TeamSkyFans said:Would you like to tell me how this is factually wrong? Armstrong does have a lot of money, and has the best PR and Lawyers money can buy, weve seen countless articles cancelled, toned down etc through his PR guys. Armstrong has the likes of Sherwen and Liggett to peddle his lies across the television, he has the head of the UCI for crying out loud to tell us all what a liar Landis is. he also has a certain cancer charity, that will peddle his lies. Millions of fans worldwide who think Landis is a liar because lance survived cancer.
Floyd has what? No money, a few journalists such as kimmage and walsh who the UCI do their best to discredit. And a handful of ex riders such as Lemond, and Andreau who have had their fair share of knockers in the press.
The idea that I was factually wrong is insane. One other point "floyd got a booth at the ToC.. ok, but WHO got to actually ride the ToC.. I will give you a clue. It wasnt floyd.
That said, the tide is turning. One by one the major press outlets are turning on armstrong. Its only a matter of time.
Now go back to your boss and tell him. You did youre best but we're not buying it.![]()
"He was in the tent of Dr. Brent Kay, his longtime sponsor."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/23/floyd-landis-shows-up-as-_n_586540.html
THis stuff has been out for months. Dr. Kay supported Floyd financially enough to get him onto a cycling team that subsequently folded.
LeMond and Kimmage are obviously doing their bit as well.
And I find it very interesting that so many supporters of Floyd as a down trodden victim (who purposely chose to dope, but it is someone else's fault that he did) will only acknowledge him and his prince of pauper presentation.
Even Sports Illustrated takes issue with what is going on.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...ester.200111.1st.ld.writethru.1274/index.html
Curious that this article get ZERO play in cycling dope TMZ forum here?
There is, and should be, obvious frustration with doping. Frustration is no excuse for jumping onto an emotional band wagon of accussation and innuendo - we should not be turning cycling into the Salem Witch Trails that caste doubt and aspirtions on anything successful or that does not follow any dope story with a McCarthyist diatribe.
THAT will not help cycling, nor will it rid the sport of dope.
Good hard police work, evidence sharing, increased testing, and committment to follow the rules WILL.
Some things work in regard to anti-doping, and some things do not. Paul Kimmage has not had insider access to cycling since he published his book ... BEFORE Festina. A lot has changed since then - Kimmage's Crusade and accussations have not.
Zealotry helps nothing. And going after people without evidence is bad enough, but trying to caste doubt on Roche and Schleck for not being zealots - and thus obviously doping is as unhelpful as it gets.
But I guess such sentiments are the result of indoctrination by nefarious agents - and grand conspiracy theories that make all doubters of the McCarthyist line are sure to ride cycling of dope as well I suppose
Dope - somethings will work to get rid of it or greatly minimize it, and some things will not. Paul Kimmage is not helping - that simple.