Armstrongs docs banned for life

Love it. His doctors are banned, his teammates are banned, and yet SO many bikers and even non-bikers continue to flaunt their yellow Lancewear and insist that their guy is as pure as the driven snow.

So they're banned?

So... we'll be seeing them at the Nike TDF VIP section?

If they grant Lance immunity, will he give up Roger Clemens?

How does the USADA have jurisdiction over foreign athletes/doctors participating in international competitions? How can they ban someone from a competition in France, if they don't represent the USA?

What makes you think I'm flaunting, as a cyclist?

The only thing that pure as the driven snow is your

fair skinned ass out on a Alpe D'Huez climb your skin

looking like a peppermint candy streaked red and white

and the blue in your head from a lack of oxygen!

fish oil wrote:

Love it. His doctors are banned, his teammates are banned, and yet SO many bikers and even non-bikers continue to flaunt their yellow Lancewear and insist that their guy is as pure as the driven snow.

Rupp's coach was part of Athletics West, had a pupil suspended for drugs, suffers from multiple health conditions that just happen to require performance enhancers, and you fanboys still insist that Rupp is clean. Oh, and I almost forgot to mention, his coach is one of the biggest admirers of....

Not only were they banned for life, none of them decided to appeal the ban. Indictment.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ferrari-del-moral-and-marti-banned-for-life-in-us-postal-case

I'm wondering that too -- how do you enforce the ban? How do you prevent athletes from visiting doctors in another country? Sanction the athletes?

Paula Cliffebar wrote:

How does the USADA have jurisdiction over foreign athletes/doctors participating in international competitions? How can they ban someone from a competition in France, if they don't represent the USA?

rekrunner wrote:

I'm wondering that too -- how do you enforce the ban? How do you prevent athletes from visiting doctors in another country? Sanction the athletes?

I am confused as to jurisdiction under WADA code. Also, I haven't looked at all of it but I can't find anywhere that an athlete can be sanctioned for who their manager/agent, etc. is, so I am not sure they can sanction an athlete if they continue to use Dr. Ferrari, for example.

Big deal. Easy to get around. Ferrari has had problems in the past, abd is one of the best drug cycle advisors around. Don't think for one minute that he won't continue to "advise" through intermediary contacts.

Who in competitive cycling like the Tour de France doesn't use dope? The big question is--why are they so relentless in going after Lance? Last year they let one foreign rider off because they said the meat he had eaten was tainted with some kind of banned substance. What kind of BS is that?

Danno wrote:

Who in competitive cycling like the Tour de France doesn't use dope? The big question is--why are they so relentless in going after Lance? Last year they let one foreign rider off because they said the meat he had eaten was tainted with some kind of banned substance. What kind of BS is that?

Are you referring to Contador? He was given a 2 year ban that stripped him of his 2010 title and kept him out of competition this summer.

I agree and as a fan of the sport hate to say it but I'm mostly likely rooting for the guys who are the best at cheating (i.e. doping without getting caught)

The next question, and I believe the answer is YES, is this:

Will Armstrong be allowed to compete in Triathlon and and Ultra competition for life as a result of this decision?

oops!

I meant, "Will he be disallowed from Ultra and Triathlon competition as a result of this decision?"

Therapist with a Grudge wrote: oops!

I meant, "Will he be disallowed from Ultra and Triathlon competition as a result of this decision?"

Why, and how?

The USADA does not have the uber-power authority to create or enforce a blanket ban. Although, the CEO, T.T. Tygart, is delusional enough to think he does. Can he prevent LA from competing a local or small or non-WADA bike or running event? Not possible.

Well, the last time he competed he was on TV and in contention in an all terrain tri. I think it was an Olympic distance.

There is no doubt that he has the talent to compete at that level so he would be subjected to the same ooc and in competition testing that the other elites would be.

Certainly he could sandbag some local race or enter for fun, but that wouldn't do much for his stated interest in continuing the work of the foundation.