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Post by dasaint on Aug 23, 2005 13:08:55 GMT 8
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Post by woofers on Aug 23, 2005 14:11:36 GMT 8
That's an old story. Lance did use EPO --- as a cancer victim! It was part of the medication used to counter the debilitating effects of chemo and radiation therapy. All of the details of his medication was disclosed to cycling officials.
The French press hates Lance with a passion. It was a witchhunt for them. He tells about it in his two books.
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Post by weekendrider on Aug 24, 2005 12:34:56 GMT 8
Another smear campaign by some people in France envy of his success.
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Post by maxbuwaya on Aug 25, 2005 9:31:06 GMT 8
Thats it! am not eating french fries!!!
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Post by weekendrider on Aug 25, 2005 13:49:47 GMT 8
Thats it! am not eating french fries!!! Yeah, kamote fries na lang sariling atin pa. ;D ;D
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Post by blackmagic on Aug 25, 2005 13:52:18 GMT 8
max, Let me guess, you're not French kissing na rin noh?
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Post by twitch on Aug 25, 2005 15:39:06 GMT 8
same old story, again and again and again.
there's a saying: if a tree is full of fruits, stones are alwys thrown at it to get the fruits. whew hirap ng english!
in tagalog translation: kapag ang puno ay hitk na hitik sa bunga, laging binabato. (better in tagalog)
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Post by sabretooth on Aug 25, 2005 16:12:21 GMT 8
i was just thinking, dope all lance's french opponents, they still cannot catch up with him.
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Post by Ben Dover on Aug 25, 2005 16:21:17 GMT 8
just curious...why do you think lance failed to win the tour after 3 attemps (bef. surgery)..then right after his surgery he started winning?
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Post by rbc on Aug 25, 2005 16:59:22 GMT 8
just curious...why do you think lance failed to win the tour after 3 attemps (bef. surgery)..then right after his surgery he started winning? Read from somewhere that after the surgery and treatment, he came out with a leaner frame more suited for climbing. And in TDF, thats where the winners make their moves. Doubt really is a difficult thing to defend yourself from. IT is a tool resulted to by people who would do anything to discredit an opponent for personal gain. It's no different from spreading nasty rumors about a successful person. To mere observers( like me) it is really difficult to determine who is telling the truth, Lance or his critics. But to me, seven years is a long time not to find a skeleton that holds in court. He was tested a lot in the latter 6 years of his reign in TDF. I think that harping on the 1999 issue is an act of desperation by Lance's critics. I personally have more respect to people who do not result to such tactics. In my book, those who do not result to such tactics are people with class. I guess we will have to wait for few years to find out how would history judge Lance's legacy to our sport. just my 0.02.
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Post by jr on Aug 25, 2005 21:34:13 GMT 8
i was just thinking, dope all lance's french opponents, they still cannot catch up with him. Thats a good one ;D ;D same old story, again and again and again. there's a saying: if a tree is full of fruits, stones are alwys thrown at it to get the fruits. whew hirap ng english! in tagalog translation: kapag ang puno ay hitk na hitik sa bunga, laging binabato. (better in tagalog) Thats a fact in any case..Jelousy.. just curious...why do you think lance failed to win the tour after 3 attemps (bef. surgery)..then right after his surgery he started winning? I think at the time he was to young. Also he had a different coach. After the surgery he had the motivation and heart to do it. Look at Jan Ullrich is a very strong guy but he always got criticize of luck heart. France -try to destroy him for years...why they test the urine that has been presserve for 6 years. Even former tour de france 5 time winner said. sports.yahoo.com/sc/news;_ylc=X3oDMTBpcWU3ZWcyBF9TAzk1OTEyNTc0BHNlYwN0aA--?slug=reu-armstronginduraindc&prov=reuters&type=lgns
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Post by oilman on Aug 26, 2005 11:02:16 GMT 8
Between that journalist and Lance, I believe of course what the 7xTDF champ said. But if indeed Lance doped, he still has time to prepare and audition for the 2006 Americal Idol contest with Sheryl Crow as new coach ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by lucban on Aug 26, 2005 11:11:32 GMT 8
I agree with all of the above.Hope this will convince Lance to race again next year and kick their butts.
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Post by dasaint on Aug 28, 2005 9:44:49 GMT 8
just curious...why do you think lance failed to win the tour after 3 attemps (bef. surgery)..then right after his surgery he started winning? I read about Lance Armstrong as a 17 year old wonder kid in Triathlon in 1989. He was found to be execptional. He made it to the World Juniors Cycling but lost due to a brash move and made a tactical mistake then reglated to 2 nd team. When he was with Motorola I saw his power as a cyclist but lacked focus and drive. He dropped out of spring classics for no reason at all. He was a regular race at best then. I think his near death experince drove him to his living his day like the last day of his life. He became more driven and determined something I dont see in Jan Ulrich. He became less of a playboy driving in his sports car in texas during his motorola days. To a master tactician in cycling . He lost weight during his sickness yet maintained his power output gave him an edge in power to weigth ratio. I believe he would never won 7 TDF much less even one if he did not have cancer IMHO.
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Post by anthrax76 on Sept 7, 2005 10:07:15 GMT 8
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Post by jr on Sept 7, 2005 12:54:54 GMT 8
Yap..I read that article this morning..I think if he comeback and win again..its really a slap on the french face..
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Post by sabretooth on Sept 7, 2005 15:38:27 GMT 8
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Post by anthrax76 on Sept 7, 2005 15:55:22 GMT 8
who sang that? i don't know if i'm gonna laugh at the lyrics or what
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Post by lucban on Sept 10, 2005 11:34:00 GMT 8
Ha! Ha! That's good.I'm sure he'll be back."Abangan ang susunod na kabanata ni Pareng Lance"Hope he'll join Tour of Luzon. ;D
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