Lance Armstrong was doping

Really disappointing to hear this, he was a childhood icon of mine.

God i hate this stuff

none of this has been proven and he hasn't been banned, he can no longer complete in tri's until he is found guilty or not. This is not the first time he has been through this and charges were dropped earlier in the year.

I still hope this isnt true.

hence why he's been charged, not found guilty yet. And in the meantime banned from the sport. From what I read USADA has essentially proven that he doped and there's no way he's getting out of this one.

Innocent until proven guilty! He is THE most tested cyclist in the sport and has never had a single positive test. Go Lance!

He's BEING charged, Not BEEN charged.

There's a big difference.

i really hope that's not true, his story is an amazing one

i dont give a fuck, hes still badass

There was a reason why all the chargers were dropped, he isn't banned, they have not proven anything and prob wont.

good.   if you cheat you should get yours and he's gonna

well some new evidence has apparently come to light.

and

"The move by USADA immediately bans him from competing in triathlons, which he turned to after he retired from cycling last year."

yes, he is banned. from triathlons at least.

I doubt this is true

not even a surprise, people have been saying this for years

Really? From what I read he's only banned from triathlons until the charges are resolved?

I just translated what it said..

Here's an article.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/cycling/story/2012-06-13/lance-armstrong-faces-doping-charges/55582394/1

We'll see how this plays out.

this and it is only certain events, Same protocol for every sport

Armstrong, who retired from competitive cycling in 2011, confirmed on Twitter on Wednesday that he was informed of the charges in a letter sent by USADA.
His seven Tour de France titles could also be in jeopardy, the Washington Post first reported in a story published Wednesday on its website. The newspaper obtained a copy of a letter sent to Armstrong on Tuesday that says blood samples collected in 2009 and 2010 were "fully consistent with blood manipulation including EPO use and/or blood transfusions."
The cyclist has strongly denied doping accusations throughout his career. He has never tested positive.
He is now banned from competing in triathlons as a result of the USADA charges, ThePost reported. The letter alleges that Armstrong and five others associated with his cycling team were involved in a doping program that included the use of blood transfusions and performance enhancing drugs, the report said.
Armstrong said in his statement that USADA "intends to again dredge up discredited allegations dating back more than 16 years."
The statement continued: "I have never doped, and, unlike many of my accusers, I have competed as an endurance athlete for 25 years with no spike in performance, passed more than 500 drug tests and never failed one."
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is the body in charge of drug testing for Olympic sports. It does not have the power to file criminal charges.
In a statement, USADA CEO Travis Tygart confirmed the letter of anti-doping rule violations was sent to Armstrong, three team doctors and two team officials. "USADA only initiates matters supported by the evidence," the statement said. "Our duty … is to fairly and thoroughly evaluate all the evidence available and when there is credible evidence of doping, take action under the established rules."
In the letter to Armstrong dated June 12, USADA states that numerous riders, team personnel and others will testify based on observing Armstrong allegedly take performance enhancing drugs or through his admissions of doping to them. USADA alleges that he used EPO, blood transfusions, testosterone and cortisone from before 1998 through 2005 and that he used EPO, testosterone and human growth hormone through 1996.
USADA's letter states that riders who competed with Armstrong on the U.S. Postal Service and Discovery Channels teams from 1998-2007 have said that team director Johann Bruyneel, team trainer Jose Pepe Marti and Dr. Michele Ferrari, a consultant to the team, developed training plans based on EPO use. In the letter, USADA says it has eyewitness statements of Ferrari, Dr. Luis Garcia del Moral and Dr. Pedro Celaya injecting riders with EPO.
Armstrong has been investigated for alleged doping in recent years. In February, federal prosecutors dropped a two-year investigation of Armstrong, looking at whether he and his teammates participated in a doping program while he was riding for the U.S. Postal Service team. He won the Tour de France from 1999 to 2005.
In the federal investigation, a grand jury in Los Angeles heard evidence from Armstrong's former teammates and associates. When prosecutors announced they were closing the case, they did not disclose a reason for the decision.

See, this is where I have a problem with the world. Instead of saying,
"Hey, this guy is the most tested athlete in the world, and has an incredible story to go along with it. Congratulations to him, and I want to make myself a better person just because of it."

People instead spend years and years trying to knock someone off their pedestal, in some feeble attempt at making them feel better about themselves for a few moments.

if the glove dont fit you much acquit

disappointing. where does he get off seriously

if u r going 2 cheat y would u do a gay sport like biking????????

This. I mean I really wouldn't be surprised by ANYONE in any professional sport being caught. But I mean come on give it a break, if he's been tested over 500 times and never failed one, I think they should just give it a rest, and do something more productive with their time.

There are some logical flaws here. Why the heck would a man like him do a comeback with 7 TdF titles when he is almost 40 years old taking and taking the chance to dope himself in the 2009/2010 season and then risk losing all his titles? That doesn't make sense in my opinion. But still, so sad if its true, he seems like nice guy!

They're claiming he was 'doping' from 1998-2005..

you clearly have never biked before

So say Lance Armstrong gets proven guilty along with his team etc, they've now shut down one of the most elaborate and longest running doping rings in a sport that already has a tarnished image. Is that not doing something productive?

I don't care if he's been tested 500 hundred times and never failed. You're whole 'give it a rest' attitude is what creates an environment for these athletes to get away with doping,

lol

not really, no.

In this case its all about som blood tests from 2009/2010 that shows he may have been using EPO or doing blood transfusion.

so even if he did dope in 09/10 that could strip him of his titles from 99-05? that seems like a BIG assumption they're making

it's a really really inconvenient and sad truth that cycling is quite possibly the most steroid-ridden sport. everyone works so hard and gets paid so little, so when they receive the opportunity to near greatness, then most of them do end up taking that advantage

Everyone in cycling dopes. At some point in his career he had to have been involved, as unfortunate as that is. He's still an unreal athlete and it doesn't change my opinion of him.

for everyone making ignorant comments

almost forgot ... /THREAD

this, you don't just dope then sit on your couch then bike tour de france every other day.

Do you have any idea what the USADA stands for // who the people they're using as witnesses are? Not that I support any of these allegations, but you look really fucking ignorant.

Even if he was doping, he was able to consistently beat everyone else that was also doing it (Pantani Ullrich, Vino Anyway here's why he's the man

"the look" back at his arch rival Jan Ullrich before attacking


He falls at :37 then comes back and attacks

meh guys still got bigger ball than I do.

oh the irony

only a completely ignorant person would believe this.. we have been hearing this for 16 years.

I bet you would have said the same thing 10 years ago if someone said Barry Bonds doped.

that would really suck if its true, hopefully not though

Where there's smoke, there's fire. That said, I'm still hoping that it isn't true.

Is this ANOTHER conspiracy?

ITT: Overuse of the word doping

2nd page.


not really surprised by this.