1990's Lance the Linebacker

[andy1234]

if you read his book, it was after suffering weight loss battling cancer that he came back to the Tour with a new, leaner physique. there's a rationale explanation for everything

Really? He should have publicised that information.
What was the name of that book again?

 

[thehog]

...

The look was popular at the time:

 

[poupou]

if you read his book, it was after suffering weight loss battling cancer that he came back to the Tour with a new, leaner physique. there's a rationale explanation for everything

But in this article written in 1997
My First Priority is Just to Live
Chris Brewer, Feb 7, 1997

Lance said
What were the treatments you had?
One 3 week cycle of BEP here in Austin...outpatient...then I went to MD Anderson and then to Indiana University...I had the brain operation there the Thursday prior to my next chemo cycle and then started that the following Monday with 3 more cycles of VIP. The last VIP (chemos) were inpatient...cycles 3 and 4 I was sick as a dog, but I didn't lose any weight. One thing I don't understand--you're in this place where they're trying to make people better, trying to heal people--and they serve this food, it has to kill people! (laughs)



From http://tcrc.acor.org/lance.html



With internet as big memory, liars like Armstrong have a difficult time.

 

[Clearly Unstable]

Clearly I'm not a pro cyclist and work for a living.

 

[elapid]

But in this article written in 1997
My First Priority is Just to Live
Chris Brewer, Feb 7, 1997

Lance said
What were the treatments you had?
One 3 week cycle of BEP here in Austin...outpatient...then I went to MD Anderson and then to Indiana University...I had the brain operation there the Thursday prior to my next chemo cycle and then started that the following Monday with 3 more cycles of VIP. The last VIP (chemos) were inpatient...cycles 3 and 4 I was sick as a dog, but I didn't lose any weight. One thing I don't understand--you're in this place where they're trying to make people better, trying to heal people--and they serve this food, it has to kill people! (laughs)



From http://tcrc.acor.org/lance.html



With internet as big memory, liars like Armstrong have a difficult time.

Similarly, this is a table from Cohen's paper on Armstrong:

His weight preseason 1992 and around his World's win in 1993 was around 3kg lighter than 1999 preseason, when he supposedly lost all that weight after cancer treatment.

 

[gobuck]

I see his numbers and realize how helpful dope is. When I was 47 I did my last vo2 max test and my total uptake was higher than his. I was a few lbs heavier but I was 47 and not in the best shape of my life. I could win some local races but nothing like any of the real pros. We are talking a night and day difference!!!!!

 

[andy1234]

I see his numbers and realize how helpful dope is. When I was 47 I did my last vo2 max test and my total uptake was higher than his. I was a few lbs heavier but I was 47 and not in the best shape of my life. I could win some local races but nothing like any of the real pros. We are talking a night and day difference!!!!!

Pity you didn't dope, you could easily have won 7 tours.

 

[mmedeast]

Wonders if he used Clenbuterol to cut weight....

 

[gobuck]

yeah, right.................

 

[ultimobici]

Wonders if he used Clenbuterol to cut weight....

But he didn't lose weight!