FLandis letter, links

[Hairy Wheels]

A decent Canadian paper has weighed in.

As a Canadian, I deeply resent that comment. Most sane people use that paper only to wipe their asses when camping.

 

[Beech Mtn]

NY Daily News - Lemond Subpoenaed

Greg LeMond subpoenaed by government in widening doping probe of Lance Armstrong's teams

Among the documents that the subpoena orders LeMond to produce are any that are related to the four cycling teams Armstrong has led on the Tour de France since his comeback from cancer to victory in 1998: U.S. Postal Service, Discovery Channel, Astana, and Radio Shack.

The letter orders LeMond to appear at a federal courthouse in Los Angeles on July 30.

edit -
MacRoadie, the article comes up for me. Address is:
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2010/07/16/2010-07-16_lemond_subpoenaed_in_growing_doping_probe.html

 

[MacRoadie]

Article is gone...

Strike that, their whole website is gone.

Damn that Armstrong!

 

[Colm.Murphy]

Article is gone...

Strike that, their whole website is gone.

Damn that Armstrong!

Who uses AOL search?

 

[CycloErgoSum]

It could be your local server - I can access it fine

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/m...emond_subpoenaed_in_growing_doping_probe.html

 

[MacRoadie]

Who uses AOL search?

It's not AOL Search, it's Google. The laptop has the AOL toolbar on it so it has that footer.

Is that better?

 

[Dr. Maserati]

Greg LeMond subpoenaed by government in widening doping probe of Lance Armstrong's teams

Among the documents that the subpoena orders LeMond to produce are any that are related to the four cycling teams Armstrong has led on the Tour de France since his comeback from cancer to victory in 1998: U.S. Postal Service, Discovery Channel, Astana, and Radio Shack.

The letter orders LeMond to appear at a federal courthouse in Los Angeles on July 30.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Wall Street Journal -
Cycling Investigators Subpoena LeMond

The types of documents likely subpoenaed include emails and phone transcript:

A major focus in the LeMond-Trek lawsuit was the extent of the relationship between Trek president Richard Burke and Mr. Armstrong. Mr. LeMond's attorneys obtained emails between Messrs. Armstrong and Burke that allegedly show the two were close, the person familiar with the case said.

Documents in the case also include a transcript of a 2004 phone conversation between Messrs. LeMond and Burke. In that conversation, Mr. LeMond said he believed there was mounting evidence that Mr. Armstrong was doping. "Well, I still get back to the innocent until proven guilty, and that's somebody else's job," Mr. Burke replied, according to the transcript of the conversation reviewed by the Wall Street Journal.

 

[Dr. Maserati]

An interview with Greg Lemond in the German Paper http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/radsport-schweigen-zahlen-es-ist-fast-wie-bei-der-mafia-1.976244] Süddeutsche Zeitung.[/URL]

I have a translation of the article here:

 

[Der_Gestreifte]

Interview in german Süddeutsche Zeitung (big one, well respected), done by Andreas Burkert, one of he guys that were relentlessly hunting down Ullrich/t-mobile.

LeMond claims Armstrong offered 300000 USD to a (still acitve) rider, if he denounced LeMond of taking EPO.

 

[editedbymod]

Interview in german Süddeutsche Zeitung (big one, well respected), done by Andreas Burkert, one of he guys that were relentlessly hunting down Ullrich/t-mobile.

LeMond claims Armstrong offered 300000 USD to a (still acitve) rider, if he denounced LeMond of taking EPO.

That's unreal.

 

[Benotti69]

That's unreal.

Let's hope it is proved if true. Serious stuff.

 

[editedbymod]

Let's hope it is proved if true. Serious stuff.

English translation required. Shocking news.

Armstrong looks a broken man. All this *** is flying about and he's locked away riding a cycle race in France.

 

[arrhythmia rules]

Wow go and read the Lemond interview. Use a web page translation like google. It is a stunning read despite the poor english that results. Lemond really speaks his mind and it is very much worth hearing.

 

[bobs nob]

excuse the interruption

start a thread for discussion, this is supposed to be for links only

 

[editedbymod]

start a thread for discussion, this is supposed to be for links only

Np. Thanks for the tip.

 

[editedbymod]

Np. Thanks for the tip.

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/335313,armstrong-uci-again-doping.html

Good English translation at this hypertext link.

 

[arrhythmia rules]

The earthtimes article takes a few points but is not a translation. Try

http://translate.google.com/transla...zahlen-es-ist-fast-wie-bei-der-mafia-1.976244

should give a passable translation.

He covers lots of areas: deaths in cycling, Kim Kirchen, Patrice Clerc, Landis lawyer, ways forward, Armstrong bribery, fair amount about his own thoughts, some serious stuff.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Wall Street Journal -
Armstrong Hits Back at LeMond in Televised Interview

Mr. Armstrong reserved his strong language in Sunday's interview for Mr. LeMond. "We are going to have an opportunity to tell the truth to the authorities, and I hope Greg LeMond will tell the truth about 1989," Mr. Armstrong said, referring to Mr. LeMond's surprising victory in the Tour after a hunting accident had put his career on hold. "He's going to have to tell the truth. I have nothing to hide."

 

[Desperate Moments]

I didn't see a link yet to yesterday's New York Times story about the Nike/ Livestrong PR machine in full throat...

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/18/sports/cycling/18armstrong.html?fta=y

 

[Beech Mtn]

Associated Press -
Lance Armstrong's lawyer: 'Stop leaks'

Lance Armstrong's attorney sent a letter to the federal prosecutor investigating the seven-time Tour de France winner and his associates for possible fraud and doping violations, complaining about leaks to the media.

Monday's letter from Tim Herman to Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas Miller in Los Angeles says it's "especially unfair to subject Mr. Armstrong to this continuing media blitz when he is in the middle of his final Tour de France."

 

[MacRoadie]

And the news isn't all good...

Lance Armstrong's Attorney Meets With BALCO Lawyers

 

[Colm.Murphy]

ESPN rounds up the latest news

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/cycling/news/story?id=5395459

"The evidence will come from the investigation," LeMond told the newspaper, "and I believe it will be overwhelming."


Also Huffington Post weighs in with a take on the fraud side of the case.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-littman/lance-armstrongs-mail-fra_b_650572.html

 

[Colm.Murphy]

Landis speaks

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/cycling/news/story?id=5399160

Landis comment to local Oregon newspaper:

"It was about doing what was right," Landis told the newspaper. "It was about doing what allowed me to live my life OK with me. So whatever the reaction is, I hope it's good. I hope people want to know the truth, but that wasn't really my main concern."

 

[Colm.Murphy]

Armstrong hires defense atty

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-...se-attorney-in-u-s-probe-against-cyclist.html

But still, this will all blow over. Nothing to see, sleeping like a baby, we like our word, Landis is a drunk who talks to himself, and I have done too much good for too many people.