Lance Armstrong

[grahame]

I think the likelyhood is that those seven tours will be left "unwon" as M. Prudhomme has suggested.

Otherwise this article, whilst light-hearted has some good clues about who may be awarded the victories based on other doping convictions.

 

[sylus]

If it was anyone else other than the governing cycling bodies it would be farcsical

it's almost like harry potter and voldermort with ..he who should not be named

 

[Pyro Tim]

USADA only have jurisdiction against US riders and teams. They fought their battle, but are not responsible for the rest of cycling. Was it a witchhunt? Who cares, the guy was guilty, and is now being asked to pay back $7.5 million by SCA, + €2.95 million by Le Tour

He's been dropped by his sponsors, Oakley confirmed today they have joined Trek, Nike and the brewer. He's up a creek without a paddle

 

[RobMac]

Surely he could do a deal with the SPO manufacturers now sponsorship or summit? :shock:

 

[Iwasgoodonce]

I think the likelyhood is that those seven tours will be left "unwon" as M. Prudhomme has suggested.

Otherwise this article, whilst light-hearted has some good clues about who may be awarded the victories based on other doping convictions.

That makes you think doesn't it? You have to go down to tenth and beyond some years.

 

[gerryattrick]

If it was anyone else other than the governing cycling bodies it would be farcsical

it's almost like harry potter and voldermort with ..he who should not be named

Do you really believe that everyone in this whole disaster is wrong except Armstrong, and that he has done nothing to be blamed or punished for?

 

[retrocomeback]

Any future court case by those seeking a refund of monies from Lance will be the only place where we will finally see the true strength of this 'evidence' against him. I'm still on the fence until such time, the hearsay evidence held up as a torch by USADA and now UCI does them and indeed the sport more damage than they themselves care to realise. Thank god for the likes of Team Sky who have demonstrated this year what can be be achieved through unequivocal clean cycling.

 

[hamster]

I'm sorry, it is not hearsay. It is made by witnesses under oath. No different to a witness testimony that says someone stabbed somebody. A load of witnesses testified that he doped and they had seen him do it. Hearsay is that a mate knows a guy down the pub whose sister was a soigneur who saw him do it... :roll:

 

[retrocomeback]

I use the term hearsay loosely, on the legal basis that evidence from a co accused suspect (as I understand this evidence to be) cannot be relied upon to form the substantive evidence of the alleged offence. It might be good enough for a sporting authority but not a courtroom I'm afraid.

 

[cchris2lou]

Any future court case by those seeking a refund of monies from Lance will be the only place where we will finally see the true strength of this 'evidence' against him. I'm still on the fence until such time, the hearsay evidence held up as a torch by USADA and now UCI does them and indeed the sport more damage than they themselves care to realise. Thank god for the likes of Team Sky who have demonstrated this year what can be be achieved through unequivocal clean cycling.

you wont have long to wait :

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/20029617