Reply #72: Well let's see here,

[MadHound]

Armstrong has passed some of the most rigorous tests in the world, time and again. The only test that has come up positive is one, 1, test done under questionable circumstances(no chain of custody, no tamper control, no substitution control, etc.), by a French lab whose motivations are much less than pure. This isn't "lots of evidence" this is a hatchet job done out of dubious, most likely nationalistic motivations.

Really now, don't you think that if Armstrong was doing 'roids, we'd see the proof? Nobody, including Armstrong, can do 'roids in any effective quantity without changing the physical appearance of their body, especially their jawline. Steroids build up the muscles that are used, and the jaw muscles are some of the most frequently used muscles on a human. Thus steroid users all start looking like chipmunks with nuts in their cheeks, due to the growth of their jaw muscles. Bonds exhibits this, McGuirere exhibited this, Lance doesn't.

And really now, do you honestly think that somebody who has gone through testicular cancer is going to endanger not just his genitals(where roids have a pronounced effect), much less his life by taking steroids? Sorry, I just can't buy this.

I just don't understand this irrational hatred of Armstrong. Is it because he went bike-riding with Bush? How petty is that, really. The man just won a record number of TDF, what do you expect. It would be like the Steelers refusing to appear with the President this year, you would be insulting the office, not the man. And as a previous poster has shown upthread, Lance is not a Republican, he is a middle to left leaning Democrat. Sheesh, how the hell do you think Crow would have stayed with him all this time if he was a rabid Bush supporter:eyes:

There's a good reason Lance is still up on that pedestal, it's because he has accomplished a feat in sports that has never been done before, and may never be equaled. And he did it without resorting to banned substances or other forms of cheating. If you can't understand that, them I'm sorry, but I think you've allowed your jealousy and envy get the better of you.