Alpe d'Huez said:
Well said Alpe. I was thinking about this last week after the Landis-Kimmage transcript came out. With all the context that it gave on Floyd's character, it seems like he's gonna get out of the spotlight now, at least if his 'this is the last time in a long time I'm gonna talk about the first 35 years of my life' comment is as meaningful as it seemed. And his weird retirement and then next-day 'let's allow dope' proclamation was also contextualized, and seemed to indicate that he realized that he just needs to get away from the media for awhile. So I'm hopeful for that, the Kimmage transcript seemed like a cathartic bookend, and Landis doesn't seem to be a publicity seeker to me.
As far as Armstrong, he's obviously the opposite, but I think you're right - there's nothing new to say right now, obviously the SI article and Landis transcript were fairly large, new developments, and whenever a verdict gets handed down or a new article comes out then this place will be nuts, but he's gone. I feel, and hope, this 'phase' will calm down and we can talk about the other interesting aspects of the sport, and doping within the sport, other than Armstrong. Just wait until somebody blows away the field at MSR with an attack and somebody starts the 'what's he on' thread. Can't wait for the season to start...
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