Charges against Lance Armstrong?

Armstrong's lawyer was interveiwed on TV last night. When asked why his client was giving up and not contesting the charges his answer was typical lawyer speak: LA wants to concentrate on his charitable work etc etc. I have not seen any of the evidence against LA yet but my take on the lawyer's interview is that he is guilty as sin for this simple reason: If I had won the Tour De France multiple times and the USADA for whatever reason had a vendetta against me to falsely prove that I was a drug cheat I would fight with every breath in my body and pound in my pocket to prove they were lying. I reasonably expect LA to do the same and his reasons for not contesting the accusations just don't add up.
 
Sad day, as I had hoped LA was clean. Strip him of his titles? Why? Who do you give them to, as most others who finished top ten in that era have subsequently been found guilty of doping. Jan ulrich came second to LA a few times, give the win to him? No chance. No one has stripped Indurain of his titles, and I think the great hypocrite Bernard Hinault still has his, despite admitting cheating.

To me, the money and effort spent on this would have been better put to use catching today's crop of cheats. Let by gones be bygones. Let LA run his charities, and move on.
 
They keep saying on the news he's been stripped of his 7 tour titles, but i do't think they can only the UCI can do that, right?

I'm not sure the UCI will come out and do anything, it could open a whole can of worms with all the other guys involved in blood doping that won tours and classics.

Trouble is i think all the big teams were doing it its was the only way to compete.

The whole EPO thing i thought was a tricky one anyway same results as altitude training.
 
It is a shame that so many people treated this guy as a hero and so it is very hard to believe for a lot of people. I keep hearing about oh think of the charity work hes done and it balances out. I dont think it does personally as if he was known as a cheat hardly anyone would have put money into his charity just due to the fact it had his name on it.

Personally I think hes guilty I dont see why he wouldnt fight the charges and also how the officials seem to be describing I am pretty sure they have this process sussed inside out.
 
5 of his ex-team mates have been banned by the USADA for 6 MONTHS. So they said if you grass him up and admit it you will get a short ban and they all went for it. From 98 to 2011 there have been 26 podium placed riders banned or had their places stripped for doping compared to 16 placed riders who haven't, so far, been banned or stripped of their position in the Tour De France. It pretty much makes the whole race a farce when from 96 to 06 ALL winners have been banned, only 3 racers since 96 have the winner not been banned to date.
The whole thing is becoming a circus act that noone wants to see anymore.
 
It's his life's work that is being taken away from him. You would think he would be fighting it if it weren't true??
 
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Just been dropped by one of his biggest supporters - Nike. And now also left as chairman of Livestrong.
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Nike must be wondering whether it's worth sponsoring the 'best' in the world, with both Armstrong and Woods being somewhat embarrassing for them!
 
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