawolunga lake this morning .Must have been like 5000 middle age men and others in lycra riding all around the suburb of gelnelg !! How much extra money is being brought into this state due to lance !!

May mean nothing to rich states like NSW QLD VIC WA .But hells bells since Lance came here so many people in lycra rding bikes eating in cafes .
Hell he may be a cheat but it hasnt stopped the people getting in and spending money here !!