USDA v. Lance Armstrong
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- doesnotexist0
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- kota0
Still no actual evidence though, huh?
- 11 teammates and countless others testified against him.boobs
- Hearsay.mikotondria3
- exactlydoesnotexist
- albums0
But a federal judge this week dismissed Armstrong's lawsuit after finding that the court did not have jurisdiction.
"If these bodies wish to damage the image of their sport through bitter infighting, they will have to do so without the involvement of the United States courts," Sparks said.
- Wolfboy0
It'll be really tough for him to confess just from the legal point of view - he's already being sued by a newspaper over here in the UK that he sued for libel a few years ago - that could cost him a million, plus it could open him up to criminal charges for various crimes.
- BusterBoy0
99% of professional riders are on the gear anyway...make it a level playing field and let them all take whatever the hell they want and stop the charade.
After this case, you wonder why they even bother with drug tests...if you have never failed a single test but still get busted, what's the point?
- this is exactly what i think. how are the young guys going to view this, damned if you do damned if you don't so...prophetone
- Busted? He didn't get busted. He quit fighting because he's been fighting these charges and trials his entire life.Presta
- Spending all his money on lawyers, away from his kids. Charges after charges. How does one not get tired of this?Presta
- Busted as in found guilty. His decision to no longer fight is seen as an admission by USADABusterBoy
- Seen as an admission by the USADA? Do you know who the USADA are? It's been a witchhunt since day one.Presta
- Just because he stopped fighting does not mean he's guilty. This was a huge emotional and financial toll on Lance.Presta
- him.Presta
- 20020
one ball, ONE BALL
- BusterBoy0
kota, take a look at this and see if you still feel the same way.
- marindsgn0
- - in a nutshell.waterhouse
- it's just vitamin B12.ohhhhhsnap
- SrSamaurai0
It's like a hoppity hop
- lowimpakt0
lance is a fucking cunt and he can fuck right off.
- formed0
Considering the sport and the reputation that most, if not all, dope, this all seems ridiculous to me. Get all the other competitors to confess and I'll care, otherwise this is all just a witch hunt/publicity stunt.
If we are going to really care, then every sport should be scrutinized, every team that one anything with a major player taking anything should have their medal/trophy/title stripped.
- Presta0
Lance Armstong's Statement of August 23, 2012
AUSTIN, Texas - August 23rd, 2012 - There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say, "Enough is enough." For me, that time is now. I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since 1999. Over the past three years, I have been subjected to a two-year federal criminal investigation followed by Travis Tygart's unconstitutional witch hunt. The toll this has taken on my family, and my work for our foundation and on me leads me to where I am today – finished with this nonsense.
I had hoped that a federal court would stop USADA’s charade. Although the court was sympathetic to my concerns and recognized the many improprieties and deficiencies in USADA’s motives, its conduct, and its process, the court ultimately decided that it could not intervene.
If I thought for one moment that by participating in USADA’s process, I could confront these allegations in a fair setting and – once and for all – put these charges to rest, I would jump at the chance. But I refuse to participate in a process that is so one-sided and unfair. Regardless of what Travis Tygart says, there is zero physical evidence to support his outlandish and heinous claims. The only physical evidence here is the hundreds of controls I have passed with flying colors. I made myself available around the clock and around the world. In-competition. Out of competition. Blood. Urine. Whatever they asked for I provided. What is the point of all this testing if, in the end, USADA will not stand by it?
From the beginning, however, this investigation has not been about learning the truth or cleaning up cycling, but about punishing me at all costs. I am a retired cyclist, yet USADA has lodged charges over 17 years old despite its own 8-year limitation. As respected organizations such as UCI and USA Cycling have made clear, USADA lacks jurisdiction even to bring these charges. The international bodies governing cycling have ordered USADA to stop, have given notice that no one should participate in USADA’s improper proceedings, and have made it clear the pronouncements by USADA that it has banned people for life or stripped them of their accomplishments are made without authority. And as many others, including USADA’s own arbitrators, have found, there is nothing even remotely fair about its process. USADA has broken the law, turned its back on its own rules, and stiff-armed those who have tried to persuade USADA to honor its obligations. At every turn, USADA has played the role of a bully, threatening everyone in its way and challenging the good faith of anyone who questions its motives or its methods, all at U.S. taxpayers’ expense. For the last two months, USADA has endlessly repeated the mantra that there should be a single set of rules, applicable to all, but they have arrogantly refused to practice what they preach. On top of all that, USADA has allegedly made deals with other riders that circumvent their own rules as long as they said I cheated. Many of those riders continue to race today.
The bottom line is I played by the rules that were put in place by the UCI, WADA and USADA when I raced. The idea that athletes can be convicted today without positive A and B samples, under the same rules and procedures that apply to athletes with positive tests, perverts the system and creates a process where any begrudged ex-teammate can open a USADA case out of spite or for personal gain or a cheating cyclist can cut a sweetheart deal for themselves. It’s an unfair approach, applied selectively, in opposition to all the rules. It’s just not right.
USADA cannot assert control of a professional international sport and attempt to strip my seven Tour de France titles. I know who won those seven Tours, my teammates know who won those seven Tours, and everyone I competed against knows who won those seven Tours. We all raced together. For three weeks over the same roads, the same mountains, and against all the weather and elements that we had to confront. There were no shortcuts, there was no special treatment. The same courses, the same rules. The toughest event in the world where the strongest man wins. Nobody can ever change that. Especially not Travis Tygart.
Today I turn the page. I will no longer address this issue, regardless of the circumstances. I will commit myself to the work I began before ever winning a single Tour de France title: serving people and families affected by cancer, especially those in underserved communities. This October, my Foundation will celebrate 15 years of service to cancer survivors and the milestone of raising nearly $500 million. We have a lot of work to do and I'm looking forward to an end to this pointless distraction. I have a responsibility to all those who have stepped forward to devote their time and energy to the cancer cause. I will not stop fighting for that mission. Going forward, I am going to devote myself to raising my five beautiful (and energetic) kids, fighting cancer, and attempting to be the fittest 40-year old on the planet.
- chossy0
I think allot of the hate comes from the accusations that he bribed people to let him win so he could scoop the big money prizes for a series of wins. On top of this he was also doping. If it is all true then he doesn't deserve any kind of respect.
- Bribery is a different thing, I have not heard that before your postformed
- albums0
just put an asterisk by his wins and move on.
- UKV0
I used to race road in Europe (mid 90's). Crazy dirty and corrupt sport. Walked away and haven't looked back.
If you are open minded, there is a pretty hefty pile of evidence to be considered. http://www.rte.ie/sport/player/7…
- kingkong0
I kind of hope that he decides to confess all and bring the whole mess down around him. Seems very convenient to have one man as scape goat for a very sorry sickening sport.
I'm pretty sure he must have dirt on everyone. It looks like he bunged money around the place to the authorities and the rest of it. Cycling and cyclists made a hell of a lot of money because of Lance Armstrong, and I do hope he has the ball (s) to tell all.
- Have you completely missed the growing line of other cyclists admitting to doping over the past few weeks?Nathan_Adams
- I dont mean cyclists but authorities
kingkong