Lance Armstrong (cycling doper, USA) follows LEGAL advice to pullout of Irish interview (McKenna) hosted by One Zero

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7 years ago 10/20/2016 6:57pm EDT

http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/lance-armstrong-pulls-out-of-ireland-conference-for-legal-reasons-760304.html

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has pulled out of a much-hyped interview before an audience in Ireland, citing legal reasons, organisers have said.
The American athlete, who was infamously stripped of his seven Tour de France titles over doping, was due to appear at a sports and technology conference in Dublin on Friday.
An on-stage interview at the widely-publicised ticket-only event in the Irish capital's RDS arena was to be followed by a 45-minute question and answer session open to the crowd.

However, organisers One Zero said Armstrong cancelled with less than 24 hours to go on the advice of his legal team, due to an upcoming court case brought against him on behalf of the US Postal Service.
Rob Hartnett, of One Zero, said: "We are extremely disappointed that Armstrong has withdrawn at the last minute from appearing at One Zero.

7 years ago 10/20/2016 7:07pm EDT

re: Howabout legal advice on PEDs?

7 years ago 10/21/2016 12:07am EDT

re: Howabout legal advice on PEDs?

Can I get a ticket refund?

7 years ago 10/21/2016 2:09am EDT

re: sucker (me)

sucker (me) wrote:
Can I get a ticket refund?

No.

The sudden withdrawal of Lance Armstrong from Friday eveningâ€™s One Zero event in Dublin has robbed the sport and tech conference of its headline act although refunds are not being made available to ticket holders.
The disgraced American cyclist, stripped of his seven Tour de France wins in 2012, was scheduled to be the final keynote speaker at the day-long event at the RDS, only to confirm his withdrawal late on Thursday evening citing legal reasons.
Touted as a â€œfiresideâ€ chat with Armstrong, with â€œall the cards on the tableâ€, the RDS event was limited to a capacity 1,000 and was certainly not cheap: â‚¬175 for general admission, â‚¬475 for premium seating, and â‚¬775 for the VIP package.

7 years ago 10/21/2016 2:15am EDT

re: sucker (u)

http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/lance-armstrong-pulls-out-of-appearance-at-dublin-one-zero-conference-1.2837327

The matter of a potential refund was then addressed by a spokesperson for the event: â€œTickets were sold on the basis on it being a sports and tech conference, with over 30 speakers, not just on the back of Lance Armstrong,â€ according to the spokesperson.

Another co-founder of the event, Richard Barrett, added: â€œWe are obviously disappointed that Armstrong has cancelled less than 24 hours before the conference, however, he is just one of the 34 world class speakers we have lined up to appear tomorrow from the world of sport and technology. Sir Clive Woodward, Shane Lowry, Jamie Fuller and John Kavanagh are just some of the key notes that will feature alongside many other global industry experts who will share their insights into the future of sport.â€

The event sponsors included Failte Ireland and Independent Newspapers.

7 years ago 10/21/2016 3:38am EDT

re: Howabout legal advice on PEDs?

MacKenna doesn't even live in Ireland, but is holed up in Brazil. Didn't stop Lance from trying to pressure him. After the gig fizzled, MacKenna went on Off The Ball himself.

Following the announcement of Armstrong's withdrawal, MacKenna spoke Off The Ball's Ger Gilroy, who had Armstrong as a guest earlier this month, describing his interactions with the American in recent weeks.
"For the last few weeks, Lance has suddenly been calling my house in Brazil and it got to the stage where my wife woke me up one morning and said 'Lance Armstrong is on the phone'. It's kind of a situation you'd dream of in the past maybe now you're going 'Oh, Jesus, not again!'", said the Brazil-based MacKenna. "He kind of tried to buddy up. He talked about your interview [with Ger]. I think he was trying to befriend me and make sure the same thing wouldn't happen. I told him I thought he was very ill-prepared for your interview.
"He tried to buddy up over the last couple of weeks. And I played along with it so I was wondering what he was expecting tomorrow if he showed up on stage."
MacKenna went on to describe an anecdote from one of his recent phone calls with Armstrong.
"Like when you'd say 'How are things, Lance?' He'd say 'Oh, I was in the gym and I got talking to some people and my neck was a bit sore so I got a back rub'. And I'm kind of sitting there in my living room thinking 'what is going on here?'", he said.

7 years ago 10/21/2016 7:22am EDT

re: Howabout legal advice on PEDs?

Good advice from the legal team. Sucks for the folks that paid to go to the event. The USPS suit should be dismissed. Their own study showed that their investment in Lance and the cycling team was extremely profitable.

7 years ago 10/21/2016 7:48am EDT

re: Hickory

Hickory wrote:
Good advice from the legal team. Sucks for the folks that paid to go to the event. The USPS suit should be dismissed. Their own study showed that their investment in Lance and the cycling team was extremely profitable.

I agree, why on earth would they want a hundred million dollars?

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