Official Lance Armstrong Thread: Part 3 (Post-Confession)

[Oldman]

Would he really be that desperate? Or cynical?

I suppose the obvious answer is yes, though I really hope this is just a joke.

No joke. Lance is spinning on CNN.com this morning. Asking everyone to forgive him and making it sound like it's the Lemonds and Andreus fault for not finding forgiveness in their heart....

 

[thehog]

No joke. Lance is spinning on CNN.com this morning. Asking everyone to forgive him and making it sound like it's the Lemonds and Andreus fault for not finding forgiveness in their heart....

Meanwhile.. where did this money come from?

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The LIVESTRONG Foundation is donating $50 million to the University of Texas, launching the LIVESTRONG Cancer Institutes to create what officials are calling “an original model of patient-centered cancer care in partnership with the Dell Medical School.” The generous donation — which will be spread out over 10 years — pushes UT past its eight-year goal of raising $3 billion.

 

[fmk_RoI]

Meanwhile.. where did this money come from?

It's not actually $50m, not really - it's spread over 10 years, so just $5m a year. And LiveStrong has the reserves to fund it.

 

[Bluenote]

No joke. Lance is spinning on CNN.com this morning. Asking everyone to forgive him and making it sound like it's the Lemonds and Andreus fault for not finding forgiveness in their heart....

Another puff piece from a journalist who gives Armstrong a platform for talking points, but doesn't push back with real questions.

"Will you make monetary amends for wrecking Lemond's bike line?"
"Was Ms. Andreu right about the Hospital room?"
"Will you give SCA their 12 million dollars plus back?"

Etc...

 

[Semper Fidelis]

I can't wait for this new book to come out. This place will blow up with all the crying.

 

[Race Radio]

Another puff piece from a journalist who gives Armstrong a platform for talking points, but doesn't push back with real questions.

"Will you make monetary amends for wrecking Lemond's bike line?"
"Was Ms. Andreu right about the Hospital room?"
"Will you give SCA their 12 million dollars plus back?"

Etc...

Wait for part 2.

 

[Bluenote]

Wait for part 2.

How many of the general public will ever read part II?

 

[Bosco10]

I can't wait for this new book to come out. This place will blow up with all the crying.

Wonder if his partner in crime, Sally "I don't care" Jenkins, will do the writing again?

 

[ChrisE]

Another puff piece from a journalist who gives Armstrong a platform for talking points, but doesn't push back with real questions.

"Will you make monetary amends for wrecking Lemond's bike line?"
"Was Ms. Andreu right about the Hospital room?"
"Will you give SCA their 12 million dollars plus back?"

Etc...

Bluenote in da house!

Welcome to the forum...its amazing how some people so committed to the cause just stumble upon this little part of the internet. I see you got your hater packet with RR tested talking points at sign up. Look forward to days filled with fun!

 

[MarkvW]

Wonder if his partner in crime, Sally "I don't care" Jenkins, will do the writing again?

Lance say-->Sally believe.

 

[Granville57]

I can't wait for this new book to come out. This place will blow up with all the crying.

A forward from Linda would add a nice touch.

 

[Oldman]

A forward from Linda would add a nice touch.

Perhaps with a nice red lipstick kiss in each edition. Lance is too busy apologizing to sign copies.

 

[Granville57]

Perhaps with a nice red lipstick kiss in each edition. Lance is too busy apologizing to sign copies.

Oooops, wrong one.

 

[Oldman]

They'll need some collagen or somethin' to plump those kissers.

 

[Race Radio]

Part 2

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/20/sport/lance-armstrong-rehabilitation-cycling/index.html?hpt=isp_c1

Lance is not going to be happy with this

 

[DirtyWorks]

Part 2

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/20/sport/lance-armstrong-rehabilitation-cycling/index.html?hpt=isp_c1

Lance is not going to be happy with this

It's a good day. Comments so far are right on the mark.

It is nice to see Tygart using the notion of stealing from clean riders. I don't know if that is new/old. All good.

Now, they need to move onto Thom Wiesel and Co. and how the federation leaders were co-conspirators.

 

[frenchfry]

I was in a Sportchek yesterday. Where once there was an entire Livestrong section of merchandise I only saw a single Livestrong cap on a clearout rack at 2/3 off.

 

[jens_attacks]

oh god i click once in a month on a lance armstrong web page, and there is betsy...good christ we got it, if someone "destroyed" my life, i would gave my best to start a new one.

 

[jens_attacks]

"I feel sorry for the people who rode clean and got screwed, the Christophe Bassons and Filippo Simeonis of this world," he tells CNN.

i feel sorry for any human being who believes a word coming of david walsh
actually i don't

 

[Race Radio]

oh god i click once in a month on a lance armstrong web page, and there is betsy...good christ we got it, if someone "destroyed" my life, i would gave my best to start a new one.

Yeah, we get it. If someone was smearing you still to whoever will listen you would lay down and take it......Just because you would be ok with being lied about does not mean Betsy should

 

[the sceptic]

oh god i click once in a month on a lance armstrong web page, and there is betsy...good christ we got it, if someone "destroyed" my life, i would gave my best to start a new one.

Betsy sounds like she wants revenge and wont be happy until Lance is on the street or in prison. Also comes across as a bit of a bully herself.

 

[Benotti69]

Those criticising Betsy, try walking a mile in her shoes.............

 

[jens_attacks]

Yeah, we get it. If someone was smearing you still to whoever will listen you would lay down and take it......Just because you would be ok with being lied about does not mean Betsy should

i don't have aszhole friends like the andreus had and invite them in my house, in the first place. that tells me all i need to know about people like andreus.
lance is bad but these people or walsh aka big joke i don't rate them higher

as athletes, as what i discuss in cyclingnews forumz, lance was a superb,phenomenal one. frankie, good-strong domestique,betsy and walsh never heard of them srry.

 

[Race Radio]

Betsy sounds like she wants revenge and wont be happy until Lance is on the street or in prison. Also comes across as a bit of a bully herself.

Where does Betsy say anything remotely close to this? In fact she says the opposite, that she hopes he gets help and leaves her alone

I really think he needs help and I hope he gets it. Maybe then he would stop the lying and could be on his way to healing.

She talks with him for 3 months then he suddenly starts the same thing he did for 10 years.... smearing her to anyone that will listen, including her home town newspaper. Some here would just lay back and take it.

Betsy sounds like she just wants to be left alone.

"Sometimes I get sick of it and wish he'd just leave me alone, to leave me out of it, but he still mentions my name. It's his mess but if he is to lie about me and go after me, I will fight back."

"What am I supposed to do after that rant in Juliet Macur's book? His actions to this date are not of someone who wants to make amends.

 

[juanito]

Where does Betsy say anything remotely close to this? In fact she says the opposite, that she hopes he gets help and leaves her alone



She talks with him for 3 months then he suddenly starts the same thing he did for 10 years.... smearing her to anyone that will listen, including her home town newspaper. Some here would just lay back and take it.

Betsy sounds like she just wants to be left alone.

no fanboy here and not sure what is said behind closed doors, but since the fall from grace LA hardly mentions her, if at all, in any of the interviews he's done. if you go to betsys facebook page its post after post about how LA is the worst human being to ever exist on the planet. the comments are even worse, equating him to murderers & rapists. not much perspective from the betsy fanboys.