He's da man in France!!

He is clearly on a level of his own.
Simply phenomenal to dominate for 6 years in a row.

Having had the big C myself, he is an inspiration that goes way beyond cycling. Isn't he dating Sheryl Crow now? I thought I saw her there.

That boy can certainly haul the mail !


And do it with power to spare. In the next to last stage he was playing psych games with someone who dissed him and his manager(?).

Seems the guy was badmouthing his troups(lances) last year, saying they were doped cause this same guy got busted in tests.

Lance saw this bigmouth whiner/looser type trying to join the breakout group, Lance pushed his way into the same group(A dangerous tactic considering he didnt need to win it) and caused the whole group to chastize and force this bonehead back into the main peleton, Quashing his attempt to win the stage.

Lance then dropped back to the main pele and recieved many many pats on the back and applause from the crowd and fellow riders.


The winner of the stage said he felt honored that lancey boi would risk his record 6th in a row for the sake of honest fair sportsmanship.


All of the breakout group heartally agreed knowing Lance is near unbeatable and certainly dosent need to dope to win, as he could have easily won the stage and left all as the loosers.


The man is the epitomy of a true sportsman/athelete with class to spare.


All he needs is proper diet, proper training and to keep tappin Cheryl to win.:D



I predict a seventh straight win next year, baring a crash or health issue.


The man is just amazing.


GO LANCE GO !!!!!

E

Didn't I hear former US cycling great and 2 time winner of the Tour de France himself Greg LeMond imply that Lance is in fact doping? I think its short sighted to think any high performance athlete nowadays isn't using some chemical substance even if just to level the playing field. I know that the patriotic Americans like to think "their" athletes are squeeky clean while the other countries are cheaters. This is a huge fallacy. Marion Jones is now fairly certainly guilty of using steriods.Her ex husband has admitted to injecting Marion many times including at the 2000 Olympic games themselves. Carl Lewis tested positive many times only to have the results covered up by the USTAF. At the 1984 games in LA so many athletes tested positive that the IOC was embarrassed into keeping the results quiet. Then someone from the LA games committee broke into the IOC offices and removed the lists which connected the athletes to their numbered tests. Hmm I wonder just what countries athletes they were trying to protect? Dr. Richard Pound is now the head of the IOC anti doping commission and in his opinion the US is on par with the Chinese and the rest of the communist Eastern Bloc when it comes to publicly decrying steriods and privately doing everything to cover up any positive tests. I still feel so sorry for Ben Johnson being made a scape goat in Seoul. His only crime was running for an adopted homeland that takes steriod use seriously. If Ben was running for the US of A he'd be cannonized and on the cover of Wheaties Boxes. Bens coach Charlie Francis ( also a pariah now) said it all when he claimed that when it comes to mens sprinting you can do like everyone else or choose to line up 10 metres behind.

Sorry for the rant. It certainly isn't personal. 95% of my buddies on AK are proud Americans and true friends too.

Mike

Case of jealous losers.
Every one has to go after the winner.
Lance deserves the recognition of a great achivement.

No doubt Lances achievement is great but don't piss on my leg and tell me its raining.


Mike

You have a point about doping in professional US sports. In the US sports is big money and therefore corruption is widespread. I'm no big sports fan but I could imagine the pressure those pro atheletes feel. Those nternational arenas like the tour de france and the olympics have very strict testing policies at least thats what I heard. I would think that Armstrong was tested at every oportune time by the tour officials. Could these officials be corrupt also? Anything is possible.

Anyways, Armstrongs Chemo and Radiation treatments surely took some energy away from him permenantly. You think they allow doping in Armstrongs case and not for the rest of the Postal team? I don't. Does he take supplements that are borderline? I bet he does and so do many others.

Still, he must feel like he's 1000 feet higher than Mt Everest now, licking cancer, the Tour, & dating a fox like Sheryl Crow- boys, it just don't git much better than this !! -Sandy G.

Its so easy to jump on the assumption wagon....he doped, he did not,,,,to be fair to him, until there is a smoking gun, I will give him the benefit of the doubt.

