Lance Armstrong plans to admit doping to Oprah (USA Today)

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Breakin' news:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/cycling/2013/01/11/lance-armstrong-oprah-interview/1828311/

Lance Armstrong plans to make an admission about doping in an interview with Oprah Winfrey scheduled to tape Monday at his home in Austin, Texas, a person with knowledge of the situation said.

In the interview, which is scheduled to air Thursday on the Oprah Winfrey Network, the famed cyclist plans to admit to doping throughout his career but probably will not get into great detail about specific cases and events, the person said. The person spoke to USA TODAY Sports on the condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak publicly about it.
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More at the link.
 
Drug cheats should have to give back all winnings and sponsorship money.

Also be set adrift.

Can't stand them.
 
If he does that then he might be going to prison.

Okay nevermind, he is slick since perjury has a very small statute of limitations window, smart of him.
 
markot said:
Drug cheats should have to give back all winnings and sponsorship money.

Also be set adrift.

Can't stand them.
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Sammy Sosa should be brown again too
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I look forward to the civil suits from everyone he harassed, called a liar, or had blacklisted in the industry.

Maybe now Greg Lemond can get his bicycle line back in production.
 
The fact that he's doing it on Oprah of all places gives me little hope that he's stopped doping on his most powerful drug... ego.
 
Why the need for the big interview? He should have just admitted to it when it was first hinted that he was cheating and he would be in a better place right now.
 
Jangocube said:
Doesn't cycling have an astronomically high rate of PED users though?
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Make the punishment harsher. Lance lost some titles. He kept the money. Take the money back, all of it. And if they can't afford it, fine them and make them pay it back over their while life.
 
markot said:
Make the punishment harsher. Lance lost some titles. He kept the money. Take the money back, all of it. And if they can't afford it, fine them and make them pay it back over their while life.
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If you are going to go strict on one you better be damn sure to go strict across the board.

Doping is going to be cycling's steroids scandal if they don't do something about it.
 
Raxus said:
If you are going to go strict on one you better be damn sure to go strict across the board.

Doping is going to be cycling's steroids scandal if they don't do something about it.
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I think it should go for all sports. They get slaps on the wrists at best. If you don't have serious consequences for cheating, more people will risk it.
 
markot said:
Make the punishment harsher. Lance lost some titles. He kept the money. Take the money back, all of it. And if they can't afford it, fine them and make them pay it back over their while life.
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Whence do they get the authority to do that?
 
Jangocube said:
Doesn't cycling have an astronomically high rate of PED users though?
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For those who have not followed the matter. It isn't the cheating as much as it was how he set out to personally destroy anyone who questioned his story or admitted to their own guilt.
He forced rookie riders on his team to dope, then used his fame to demonize them when they got caught and confessed.

He blacklisted massage therapists, trainers, medical staff, teammates, and business partners for speaking the truth.

He forced John Burke, CEO of Trek to shut down Greg Lemond's bicycle line, practically bankrupting Lemond.

All the while raking in tens of millions of dollars a year by being a cheater, a liar, and a bully.

Now he is going to go on Oprah from his giant mansion, and try and appear sympathetic?

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/08/16/us/16lance.span.jpg

To hell with him.

Balphon said:
Whence do they get the authority to do that?
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Technically couldn't a clean rider who came in behind him in the Tour sue for the lost prize money they are due?
 
Balphon said:
Whence do they get the authority to do that?
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Maybe they don't but if they stipulate it in a contract in order to participate in the Tour then they can be given the authority. Seems fair to have the reward go to the person who played fair and square.

*edit* beaten by thaaaat much.
 
Raxus said:
Maybe they don't but if they stipulate it in a contract in order to participate in the Tour then they can be given the authority. Seems fair to have the reward go to the person who played fair and square.

*edit* beaten by thaaaat much.
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Cycling contracts often times now have a clause in which a riders salary is to be repaid to the team in the event of a positive drug test.

Imagine if the NFL, NBA, or MLB did that!
 
So what if he cheated. So what. It isn't like he was the only one doping.

The man has done so much more for cancer research than most. If he cheated and the benefit was Cancer research, then I'll take it.
 
ShabbadooJr said:
So what if he cheated. So what. It isn't like he was the only one doping.

