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Ian David

(69,059 posts)
8. I cannot sleep with my windows open until Lance Armstrong is in jail.
Wed Jun 13, 2012, 07:17 PM
Jun 2012

How can I promise my daughter that Lance Armstrong won't sneak into her room at night and cheat her out of a bicycle trophy???



Trying it again, eh? A Le Tour without a controversy? shocking Baclava Jun 2012 #1
Tour de France officials wxgeek7 Jun 2012 #2
Not true. stopbush Jun 2012 #4
Yep wxgeek7 Jun 2012 #6
L'Equipe and the Tour have very close ties obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #13
The problem with doping is that blood samples are kept forever, and science stopbush Jun 2012 #3
The flip side of that is TlalocW Jun 2012 #9
Agency wants more funding and press should be the title. McCamy Taylor Jun 2012 #5
meanwhile....bummer...Andy Schleck withdraws from 2012 Tour de France with fractured pelvis Baclava Jun 2012 #7
I cannot sleep with my windows open until Lance Armstrong is in jail. Ian David Jun 2012 #8
If he cheated, then he should be called to account. stopbush Jun 2012 #10
I just think we have more important stuff to deal with. Nt Ian David Jun 2012 #14
lol maddezmom Jun 2012 #21
Actually, Jenna Jameson could conceivably harm somebody by driving drunk. Ian David Jun 2012 #23
No Problem, there are over 7 billion people in the World, a couple of them can hound Mr. Wonderful snooper2 Jun 2012 #22
Therefore dealing with the one denies dealing with any of the others? LanternWaste Jun 2012 #24
I just know Lance Armstrong can bend the bars and get me, with his super-steroid strength. Ian David Jun 2012 #31
I have a problem with someone CONSTANTLY being hounded by the same allegations... truebrit71 Jun 2012 #27
+1 JoeyT Jun 2012 #11
Sir, you do not appear to be French. boppers Jun 2012 #17
Whiners never win...and look bad in green. ileus Jun 2012 #12
Lance shouldn't have gone bike riding with Bush magic59 Jun 2012 #15
So, he has red blood cells, and EPO, both naturally occurring in blood. boppers Jun 2012 #16
That's how endurance athletes cheat mathematic Jun 2012 #18
If you have evidence of illicit use, that's one thing. boppers Jun 2012 #32
From what I understand, they do have evidence mathematic Jun 2012 #35
"violating the rules of the sport" makes me giggle. boppers Jun 2012 #38
As are the aggressive defenses of him whenever these charges are brought up. LanternWaste Jun 2012 #25
Oh, heaven forbid people want a little fairness. boppers Jun 2012 #33
"Numerous first-hand witnesses" Sounds like he's fucked. Prometheus Bound Jun 2012 #19
The same ones that didn't bother to show up for the grand jury that didn't indict him? truebrit71 Jun 2012 #28
So hpoefully when he's found clean, again; he'll file suit against the panel for slander/libel... Earth_First Jun 2012 #20
until they have actual proof it's all just another piss test under the bridge Baclava Jun 2012 #26
I certainly hope so...there have been far too many bites of the cherry as far as I am concerned... truebrit71 Jun 2012 #29
The claim is not just that Armstrong cheated, but that other members of his team undeterred Jun 2012 #30
"I was cheating, so he *must* have been, too!" boppers Jun 2012 #34
meh, so Lance's 'old crew' now ride with new sponsors, nah - politics never enters in to it Baclava Jun 2012 #36
I think virtually ALL world class cyclists.. sendero Jun 2012 #37
Do you think sports are real? boppers Jun 2012 #39
I think he did cheat.. sendero Jun 2012 #40
Up next: Wrestling is "fake"! boppers Jun 2012 #41
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