Lance Armstrong - EPO

**ben** · 31st August 2005 08:12 AM

So.. Lance Armstrong has apparently tested postive to EPO. Anyone else suprised by this?

**AndyP** · 31st August 2005 08:17 AM

Is that the allegation by a French newspaper or has it escalated further?

I heard a cycling journalist on SEN while I was in Melbourne saying that it was unlikely that it would have been in his system for performance enhancing, and that the French papers have always been against him.

If it is the case, then he loses quite a bit of respect.

**McMw** · 31st August 2005 09:41 AM

story came out 2 weeks ago - nothing much till now...probably nothing...

**Fishman Dan** · 31st August 2005 11:50 AM

Suspect way that it's all come about too.

The samples were allegedly anonymous, and how does a newspaper reporter get access to these things?

I think with his career now over, this is a non-issue. I have no doubt that cycling at every level is rife with drugs (worth than swimming), but too late to tarnish Armstrong.

Note that 1 particular contestant in the Tour this year got arrested by French Customs mid-race for importing drugs illegally into the country - not found out and DQ'd by event organisers. That in itself tells me that the powers that be in cycling turn a blind eye to it all.

**AndyP** · 31st August 2005 02:13 PM

I heard that it was from a frozen sample taken from 2000 or something. Apparently they didn't have the technology to test for EPO then.

**Fishman Dan** · 31st August 2005 03:00 PM

I heard it's from the 1999 race..

But the suss factor is who gained access to them, and how.

**Jarro** · 31st August 2005 03:22 PM

there's too many of us 69'er ....... we wont be surpressed :P

**jaster** · 31st August 2005 09:09 PM

It is from the 1999 Tour, I personally think it is a French witch hunt as they are PO that a Yank who hates speaking french has won there beloved "Tour" 7 times in a row. Fishy has it correct...the tests are anonymous and there is no way without being "Framed" these samples could have been linked back to Lance. 6 others apparently tested positive as well but Lance was the only one named....whom

Sounds like a witch hunt to me.
Regardless of what happens I will still have the utmost respect for him as the most successful ever sporting cancer survivor and as a human being. He is well known as the most drug tested human being on the planet and has so much to lose to test positive, I just find it so hard to believe.

On another note isn't it funny that Cycling and/or Le Tour doesn't rate a mention on the sporting news ever but will show up on the normal news when there is a crash or some controversy

Bloody media

**jaster** · 2nd September 2005 10:52 AM

NEWS BULLETIN!

Lance Armstrong's record-setting seventh Tour de France victory, along with his entire Tour legacy, may now be tarnished beyond repair. Armstrong is again being interrogated by French police after three banned substances were found in his South of France hotel room during a post-Tour vacation.

The three substances in question are toothpaste, deodorant and soap, all of which have been banned in France for more than 75 years.

French authorities also searched Armstrong and found something else they had never seen before, a backbone.

**AndyP** · 2nd September 2005 11:03 AM

Jaster, are you aware that the last member that bagged the French on this site got banned? �

**jaster** · 2nd September 2005 11:34 AM

Edited to fall inline with Ozgolfs new PC policies

**AndyP** · 2nd September 2005 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by jaster

Edited to fall inline with Ozgolfs new PC policies �

It was a joke, although the statement was true.
Put it back, it was funny.

**jaster** · 3rd September 2005 11:00 PM

It's back

**BrisWesty** · 18th September 2005 11:05 PM

That sounds like the upgrade in the French terror alert from scared to run away, still less however than the major terror statuses of surrender and collaborate.

**henno** · 18th February 2010 12:06 AM

At least he has a sense of humour.

Golfed w/ @college6 today. On one tee I couldn't find my ball. I said, "you take my ball college?" He replied, "no, cancer did."

**Yossarian** · 18th February 2010 12:10 AM

Ha!

**MegaWatty** · 18th February 2010 12:17 AM

Thanks for dragging up French sh!t...I was thinking 'surely not" after seeing the heading!!!

When did Solaman play with Lance?

**AndyP** · 18th February 2010 07:55 AM

Worst threadmine ever!

**LarryLong** · 18th February 2010 08:10 AM

I thought this was going to be the final proof that Armstrong was on the gear.

Of course, I don't need proof to know that he was.

**virge666** · 18th February 2010 08:39 AM

I do love bagging the french - but those who know History will know just how dominant the French have been.

Barring the last 70 years or so, the French have pretty much kicked the shit out of anyone who looked at them the wrong way. The 5 or 6 civil wars they had sort of kept them very well trained.

The other funny thing is that the Americans are the ones that keep dragging up the French's tendancy to roll over, and they are the ones who are always the last to go to the World Wars.

**razaar** · 18th February 2010 09:32 AM

The yanks have never trusted France and vice versa since the American War of Independence. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_...olutionary_War

Also, the war in Iraq with each country protecting its oil interests has re ignited bad feelings between both countries. Armstrong is an obvious target of the French. The yanks would probably do the same but there are no athletes of importance from France at this level.

**henno** · 18th February 2010 09:34 AM

The French have a patriotic arrogance only equalled by the patriotic arrogance of the US. It's no wonder they don't get along.

**virge666** · 18th February 2010 09:55 AM

Originally Posted by razaar

The yanks have never trusted France and vice versa since the American War of Independence.

Also, the war in Iraq with each country protecting its oil interests has re ignited bad feelings between both countries.

Originally Posted by henno

The French have a patriotic arrogance only equalled by the patriotic arrogance of the US. It's no wonder they don't get along.

Exactly...

**Fishman Dan** · 19th February 2010 10:51 AM

Cheese eating surrender monkeys.

**WBennett** · 19th February 2010 11:27 AM

Originally Posted by Fishman Dan

Cheese eating surrender monkeys.

Damn straight. Dan, for a Carlton supporter you are not a bad bloke!

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