RE: Lance Armstrong stripped of Tour de France titles and banned.
August 24, 2012 at 4:40 pm
(This post was last modified: August 24, 2012 at 4:41 pm by Napoléon.)
(August 24, 2012 at 3:52 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: 1) He's retired already.
Missing the point.
Quote: 2) Whatever the USADA's position, if he is clean, he still knows he accomplished all of those things, regardless of what anyone might think. If he's dirty, well, then he didn't accomplish them in the first place. If he's motivated by something other than public recognition, would it matter to him?
It should do, considering it will destroy not only his reputation, but the reputation of the organisations he's founded. Like it or not, if he's considered a cheat at what he's recognised and revered for, it's certainly going to impact his life dramatically, and all he hopes to achieve, or has achieved. You're living in a fantasy world if you think this whole situation does not risk his career.
Quote:Conspiracy theory? LOL. No, I'm just unwilling to convict someone in the court of public opinion based on testimony that hasn't been heard.
Not what I was talking about, but whatever.
Quote:Whether he's guilty or not, I'm not going to lose much sleep over it. However, based on the evidence that we have seen, the USADA's case looks prima facie pretty weak.
True, I wont lose sleep either.
But if the evidence is so weak as you suggest, what sense does it make to not contest it.
Again, smacks of guilt to me.
Certainly something doesn't add up.
