tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881625.post1833860629364736655..comments2023-11-02T05:10:10.710-07:00Comments on gone to norcalcyclingnews.com: you die like diarrheanorcalcyclingnews.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14663837359225799079noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881625.post-46138305121822220742007-12-10T13:58:00.000-08:002007-12-10T13:58:00.000-08:00"Many folks seem willing to nail a guy based purel...<I>"Many folks seem willing to nail a guy based purely on how fast he was on a bike."</I><BR/><BR/>i don't know if that's an accurate assesment as to why public sentiment (in the minor world of aMErican cycling) is turning against Lance, a bit (... or more, depending on who blabs about it).<BR/><BR/><BR/>i loved Lance when he was so strong in those early Tours. i didn't question his strength like the frenchies did. but, i didn't question his strength based on the chance he used performance enhancing drugs (PEGs), or not.<BR/><BR/>i think what Armstrong did, or Indurain or Eddie (or insert legendary athlete), was well within the limits of human endeavor.<BR/><BR/>i'm talking about the obsession with achievement. the absolute drive of personality and athleticism. the ability to suffer more than everyone else, over and over again.<BR/><BR/>these are attributes that i believe humans are able to excel in, sometimes more, sometimes less per each individual. and sometimes, those attributes combine in a perfect genetic/nurtured storm ~ into one person ... and you get a LArmstrong or federer or schumacher or whoever.<BR/>-<BR/><BR/>No, my opinion of LArmstrong didn't turn because of his speed in those Tours.<BR/><BR/>it turned because of all the gossip'ing and yelps and moans of his personality. his actions.<BR/><BR/>are they all lies? maybe.<BR/><BR/>but ... that's a pretty big smear campaign. <BR/>-<BR/><BR/>i don't say Armstrong used PEGs. I can't say that ... that would be ludicrous without proof. will there be proof, oneday? who knows.<BR/><BR/>but, no matter ... what i've seen reported, heard talked about, read covered over ... leads me to question Lance Armstrong's ... choices in life.<BR/><BR/>but in the end, cycling is more popular because of him. world-wide, i believe.<BR/><BR/>so ... yay!<BR/><BR/>and he may have doped himself blind to win the bicycle races, or he may pee holy milk.<BR/><BR/>yay!<BR/>-<BR/><BR/><BR/>moving on.norcalcyclingnews.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14663837359225799079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881625.post-60607763875946107972007-12-10T13:29:00.000-08:002007-12-10T13:29:00.000-08:00I totally understand why peeps always feel like th...I totally understand why peeps always feel like they need to pull in Armstrong on this. <BR/><BR/>If Rider A doped, and Rider B beat Rider A, then Rider B must have doped, too. Right?<BR/><BR/>And who knows? Armstrong might've been on something. Same for Merckx, Indurain and LeMond. But why go there? <BR/><BR/>Many folks seem willing to nail a guy based purely on how fast he was on a bike. So then ... what about the opposite ... how "slow" does a guy need to be before we're all satisfied that he is clean? (Go ahead. Pick a rider from the 07 tour that was slow enough to "seem" clean.) <BR/><BR/>I'm a big believer in the following policy: 1) Make the best test you can, 2) test everyone in the pro peloton and do it often, 3) if a guy or gal tests positive, nail them, 4) if they don't test positive, leave them alone and let the race roll.<BR/><BR/>In Armstrong's paticular case, clean or not, his success has done a lot for American cycling -- not to mention the fact his story has given a lot of hope to folks with cancer. I personally know several cancer patients who have found hope in his story. That's worth a helluva lot more than trying to nail the guy retroactively. <BR/><BR/>Plus, I'll admit that there's a big part of me that really wants to believe that us human-types are capable of the impossible every once in a while. If Lance could come back from cancer and train his butt off and win, then maybe with lots of hard work, I can achieve my goals too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881625.post-84762326206426207472007-12-09T16:08:00.000-08:002007-12-09T16:08:00.000-08:00armstrong? clean? that's precious!armstrong? clean? that's precious!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881625.post-21512696342848957712007-12-08T17:42:00.000-08:002007-12-08T17:42:00.000-08:00Yeah, Armstrong was clean...NOT!Yeah, Armstrong was clean...NOT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881625.post-42735861880400725712007-12-08T14:00:00.000-08:002007-12-08T14:00:00.000-08:00"so how the fuc did armstrong kick their ass every..."so how the fuc did armstrong kick their ass every day clean?"<BR/><BR/>did he?Little_Jewfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611436535352265058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881625.post-9542826587189698252007-12-08T10:57:00.000-08:002007-12-08T10:57:00.000-08:00so how the fuc did armstrong kick their ass every ...so how the fuc did armstrong kick their ass every day clean?veloandvinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10047732878968162844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881625.post-2939472403091927922007-12-08T08:10:00.000-08:002007-12-08T08:10:00.000-08:00It seems unlikely that any elite grand tour rider ...It seems unlikely that <I>any</I> elite grand tour rider from the era <I>wasn't</I> involved in some form of bloodplay.<BR/><BR/>The regulations that say you can have a hematocrit of X -- but not a drop more -- guarantee brinksmanship. At least among the riders seeking palmares.privateerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01158062070332252349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881625.post-22898664851432227802007-12-07T18:54:00.000-08:002007-12-07T18:54:00.000-08:00Five riders, and the already culpable Sinkewitz, S...Five riders, and the already culpable Sinkewitz, Sevilla, Gonchar, and Ullrich makes four. So, they've manufactured a "big" headline out of possibly exposing one more rider.russellphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02637840984896311383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881625.post-9209259262466813332007-12-07T18:38:00.000-08:002007-12-07T18:38:00.000-08:00You've been tagged by me...see my blog for details...You've been tagged by me...see my blog for details!Amy Dombroskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116799706376151450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881625.post-56661134780447633182007-12-07T17:27:00.000-08:002007-12-07T17:27:00.000-08:00Actually it looks like blood DoposersActually it looks like blood DoposersVelo Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10478413071373565411noreply@blogger.com