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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  I really used to get into the tour...and then Lance Armstrong kinda ruined a lot of the excitement for me. I still like it though and think that bikers are some of the most amazing athletes ever! Is anyone at the forefront who you're predicting will win? |
Sorry for the delayed response... everyone I have picked so far has crashed/abandoned! I pick... they're out... pick again, out again! Now I'm afraid to say bc I don't want to jinx anyone. Lol!
And about Lance.... I think it was his 2nd tour when he abandoned due to one teste being the size of a lemon or grapefruit. Then he goes home and gets treatment for the cancer. Then he comes back and starts winning.
I don't agree with drugging/doping. Contador lost a Tour win for testing positive and was banned for 2 years. LA stated the guy had it in for him. What was he taking that wasn't showing in the testing? I'd like to buy some.
Drugs don't make you an athlete. They don't give you the ability to climb mountains, do time trials, or sprint well. If he couldn't do all those things very well, I don't care what he was taking, he would not have won. Some of his team members were doing the same thing... why weren't there any ties?
Jockeys are tested. Why? The horse does the running. Who is that golfer touting drugs to treat his rheumatic arthritis? Should he be allowed to play/compete? And baseball players. Was their blood held and retested and their titles/awards taken from them? Was anyone banned for LIFE?
I am disappointed, in Lance and the whole sports system. I don't think we've heard all the facts, so I will not judge him. At most I think he's a good man who may have made some bad decisions, but I don't think he deserved to lose everything.