Juan Pelota Finally Caves

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ohhhhhhh I get it now
One ball, juan pelota
gotcha
carry on

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I never liked the dude. He obviously had the best doping program on the planet and used it to avoid the ada’s for lots of years. I couldn’t care less if he goes down hard. His charity is cool and I hope it hangs around, but I wouldn’t mind if he fades into obscurity.

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[quote=NoahGenda]ohhhhhhh I get it now
One ball, juan pelota
gotcha
carry on[/quote]
lollin
mello juannys

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I didn’t compile this myself, but from the .83 forums - who gets Lances title now? Let’s look.

1999

  1. Lance Armstrong
  2. Alex Zülle (‘98 busted for EPO)
  3. Fernando Escartín (Systematic team doping exposed in ‘04)
  4. Laurent Dufaux (‘98 busted for EPO)
  5. Ángel Casero (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)

2000

  1. Lance Armstrong
  2. Jan Ullrich (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)
  3. Joseba Beloki (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)
  4. Christophe Moraue (‘98 busted for EPO)
  5. Roberto Heras (‘05 busted for EPO)

2001

  1. Lance Armstrong
  2. Jan Ullrich (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)
  3. Joseba Beloki (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)
  4. Andrei Kivilev
  5. Igor González de Galdeano (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)

2002

  1. Lance Armstrong
  2. Joseba Beloki (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)
  3. Raimondas Rumšas (Suspended in ‘03 for doping)
  4. Santiago Botero (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)
  5. Igor González de Galdeano (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)

2003

  1. Lance Armstrong
  2. Jan Ullrich (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)
  3. Alexander Vinokourov (Suspended in ‘07 for CERA)
  4. Tyler Hamilton (Suspended ‘04 for blood doping)
  5. Haimar Zubeldia

2004

  1. Lance Armstrong
  2. Andreas Kloden (Named in doping case in ‘08)
  3. Ivan Basso (Suspended in ‘07 for Operacion Puerto ties)
  4. Jan Ullrich (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)
  5. Jose Azevedo (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)

2005

  1. Lance Armstrong
  2. Ivan Basso (Suspended in ‘07 for Operacion Puerto ties)
  3. Jan Ullrich (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)
  4. Fransico Mancebo (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)
  5. Alexander Vinokourov (Suspended in ‘07 for CERA)
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[quote=littletinyfish][quote=jimmythefly]He’s got a limited number of years on this earth, and I’m thinking he finally figured that he would rather stop playing their games now and just spend the rest of his days explaining how he won 7 tours, never failed a test, and fought it for 10(?) years before realizing the other side would never let it go.
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This is right on.[/quote]

NAILED IT

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the correct answer is “no one.”

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the news of Armstrong being stripped of his W’s shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone actively following the sport.

+1

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[quote=tehschkott]I didn’t compile this myself, but from the .83 forums - who gets Lances title now? Let’s look.

1999

  1. Lance Armstrong
  2. Alex Zülle (‘98 busted for EPO)
  3. Fernando Escartín (Systematic team doping exposed in ‘04)
  4. Laurent Dufaux (‘98 busted for EPO)
  5. Ángel Casero (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)

2000

  1. Lance Armstrong
  2. Jan Ullrich (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)
  3. Joseba Beloki (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)
  4. Christophe Moraue (‘98 busted for EPO)
  5. Roberto Heras (‘05 busted for EPO)

2001

  1. Lance Armstrong
  2. Jan Ullrich (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)
  3. Joseba Beloki (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)
  4. Andrei Kivilev
  5. Igor González de Galdeano (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)

2002

  1. Lance Armstrong
  2. Joseba Beloki (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)
  3. Raimondas Rumšas (Suspended in ‘03 for doping)
  4. Santiago Botero (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)
  5. Igor González de Galdeano (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)

2003

  1. Lance Armstrong
  2. Jan Ullrich (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)
  3. Alexander Vinokourov (Suspended in ‘07 for CERA)
  4. Tyler Hamilton (Suspended ‘04 for blood doping)
  5. Haimar Zubeldia

2004

  1. Lance Armstrong
  2. Andreas Kloden (Named in doping case in ‘08)
  3. Ivan Basso (Suspended in ‘07 for Operacion Puerto ties)
  4. Jan Ullrich (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)
  5. Jose Azevedo (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)

2005

  1. Lance Armstrong
  2. Ivan Basso (Suspended in ‘07 for Operacion Puerto ties)
  3. Jan Ullrich (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)
  4. Fransico Mancebo (‘06 implicated in Operacion Puerto)
  5. Alexander Vinokourov (Suspended in ‘07 for CERA)[/quote]

See this is what cyclists know and the general public doesn’t seem to get. We were driving back from camping today and the only radio station with any reception was a call in show and all these fucking idiots saying “well, if he cheated then that’s not fair to everyone else in the race, he should lose his title” because people don’t get that “everyone was doing it” isn’t a colloquialism, it’s an honest statement of fact. There probably hasn’t been a clean TDF winner since doping became common

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Scott, I’m saving that list for future reference.

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Dude just couldn’t yield the spotlight to a certain cycling-related movie which shall remain nameless.

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Again — the real story here is the fact that the reigning UCI risked a shit ton to try to save Lance from being prosecuted. Oh and remember when they shut down Floyd? Lance has publicly donated 125,000$ to the UCI in key years. Note that they’ve yet to make a statement following the events.

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Top Finishers of the Tour de France Tainted by Doping via the NYTimes

here’s a graphical representation of that list. I don’t even…

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+1[/quote]

Seriously.

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ftfy

to me it’s odd that most people miss the beauty in this.
these drugs don’t get you high or even make you go faster
they let you suffer more, or let you recover faster so you can suffer even more the next time
i appreciate the violence of the act.

as far as lance goes
i heard a funny urban legend about him visiting a strip club in PDX
from a totally unreliable source
“this chicks’ got more needle marks than vino!”
its true in my heart and thats all that matters to me

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[quote=littletinyfish][quote=jimmythefly]He’s got a limited number of years on this earth, and I’m thinking he finally figured that he would rather stop playing their games now and just spend the rest of his days explaining how he won 7 tours, never failed a test, and fought it for 10(?) years before realizing the other side would never let it go.
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This is right on.[/quote]
One of the best explanations i’ve heard of this whole situation.

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i’m really not a fan of people (including merckx) saying this is bad for cycling by bringing doping to the forefront. they’re taking a big bold leap towards a clean sport by taking him down. yes it’s mostly symbolic, i think it’s needed.

and fuck the UCI
fuck them so hard

so fucking hard

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they were always doping
cite: that one roleur mag with the technological and drug advancements

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… in 1903