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I was just coming here to share this column. For those who might not know, Bill Simmons used to write a column for ESPN that has since moved to his own site, Grantland, that can still be linked to from the ESPN home page. The point I'm trying to make here is that Simmons is VERY mainstream here...

Oprah tweeted "He came READY!" If you're 'coming clean', why would you need to be ready for anything? You could simply show up and answer questions truthfully. The emotional visit to Livestrong, having ten or so of his 'handlers' there with him, this whole thing stinks. I'd be impressed if he...

That's a pretty disturbing story, between Lance's actions and the part where you donate 35k and only get a tax receipt for 25k. I doubt many here will be greatly surprised by this. The thing that bothers me though is that this event was in 2005 and it's just now being written about. Was everyone...

Wow, an active rider condemning cheating! Isn't this pretty much what we want to hear from everyone? Yet those who even bother commenting on this scandal at all just want to focus on the future and are either 'shocked' or just don't care because it's 'in the past and things are different now'...

Agreed. After seeing the documentary, Phil does look like he's been betrayed. Still, are we really to believe that all this time, he had no idea whatsoever. It's somewhat understandable if he wanted to believe his friend but there have been so many connections already made between Lance and...

Second wife's name is Lindsay and she was listed as Lindsay Hamilton on the doc, so unless he has a sister with the same name, then she's definitely his wife. They look happy.

Tyler's female friend is his wife, she's mentioned a good bit in The Secret Race.

Pretty darn good documentary, probably the most complete one to date on The Fraud. Not much new to most of us, but a real eye-opener for those who don't spend time in The Clinic. Of note are Liggett's comments. Also, an earlier poster mentioned how **** Pound kills Verbruggen regarding the...

I completely agree. What in the world does Johan gain by arbitration. I understand there is a career to protect but it seems a bit late for that now, right? What can he possibly say to help his case? I presume he already has had the opportunity to be a corroborating witness. Don't know what good...

Wait, what? So now it's hard to believe Lance is clean because of all the other guys who were found to be dirty? You know, like the ones who got popped like a decade ago? And now suddenly this information finally reaches Phil Liggett because he has limited access to professional cycling. Why the...

My vote goes to Betsy. All are good choices but it's hardest to be the first to take an unpopular step, especially with nothing to gain and much to lose. I doubt most of us would have done the same.

Just thought of something...didn't she leave Betsy a nasty voicemail along the lines of "I hope somebody breaks a baseball bat over your head...I hope you encounter some real serious problems in your life" and then blame it on having too much wine? It's been a long time since I heard that...

I'm not sure she's any more exposed legally than she was October 9. My guess is that it may depend on what she said when she was subpoenaed for the federal investigation. She sure better have told the truth. IIRC, her attorney indicated that her testimony was in favor of Armstrong but I think...