Recent content by datalore

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    When is the smackdown on Chris Horner?

    Not normal!
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    Teams & Riders Froome Talk Only

    "There can be spectacular performances without doping." - Greg Lemond That's what people said about Lance in 1999.
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    Teams & Riders Froome Talk Only

    The journalists' primary job is to tell a story that people want to hear about. In the mainstream, they can cash in by pumping someone up today, and by tearing them down tomorrow. They're not stupid, just greedy.
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    Taking away Pantani's 1998 TdF win?

    It may not be fair to actually remove any results after a person has died, because they cannot participate in the proceedings. However, if a person is shown to have been doping after they have died, the historical record should be amended in some way to show that there is strong evidence that...
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    Is it time for minimum weights?

    Plenty of people have been that skinny in the sport. This may come as a huge shock to almost everyone in the clinic, but correlation does not imply causation.
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    Is it time for minimum weights?

    No, it isn't. It isn't reasonable to assume that weight loss indicates that someone is doping, or that dropping weight is even an advantage for all riders. Furthermore, the smallest riders aren't winning everything, so I don't see how imposing a minimum weight would have any meaningful effect on...
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    Armstrong Under Criminal Investigation

    This is super sketchy. If he didn't have some stake in Armstrong's fate, why would he claim so adamantly that there was no investigation when he had no way of knowing if that was true or not?
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    Wiggins, Clinic respect?

    +1. My impression is that Wiggins is kind of a dumb guy. I think this is probably for the best, because he doesn't seem smart enough to manipulate and bully people the way LA did.
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    The Tour de Oprah (WT) (1 team of 1 rider) Live Thread

    Oprah: Why are you smiling? Lance: I was told that it would be appropriate to show emotions during this interview. Take it or leave it.
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    The Tour de Oprah (WT) (1 team of 1 rider) Live Thread

    Level playing field!!!!
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    Lance in 30 years

    Bill also screwed up in a way that wasn't fundamentally political, whereas the controversy surrounding Lance pertains directly to the legitimacy of the achievements that allowed him to become an icon.
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    Lance Armstrong Cheated to Win. Why is that Wrong? - Reason Magazine

    +1. If you want to throw out the rules set forth by the governing body of the sport as an index of what is considered right or fair, you can claim that any form of cheating is permissible. However, the fact is that there are rules, and they exist for a reason.
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    Lance Armstrong popularity check

    I only feel sorry for him in the sense that if it hadn't been him, it probably would have been someone else (maybe Jan) in the same position. Nevertheless, he perpetrated a huge lie and profited like crazy from it, so he deserves whatever is coming to him at this point.
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    Official lance armstrong thread, part 2 (from september 2012)

    Awesome episode! I loved the Dr. Seuss references, and the reference to Lemond (Craig).