The man has done so much more for cancer research than most. If he cheated and the benefit was Cancer research, then I'll take it.
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He also destroyed careers and lives. Guy is a grade A asshole. Let's not bring a charity into this. It is a good charity in a very tough situation at the moment. Hopefully most don't lose sight of the good it has done.
 
outunderthestars said:
Technically couldn't a clean rider who came in behind him in the Tour sue for the lost prize money they are due?
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It'd be an interesting argument, but at the very least they'd face the daunting task of having to prove they would have won had the winner not been cheating.

markot said:
It should be written into sponsorship contracts and a term when they enter contest.... Etc...
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Maybe, but they didn't, and moreover the notion of making it standard procedure to include a clause which provides for the automatic revocation of all earnings should some condition ever arise in the future seems onerous at best and sadistic at worst.

outunderthestars said:
Cycling contracts often times now have a clause in which a riders salary is to be repaid to the team in the event of a positive drug test.

Imagine if the NFL, NBA, or MLB did that!
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The chances of the players unions' agreeing to that is practically nil.
 
Raxus said:
He also destroyed careers and lives. Guy is a grade A asshole. Let's not bring a charity into this. It is a good charity in a very tough situation at the moment. Hopefully most don't lose sight of the good it has done.
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Which careers and lives did he destroy? As far as I know they were all riding the gravy train.
 
ShabbadooJr said:
So what if he cheated. So what. It isn't like he was the only one doping.

The man has done so much more for cancer research than most. If he cheated and the benefit was Cancer research, then I'll take it.
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Because this:

outunderthestars said:
For those who have not followed the matter. It isn't the cheating as much as it was how he set out to personally destroy anyone who questioned his story or admitted to their own guilt.
He forced rookie riders on his team to dope, then used his fame to demonize them when they got caught and confessed.

He blacklisted massage therapists, trainers, medical staff, teammates, and business partners for speaking the truth.

He forced John Burke, CEO of Trek to shut down Greg Lemond's bicycle line, practically bankrupting Lemond.

All the while raking in tens of millions of dollars a year by being a cheater, a liar, and a bully.

Now he is going to go on Oprah from his giant mansion, and try and appear sympathetic?

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/08/16/us/16lance.span.jpg

To hell with him.
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Yes, his contributions to cancer research and whatnot are significant, but he also got there by being a super douche and fucking a whole lot people over personally and financially.
 
ShabbadooJr said:
So what if he cheated. So what. It isn't like he was the only one doping.

The man has done so much more for cancer research than most. If he cheated and the benefit was Cancer research, then I'll take it.
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Oh my Christ, why do people keep posting this same shit over and over and over and over and over and over again?
 
Balphon said:
It'd be an interesting argument, but at the very least they'd face the daunting task of having to prove they would have won had the winner not been cheating.
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Not really because they would be technically disqualified. I think the problem would be proving they were actually clean to be the rightful winner.

And this is a really late topic. I heard about this on the radio a few days ago. GAF must be slipping in the breaking news department.
 
outunderthestars said:
For those who have not followed the matter. It isn't the cheating as much as it was how he set out to personally destroy anyone who questioned his story or admitted to their own guilt.
He forced rookie riders on his team to dope, then used his fame to demonize them when they got caught and confessed.

He blacklisted massage therapists, trainers, medical staff, teammates, and business partners for speaking the truth.

He forced John Burke, CEO of Trek to shut down Greg Lemond's bicycle line, practically bankrupting Lemond.

All the while raking in tens of millions of dollars a year by being a cheater, a liar, and a bully.

Now he is going to go on Oprah from his giant mansion, and try and appear sympathetic?
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I've somewhat followed the story, but that does sound pretty douchey.

SolidSnakex said:
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Damn, that's pretty amazing. I always read that the drug usage in the sport was pretty high. If over half the winners in the last 30 years have been found cheating, it's time to completely overhaul the makeup of the sport.
 
SailorDaravon said:
Because this:



Yes, his contributions to cancer research and whatnot are significant, but he also got there by being a super douche and fucking a whole lot people over personally and financially.
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Happens all the time, but you always have people coming out of the woodwork once accusations about someone comes out. If it was so important to them, why not say something before he's accused of doping? People trying to become famous by shitting on people close to them. It wasn't as if Lance was the only one with access to the drugs, taking them, or having people hide them.
 
ShabbadooJr said:
Happens all the time, but you always have people coming out of the woodwork once accusations about someone comes out. If it was so important to them, why not say something before he's accused of doping? People trying to become famous by shitting on people close to them. It wasn't as if Lance was the only one with access to the drugs, taking them, or having people hide them.
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Is this a real post?
 
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