Lance Armstrong calls it quits in fight against doping charges

[Josef Svejk]

Winfrey doesn't sound too convinced about the interview. She'd rather not say whether he was contrite, for example. In other words, he wasn't.

 

I suspect he'll confess to doing what most (or at least many) of his colleagues and competitors were doing at the time, say that he was under a lot of pressure post-illness and in that cycling context. He'll certainly deny that he led a drug programme. They were regretable times, he made some poor decisions, humans - and especially professional sportspeople - are fallible... but now his charity work comes first and he wants to get on with the rest of his life and "give something back", etc.

[L19red]

Code remember when I told you the feds would want their money back?

Well...

 

U.S. Government Rejects Armstrong's $5 Million Offer In Whisteblower Case | Cyclingnews.com

 

Report claims Texan's offer to be a witness also knocked back

 

With news that the United States Justice Department is considering joining a federal whistleblower lawsuit reportedly filed by Floyd Landis, Lance Armstrong is said to have offered to pay compensation in a bid to stem the potential financial fallout that could be coming his way.

 

CBS News reports that Armstrong has offered to pay the U.S Government more than $5 million dollars and also cooperate as a witness in the investigation. The channel claims that its sources say that the government in turn rejected "both offers as inadequate."

 

The suit is aimed at recouping the sponsorship funds provided by the US Postal Service, which supported the team from 1996-2004, in light of the US Anti-Doping Agency's lifetime ban of Lance Armstrong for doping.

 

If the suit is successful, Landis could, under the Federal False Claims Act, personally claim up to 30% of the funds that the government wins.

 

The US Postal Service contract in 2001 was renewed to the tune of $32 million, according to documents available in the US Anti-Doping Agency’s reasoned decision. The total settlement to the government could, by law, be two to three times that amount.

Edited January 16, 2013 by L19red

[JohnnyH]

Winfrey doesn't sound too convinced about the interview. She'd rather not say whether he was contrite, for example. In other words, he wasn't.

 

I suspect he'll confess to doing what most (or at least many) of his colleagues and competitors were doing at the time, say that he was under a lot of pressure post-illness and in that cycling context. He'll certainly deny that he led a drug programme. They were regretable times, he made some poor decisions, humans - and especially professional sportspeople - are fallible... but now his charity work comes first and he wants to get on with the rest of his life and "give something back", etc.

 

Not much of a surprise there is it. He couldn’t have handpicked a cosier interviewer. Within 30 mins of this she’ll have hugged him at least once and consoled him numerous times while telling him how brave he is. She should be eternally embarrassed by the fact he asked her to be the one he “confessed” to as he knew it’d be an easy ride.

 

It became obvious to me recently that he wasn’t an especially pleasant man, but as I’ve read more and more of what is alleged, and he’s no longer legally disputing, it is clear that he most probably is the greatest cheat in sports history. Quite remarkable the lengths he seems to have gone to.

 

I just hope all the other cycling cheats don’t try and act like they were hard done by also. The whole sport has a cancer running through it from top to bottom.

[Dr Nowt]

I wonder if the interview was held at a hotel because he didn't think them seeing he still had all the framed yellow jerseys up in his lounge gave the impression this apology was anything other than cynical and strategic.

[L19red]

Not much of a surprise there is it. He couldn’t have handpicked a cosier interviewer. Within 30 mins of this she’ll have hugged him at least once and consoled him numerous times while telling him how brave he is. She should be eternally embarrassed by the fact he asked her to be the one he “confessed” to as he knew it’d be an easy ride.

 

It became obvious to me recently that he wasn’t an especially pleasant man, but as I’ve read more and more of what is alleged, and he’s no longer legally disputing, it is clear that he most probably is the greatest cheat in sports history. Quite remarkable the lengths he seems to have gone to.

 

I just hope all the other cycling cheats don’t try and act like they were hard done by also. The whole sport has a cancer running through it from top to bottom.

 

Most of the USPS guys have been accountable for their own actions when giving testimony to USADA in the bits I read from the reasoned decision. Tyler Hamilton in particular has been up front and has said in numberous interviews that it was his decision to dope, he also explained about the culture in the teams he rode for but not in a way that portrayed him as a victim.

[lifetime fan]

Sky showing stills of him from the interview with the crocodile tears going.

[L19red]

Sky showing stills of him from the interview with the crocodile tears going.

 

get paid! I had Lance to cry at 2/5. Like finding money in the street.

[loadsoftrophies]

get paid! I had Lance to cry at 2/5. Like finding money in the street.

 

Haha superb work.

[lifetime fan]

get paid! I had Lance to cry at 2/5. Like finding money in the street.

 

 

Nice one, I hope you lumped on. Love to see the bookies take a beating.

[Iceman]

he is a quim.

 

No, he is a crying, screaming quim.

[lifetime fan]

Anyone going to stay up for this?

[Pony Princess]

I'd love to see Lance's remaining testicle. I have questions like...

 

Does it grow twice in size to replace the missing testicle?

Does it sometimes 'swim' over to the other side of the sack and have to be pushed back over?

You know when you have a wank sometimes / sex in the cold and the balls 'recede'.. does the single ball get lonely? Pushing the ball down post-coitus can be annoying.

Has he ever considered getting a neuticle? (fake ball to replace the old one)

[Josef Svejk]

I should really go to bed, shouldn't I?

[lifetime fan]

I should really go to bed, shouldn't I?

 

 

I've to be up at 6 to walk the dog before work, gives me 90 minutes kip if I watch it...

[Josef Svejk]

And, yet, here we are!

[lifetime fan]

And my maths is fucked already, I'd get 2 and a half hours sleep.

 

Done.

[Josef Svejk]

He admits it all.

[lifetime fan]

I cheated

I used EPO

I used blood transfusion

I doped in all 7 TdF

[lifetime fan]

Started mid 90's

[Josef Svejk]

"No, Oprah, I categorically did not pay Code 72 to lie on my behalf..."

 

Phew for that!

[lifetime fan]

I'm a flawed character

[lifetime fan]

All the fault and blame lies on me...BUT

[lifetime fan]

Not possible to win without doping during that generation.

[Josef Svejk]

The "buts" have already started.

[lifetime fan]

Trying to maintain everyone was doped and he was still competing on a level playing field