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10-23-2012, 11:45 PM
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While I don't have much sympathy for Lance Armstrong, the Tour needs to look back at stripping all the dopers for previous titles won. An example is Alberto Cantador who I think won 2 titles before being stripped of his 2010 title for doping.
Another example is Jan Ulrich who won a title and was later banned for doping. If they are going to go thru so much trouble to go after Armstrong, they need to do just as extensive investigations of all winners, which in my opinion would result in most if not all of the winners of the last several decades being stripped of their titles, if not longer. Blood doping has been around for long time. With that said, even with all of the doping, I can't help but say I'm always entertained by the tour and the amazing feat of the cyclists just to finish. Last edited by alanu; 10-23-2012 at 11:45 PM. 
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10-24-2012, 05:26 AM
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I think I heard yesterday that of the 21 top three finishers in the 7 years he won the Tour, 20 of them have been implicated of using PEDs. Sadly, with so much money at stake, I think the bigger race is between the chemists and the testers, and it seems as though the testers are destined to be years behind.
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10-24-2012, 05:46 AM
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Why I occasionally watch the Tour de France.
When I was ill and not working several years ago (not sure which year), I watched the Tour. For several days in a row the previous days leader was disqualified for PEDs or somesuch and a new leader was named. It was difficult to sustain interest in the competitive aspect of the race, but.........
the scenery was beautiful. The chateaus and castles are awesome. I have some Lance Armstrong 1992 Olympic Rookie Cards available. That's my dilemma.
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10-24-2012, 09:38 AM
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Who let the sport get to that point? Is it still there? Catching Lance (and others) doesn't mean the sport is now squeaky clean.
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10-24-2012, 09:52 AM
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Too good of a cheater
It appears Lance simply cheated better than anyone else. He is getting penalized because he cheated too good. If he cheated just average like everyone else, who knows, maybe he wouldn't be in this mess. On a side note, I am a competitive Masters swimmer - just had a couple swim meets recently. I swear some of the older dudes (50 ish + age) look just too good and buff. This day in age, I wonder? Hmmm?
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I think if you ask many people-- in particular women--, the lying is the offense greater than the doping. Notice that the baseball players forgiven by the public for using PEDs are the ones who admit to it and apologize. The ones who are still derided are the ones who continue to deny it even though it is obvious to most they used.
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