well fan for life Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Is Lance Armstrong resigning from being chairman of Livestrong not a bit like Jesus resigning from Christianity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 That'll be Trek bailed out on him now as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Nomad Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Tremendous final paragraph in this article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnash Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Interesting to hear a couple of interviews with Dave Brailsford in the past week or so, talking about Armstrong and doping in pro-cycling more generally. Obviously he is at pains to make it clear that the Sky riders are clean, as he usually is, but has been pretty candid about the whole issue. Also, Sky riders are being told to make a pledge that they have never doped. I'm not saying this all guarantees Sky is definitely clean, but you can't argue any more that he's just avoiding the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_B Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Shame "Hampden Diehard" didn't manage to find this thread again.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Nomad Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 A good point raised in that peddlers show is having the UCI in charge of both promoting the sport and doping control. So they're in charge of making both good and bad headlines, which from a money making point of view probably makes it hard to be honest. Would there be scope to have an independent entity in charge of doping control, taking away any bias towards making money over cleaning up the sport? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_S_A_R Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 for anyone that hasn't seen it before here's lance's famous i'm sorry for the people who can't believe in miracles podium speech from 2005. skip to 3:55 it's actually scary to think that he has been able to live such a huge lie for over a decade. i wouldn't be suprised if part of him is glad it's finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 for anyone that hasn't seen it before here's lance's famous i'm sorry for the people who can't believe in miracles podium speech from 2005. skip to 3:55 it's actually scary to think that he has been able to live such a huge lie for over a decade. i wouldn't be suprised if part of him is glad it's finished. Would bring a tear to a glass eye. He doesn't have one of them too does he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Lance has officially been stripped by the UCI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Nomad Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Pat the rat McQuaid is a cretin. Why should anybody believe a word that man says? All this bluster about Armstrong, yet it`s pretty clear the UCI were implicit in his cheating & success. The man should be forced to resign immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I see Cadel's admitted to contacting Dr Ferrari, only for advice though, you know. "I was recommended to take a test by my manager Tony Rominger to understand if I had the capabilities to race on the road," Evans added in an email to Australian television channel SBS. "I took the test as Mr Ferrari described on his website. Mr Ferrari briefly explained the results to me and the meeting was over. "At that time, Mr Ferrari's opinion was very highly regarded by teams and team managers, and therefore helpful for me to gain opportunities with road teams. "There was never any discussion of doping [with Ferrari] or any sign of anything illegal." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE KING Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 1350911253[/url]' post='6737150']Lance has officially been stripped by the UCI. Ally mccoist has refused to accept it, he said he won his titles on the road ,the cheating was done by the company that ran Armstrong . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 & so it begins. A Texas insurance company is demanding the return of $7.5m (£4.7m) in bonuses from cyclist Lance Armstrong. SCA Promotions covered a performance bonus paid to the American after he won his sixth Tour de France in 2004. Now that the International Cycling Union (UCI) has stripped Armstrong of his seven Tour titles, SCA will demand the money back from Armstrong. SCA's lawyer Jeffrey M. Tillotson told BBC Sport: "We will make a formal demand for return of funds." He added: "If this is not successful, we will initiate formal legal proceedings against Mr Armstrong in five business days (Monday 29 October)." The insurance policy was taken out by Tailwind Sports, the then owner of the US Postal team, to cover performance bonuses that would be due to Armstrong if he won the Tour. SCA refused to pay out the money because it argued Armstrong was not a clean rider. Armstrong took legal action against the company and won, because the contract between the parties stipulated that the money would be payable if Armstrong was the "official winner" of the Tours from 2004 to 2006. The company was forced to pay money relating to the bonus of $5m, plus $2.5m in interest and legal fees. SCA will now attempt to recover that sum from Armstrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkboy Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 This could all end up quite fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 This could just descend into 20 different businesses all claiming their money back, should be interesting to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckles Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Looks like hypocrite Paddy isn't for resigning from the UCI though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Looks like hypocrite Paddy isn't for resigning from the UCI though. It'll take a JCB, some heavy explosives and half an army to get McQuaid and Verbruggen out of the UCI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 It'll take a JCB, some heavy explosives and half an army to get McQuaid and Verbruggen out of the UCI. Apparently, they're taking specialist advice from a Doncaster & Regan in Glasgow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Paul Kimmage speaks to Irish Radio today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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