Comments on: What is the difference between Floyd Landis and Lance Armstrong? http://news.runtowin.com/2006/08/07/what-is-the-difference-between-floyd-landis-and-lance-armstrong.html Coaching and Training From a New England Perspective Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:12:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Blaine Moore http://news.runtowin.com/2006/08/07/what-is-the-difference-between-floyd-landis-and-lance-armstrong.html/comment-page-1#comment-16198 Blaine Moore Tue, 08 Aug 2006 21:09:07 +0000 http://news.runtowin.com/2006/08/07/what-is-the-difference-between-floyd-landis-and-lance-armstrong.html#comment-16198 Yeah, I've read about that. The problems that I see from those "friends" is that they had a falling out with Armstrong before they started bad mouthing him, and everything that they have said about him where there were other witnesses besides the two of them (and Armstrong) has been refuted. I tend to believe a handful of doctors over a couple of vindictive folk. I could be wrong, but a leak from somebody saying that they may have done something (such as in Barry Bonds case) is much more convincing to me than somebody saying something about somebody else. Then again, I also believed Rafael Palmeiro until he failed his drug test. But, he did fail his drug test, and should Lance Armstrong ever actually fail a test or somehow be proven that he is a doper, I do not foresee myself deciding arbitrarily that he is guilty. The problem with cycling right now is that so many people are popping positive, no matter where they ride from. I doubt that you could find many guys that have never ridden with somebody who tested positive. Yeah, I’ve read about that. The problems that I see from those “friends” is that they had a falling out with Armstrong before they started bad mouthing him, and everything that they have said about him where there were other witnesses besides the two of them (and Armstrong) has been refuted. I tend to believe a handful of doctors over a couple of vindictive folk. I could be wrong, but a leak from somebody saying that they may have done something (such as in Barry Bonds case) is much more convincing to me than somebody saying something about somebody else.

Then again, I also believed Rafael Palmeiro until he failed his drug test. But, he did fail his drug test, and should Lance Armstrong ever actually fail a test or somehow be proven that he is a doper, I do not foresee myself deciding arbitrarily that he is guilty.

The problem with cycling right now is that so many people are popping positive, no matter where they ride from. I doubt that you could find many guys that have never ridden with somebody who tested positive.

]]> By: Anne http://news.runtowin.com/2006/08/07/what-is-the-difference-between-floyd-landis-and-lance-armstrong.html/comment-page-1#comment-16196 Anne Tue, 08 Aug 2006 20:58:59 +0000 http://news.runtowin.com/2006/08/07/what-is-the-difference-between-floyd-landis-and-lance-armstrong.html#comment-16196 The Los Angeles Times a few weeks ago took a critical look at the drug accusations against Armstrong. The focus was on sworn testimony from his friends in a civil case that they never expected to be made public, so they were more likely to be candid and 'honest.' It certainly cast more doubt on his proclamations of innocence but remained inconclusive. Essentially, he dealt with some shady characters but no one know the extent of those dealings. The Los Angeles Times a few weeks ago took a critical look at the drug accusations against Armstrong. The focus was on sworn testimony from his friends in a civil case that they never expected to be made public, so they were more likely to be candid and ‘honest.’ It certainly cast more doubt on his proclamations of innocence but remained inconclusive. Essentially, he dealt with some shady characters but no one know the extent of those dealings.

]]> By: jank http://news.runtowin.com/2006/08/07/what-is-the-difference-between-floyd-landis-and-lance-armstrong.html/comment-page-1#comment-16130 jank Tue, 08 Aug 2006 03:43:48 +0000 http://news.runtowin.com/2006/08/07/what-is-the-difference-between-floyd-landis-and-lance-armstrong.html#comment-16130 The only thing that keeps nagging at me about Lance is that so many guys he used to ride with keep popping positive... The only thing that keeps nagging at me about Lance is that so many guys he used to ride with keep popping positive…

]]> By: Wes http://news.runtowin.com/2006/08/07/what-is-the-difference-between-floyd-landis-and-lance-armstrong.html/comment-page-1#comment-16112 Wes Mon, 07 Aug 2006 22:21:32 +0000 http://news.runtowin.com/2006/08/07/what-is-the-difference-between-floyd-landis-and-lance-armstrong.html#comment-16112 That's a very interesting theory. Quite frankly, it is not one I would have thought of. I don't see why anyone would want to be an athlete and cheat. If you can't do it by yourself, why do it? That’s a very interesting theory. Quite frankly, it is not one I would have thought of. I don’t see why anyone would want to be an athlete and cheat. If you can’t do it by yourself, why do it?

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