Why do people hate Lance Armstrong

ughhhh · 2012-05-01T13:52:57-04:00

I for one, find him inspiring. I have a hard time figuring out why there is such dislike and even hatred of him on this board. I am not going to argue any points in this, but welcome people to forward their reasons why they don't like him, and back it with substance...you just can't say...I hate him because his charity isn't really a charity, or he doesn't give any money to cancer, Livestrong is about cancer awareness. I would like to see a source verifying this information is true. It doesn't have to be about business even. Maybe you dislike him because of how he can't stay with one woman. lets hear them.

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14 years ago 05/02/2012 11:34am EDT

re: rekrunner

rekrunner wrote:
No. It wasn't possible to independently test the "B" samples -- these were the already the "B" samples. The testing was expressly for anonymous research, and expressly against athlete sanctioning.
However, the anonymous research (coupled with some investigative reporting subterfuge) showed that Lance tested positive for synthetic EPO 6 times (and 2 more were suspect) on 6 different days, with a profile that makes sense for this tour, while the rest of the peloton only tested positive 7 times (2 of those on the first day), and the remaining 72 samples fell short of the testing criteria for a positive.
The UCI and WADA are compelled to follow their own rules, and ignore this evidence, but the public is not.
ughhhhh wrote:
Was lance ever stripped of his title because of this?

Was there any "evidence" for doping in subsequent tour performances after 1999?

14 years ago 05/02/2012 6:23pm EDT

re: ughhhhhh

Tour de Suisse 2001:http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/cycling/news/story?id=6614413The director of the Swiss lab confirmed they found 4 "suspicious" samples "consistent with EPO use", and apparently reported to federal investigators that one of them came from Lance Armstrong. This is consistent with statements from Jeff Fager ("60 minutes" backed by confirmation from "a number of international officials"), and ex-teammates Landis, and Hamilton, and (possibly) Hincapie.

ughhhhhh wrote:
Was there any "evidence" for doping in subsequent tour performances after 1999?

14 years ago 05/02/2012 7:14pm EDT

re: ughhhh

I don't care if you divorce your wife. However, if you start making out with an Olsen Twin and Paris Hilton, then I consider you a douche bag.

14 years ago 05/02/2012 7:32pm EDT

re: Holy Moses

Holy Moses wrote:
Way more evidence of Lance cheating than any existence of God, Jesus or anything being true in the bible.
People will believe what they want and form opinions based on that.
I'll take Lance haters over God lovers any day when it comes to looking for proof.

WOW, bitter much? Your intolerence is disgusting.

You could have easily made your point without showing your bigotry.

14 years ago 05/02/2012 7:43pm EDT

re: ughhhh

can't prove lots of things

14 years ago 05/02/2012 7:52pm EDT

re: ecin

ecin wrote:
Holy Moses wrote:
Way more evidence of Lance cheating than any existence of God, Jesus or anything being true in the bible.
People will believe what they want and form opinions based on that.
I'll take Lance haters over God lovers any day when it comes to looking for proof.
WOW, bitter much? Your intolerence is disgusting.
You could have easily made your point without showing your bigotry.

"bitter much" witty

14 years ago 05/02/2012 7:57pm EDT

re: ughhhh

14 years ago 05/02/2012 8:01pm EDT

re: ughhhh

He is a drug cheat. The proof: EVERYONE is telling lies about the great lance armstrong, who was totally clean. The only one telling the truth is lance. He has attacked the french media, the tour de france organizers, his former teammates, the hotel staff where he was staying, the world anti-doping lab, other cyclists such as greg lemond, etc. He has a team of "protectors" in place who attack anyone who dares question his "clean" tour victories. If you are so foolish as to believe this, be my guest.

14 years ago 05/02/2012 8:53pm EDT

re: ughhhh

I think he seems like a big prick, but don't really hate him.

I do hate the idiots who believe he didn't dope.

14 years ago 05/02/2012 9:02pm EDT

re: ecin

Holy Moses is right.

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