here's Lance Armstrong today. He's retro isn't he

[moonlite]

And a bully

This. Yes, most were doping at the time, but Armstrong distinguished himself by his bully-boy tactics both in the peleton and more broadly. It was part of his comprehensive doping and drug-test-manipulation programme to intimidate teammates and functionaries. Interesting parallels with how organised crime conducts business. He was just the kind of juvenile aggressive twat I came to recognise playing rugby at school and uni. Just like certain other bully-boy cheating types, he made liberal use of lawsuits or threats thereof to shut down anyone who dared to challenge him. (That and, you know, bribing testing authorities.) And his 'apologies' are of course masterpieces of the 'sorry not sorry' genre.

(I'm sorry -- I've had a little drink)

 

[Nob]

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[vtwinvince]

To get an insight in to this guy's personality, just read Tyler Hamilton's book. Blowback can be a bitch, although Armstrong still came out of it with millions, which speaks volumes for the innately corrupt nature of our society in general.

 

[LondonClassic]

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His house looks like the reception area for a Premier Travel Inn.

 

[bikeworkshop]

His house looks like the reception area for a Premier Travel Inn.

The man grew up in a trailer.

Tyler's book blew the lid off the doping and its a great read

 

[7Speed]

The public fallout with Greg LeMond was also horrible. The whole thing became really personal. I understand it really hurt LeMond financially as Trek took sides. Doesn’t Lance own a stake in SRAM from their early days too?

 

[Woz]

The best pleasure I witnessed out of this whole saga was four copies of his book (along with other random books) with a sign saying "FREE - Help Yourself" outside on the pavement in front of a charity shop in Spain - in one of it's epicentres for road cycling.

 

[novocaine]

The best pleasure I witnessed out of this whole saga was four copies of his book (along with other random books) with a sign saying "FREE - Help Yourself" outside on the pavement in front of a charity shop in Spain - in one of it's epicentres for road cycling.

I bought that book.
Wanna guess where it ended up? I suspect its still holding up table leg somewhere.

 

[7Speed]

I keep my copy next to Tyler’s book and David Millar’s.

 

[ChromeChainstay]

'Bromance