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18. That's how endurance athletes cheat

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 01:23 AM

Jun 2012

Testosterone is also naturally occurring and illicit testosterone boosting is widely understood by the public to improve athletic performance.

If he was using EPO that's not sour grapes. That's stone cold cheating. Blood doping works.

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Lance Armstrong faces fresh doping charges from USADA [View all] maddezmom Jun 2012 OP

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