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Fortyninefourteen said:
alanshearer said:Hopefully, Oakley will drop him in a few weeks, once the UCI decide not to appeal.
Nike is another matter. I suspect Nike will only drop him if he becomes a pariah.
http://www.businessinsider.com/lance-armstrong-michael-vick-for-nike-2012-10
TheEnoculator said:I doubt Nike will drop Armstrong. They have proven themselves to be immoral under the child labour issues.
alanshearer said:I suspect that for Nike, it's solely a business decision, nothing more and nothing less. So long as they thinik it's in their best interests (i.e., bottom line) to support Armstrong and Livestrong, whey will continue to do it. They'll drop the sponsorship when and if that is no longer the case. My impression is that people are abandoning Lance left and right, that even his most die-hard fans are having a tough time with the Reasoned Decision. If the tide trully turns against Lance, Nike will abandon him. Just as it's decision to continue supporting him has nothing to do with morality, a decision to drop him will have nothing to do with loyalty. It may take them a while to do it -- since they've invested so much into him, they'll be careful about walking away from that investment.
Neworld said:And so it begins. One of Lance's historically unilateral financial supporters are moving towards protecting 'their own interests'. That is completely discordant with a company as blind and collusional as Nike. Oakley will leave.
Like grains of sand passing through his fingers Lance will lose his castle. The more they leave the faster his demise will be.
Contrary to Andy Schleck stating procycling needs to move forward, it really needs to be aware of, and correct, the past in order to plan for a healthier tomorrow. As we all know that means tearing down that LA, JB, MFerrari...built up.
This is another great day for cycling. Despite the troubling facts of a rotten past, there have been a lot of positive days lately. Sorry Lance you'll need more than a pair of Oakley sunglasses to stop the radiation from burning you.
Briant_Gumble said:Personally I wouldn't really describe Nike as collusional, I think they turned a blind eye more than colluded with Lance.
TheEnoculator said:I doubt Nike will drop Armstrong. They have proven themselves to be immoral under the child labour issues.
trailrunner said:The major Lance sponsors:
Nike
Oakley
Trek
Giro
Anyone else?
What is their status?
Nike - Currently supporting him; no hint of dropping him.
Oakley - Currently supporting him; may drop him after UCI decision.
Trek - ?
Giro - ?
trailrunner said:The major Lance sponsors:
Nike
Oakley
Trek
Giro
Anyone else?
What is their status?
Nike - Currently supporting him; no hint of dropping him.
Oakley - Currently supporting him; may drop him after UCI decision.
Trek - ?
Giro - ?
MarkvW said:Do you think Nike thinks Lance is going to make Nike money?
Neworld said:http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/international/2012/08/24/armstrong-cheating-rishe-qmb.cnn
Pretty juvenile discussion but interesting.
Dear Wiggo said:Cancer research LIE again. Sickening sycophants.