Ride to forget said:Apologies if this has already been covered, and further apologies for linking to the Daily Mail, but Vaughters says Armstrong used the UCI's failure to detect his elevated HCG levels as a get-out-of-jail-free card.
Fatclimber said:I wonder if armstrong discussed that situation with Heinnie & Pattie, sealing his fate for as long as he wanted to compete...
spiaggia said:@Microchip So the TUE happened regardless of the rule. In sport, as in society, the rules only apply to some. Sad.
Microchip said:And I'm wondering if he had that discussion alone with them or if he had help. How old was he when his cancer was detected? 24 or 25? Was he an astute businessman at that age? Could he accomplish pinning Hein and Pat - men far more experienced in life and much older than he was - to the wall singlehandedly for 7 and more consecutive years!?!
I'm really beginning to wonder if at 25 years old, he could be so experienced and hard-nosed at business that he could make a deal that withstood tempestuous accusations over an extremely long time. Sounds to me like someone else was sitting in on that discussion. There are more fish in that pond, maybe some hiding in some nooks and crevices. Hopefully Juliet Macur's book or film would enlighten us.
Microchip said:And I'm wondering if he had that discussion alone with them or if he had help. How old was he when his cancer was detected? 24 or 25? Was he an astute businessman at that age?
DirtyWorks said:One name: Thom Wiesel
We know there was a way for Thom to send money to Hein without explicitly breaking bribery laws at Thom's financial brokerage business. We know Thom to be a guy who takes risks that probably break rules too.
Cycling and the IOC are a perfect fit for Thom.
Lance Armstrong scandal: Head of UCI resigns from IOC committee
Pat McQuaid, the head of the International Cycling Union, has stepped down from a key International Olympic Committee panel as he deals with the fallout from the Lance Armstrong doping scandal.
McQuaid is on the committee that is evaluating bids for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
McQuaid has been replaced by Patrick Baumann, a Swiss IOC member and secretary-general of international basketball federation FIBA.
thehog said:Heads rolling?
More to come?
http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-lance-armstrong-uci-ioc-20130123,0,124172.story
Microchip said:Then Armstrong is not the person behind it all. Not that it diminishes his ridiculous behaviour, hwvr, perhaps this Thom is the real mastermind. Perhaps that's even been said here, as I know the name from being bandied about in the Clinic.
WinterRider said:It's a start anyway. But is his head really rolling, or was his excuse correct and he's needed at the office to make sure his head really doesn't roll?
WinterRider said:It's a start anyway. But is his head really rolling, or was his excuse correct and he's needed at the office to make sure his head really doesn't roll?
thehog said:Heads rolling?
More to come?
http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-lance-armstrong-uci-ioc-20130123,0,124172.story
mew, only you... love it!!!mewmewmew13 said:Ooh ooh!
I've been waiting for someone to use that phrase!
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thehog said:Heads rolling?
More to come?
http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-lance-armstrong-uci-ioc-20130123,0,124172.story
weeniebeenie said:
reginagold said:I think this post by Mr. Ferrari confirms he will do a lot of favors for his million dollar clients...
Microchip said:Speaking of "favours", how possible would it have been to "fudge" the times in the 1999-2005 Tours? You know, add a few seconds onto a rider's time, and subtract a few from another.![]()
Bicycle tramp said:So you think the majority of the blame attaches to LA, when there's clearly corruption at the highest levels of the sport's administration? Now that's naive.
I'm no Lance apologist - I disliked him well before any doping allegations surfaced. But if everyone is as satisfied with his head as you appear to be, we'll be decrying another Lance all too soon.