BotanyBay said:Read a bit further:
More nonsense flack from the LA machine.
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BotanyBay said:Read a bit further:
thehog said:In the letter, which was also provided to the Statesman, Herman said: “You are on notice that if USADA makes any public statement claiming, without jurisdiction, to sanction Mr. Armstrong, or to falsely characterize Mr. Armstrong’s reasons for not
requesting an arbitration as anything other than a recognition of UCI jurisdiction and authority, USADA and anyone involved in the making of the statement will be liable.”
gooner said:Armstrong's full statement:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie...ATEMENT?SECTION=HOME&SITE=AP&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
thehog said:In the letter, which was also provided to the Statesman, Herman said: “You are on notice that if USADA makes any public statement claiming, without jurisdiction, to sanction Mr. Armstrong, or to falsely characterize Mr. Armstrong’s reasons for not
requesting an arbitration as anything other than a recognition of UCI jurisdiction and authority, USADA and anyone involved in the making of the statement will be liable.”
ÅSBJÖRN BENKT said:i called it right. he refused arbitration and said the USADA process is illegitimate. It's now down to organizations and riders to either recognize him as the legitimate winner or not. and as fans we have to make a judgment about whether the victories were rightfully his or not.
PosterBill said:Wow the ball is now firmly in USADAs court. Lance not only dared them to spill the beans but spat in there face. USADA needs to release evidence in the face of this IMHO
robow7 said:So do all the dirty secrets and testimony still become public??
Microchip said:Too disgusting to read fully. The worst statement yet!!
Race Radio said:...The best thing is to take the sanction then pretend that USADA does not matter. Diminish them and the witnesses in the press.
gooner said:Armstrong's full statement:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie...ATEMENT?SECTION=HOME&SITE=AP&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
hrotha said:I must say, given the circumstances that press release is some damn good spinning (for the general, uneducated public). Unless the evidence comes out he will more or less survive this. *Fingers crossed*
veganrob said:Chill dude. What is your problem? It was put up while I was typing. Jeez. Bad time for you
BotanyBay said:So, after today, as per USADA rules, will we ever get to see the evidence?
ÅSBJÖRN BENKT said:Breaking:
Lance Armstrong abandons fight against doping charges. Will be stripped of Tour de France titles and banned for life. Story to follow.