Many people complain that he focuses so much and solely on the Tour de France,,,,well, if he was taking something not kosher, you would think he would dominate every event.
I think he wins because he methodically approaches the race as no other rider does.

The nature of sports today dictates that anyone dominating in unusually strong fashion gets shot down.

If it is possible to believe what is written, on every single test he has come up negative. IMO, he rides that bike every single day, he is dedicated and true he focuses on this race but why not have a goal and go after it? Besides that, what is stronger motivation than to prove to every one that you did it clean and fair and not only that but to have Cheryl Crow waiting at the end of the race? I would bust my back end to get back to her as fast as I could.

Only one man rode the pyreenes and other gruling sections in the rain one month before the race to learn the layout and condition himself.


Only one man deserved to win the tour.


They both share the name Lance Armstrong.





Btw, I think it was G. Lamond who let his mouth get him in trouble.;)


E

Not just Lemond has accused him, Lance's former team doctor and others have come forward with evidence. Doping does seem to be very prevelent in cycling so perhaps they all do it so it's an even playing field anyway???

However just like Macquire and Bonds what Lance has done is amazing but the shadow of performance enhancing drugs does take a little luster off the shine of the accomplishment.

BTW when was Lance tested? I never read that, please provide a link.

Anyone take notice of Marion Jones poor performance in the olympic trials now that she is definetely "dope" free ;) Coincidence? I think not.

The thing I don't understand is that all these athletes who claim to be innocent of performance enhancing drug use all refuse to surrender themselves to testing to prove it. (christ Bonds head grew like 4 hat sizes or something like that) If they are innocent would this not be the best way to shut everyone up? Kind of like a person commiting a crime refusing to take a lie detector test isn't it? Kind of hard to believe them if they won't prove they have nothing to hide. Baseball players hiding behind the players union is the worst BS I have ever seen. If I was accused of something I would want to prove my innocence if I was innocent ;)

I've been reading this post with great interest.
And for me it's a mere further proof that AK is an exeptional site
with real people who really think for themselves.

Ok ,now, as they say, me ole two cents'worth.

Here in Europe, Lance Armstrong is regarded
with the highest respect.

Ever wonder how comes?

Now don't get me wrong.Dope is everywhere.
Sure , in cycling,it's probably very common.
Take a look at the Italians.There was a time
when they were stunningly good in international cycling events.
Later , it became a public secret that the Italians
had someting of a headstart in High Tech Chemicals for
Cycling Enhancement.

People have always been , and will always be interested
in winning,even when you have to be unfair up to 'a certain
degree'. Because...Most of the time ,these people aren't even
HAPPY to be in this position. But hey, if you have the
feeling that everybody's doing it, sure thing you will get
a bad vibe when you're Not wining and Not using it.

I'm not implying that Lance is using anything.
Can you escape the fierce drug controls in THE TOUR
as a 5 times winner and STILL use substances??
Well, not likely,but anthing goes.


So why is Lance armstrong so respected over here?
Quite simple.
He's determined.He's focussed.He takes his job seriously.
He takes cycling seriously.He's a winner.Even if he takes
something the doctor ordered.

I have been utilizing www.msn.com for following the race. They have a sports section that I think is linked to FoxSports. In the articles that I have been reading, during the course of the race, they have questioned the use of the drugs and Lance has always countered the question with the remark that he has freely given them the samples and the samples have yet to test positive. It comes back to that same question, can one really trust what the press puts out for us to read? I belong to 24 Hour Fitness and due to my age, I could care less about taking any physical enhancing drug because what is the point? At my age there is not any 20 year old female that is going to even glance in my direction. I can always tell the ones that are starting the steriods. The definition and muscle tone just comes on too fast and most of them have quick tempers and IMO just a flat out sorry disposition. I have not seen or read any other article that goes into any detail concerning the testing that is performed in the race, therefore I can only rely on the vague reports that I have read off of msn. It is a shame that such a famous race, (I think this is the 101st running?; please correct me if this is in error), has such a dark cloud over it.