Patrick Fitzgerald wrote:
Rojo: One thing that comes into my mind is I'm pleasantly surprised that so many people are now coming out and ripping Lance
I'm glad it brings you joy. Perhaps you should lead an angry mob to his house and burn him at the stake!!!
Rojo: Like for me, Lance as a cheater was big this summer.
That's some crack investigative journalism. You really scooped this story!
Rojo: Why is Lance so adamant he didn't make others dope?
Grown men made the choice to dope or not. All of the affidavits confirmed that in order to be competitive, you had to dope. That was the culture of the sport well before Lance. Read "Breaking the Chain" about Festina in '98.
Rojo: Lance has a blood profile which meant that he benefitted way more from doping than others.
"The Secret Race" makes that claim. Because Lance's natural hermatocrit was well below the 50% threshold, he did benefit more from than riders with a naturally higher hermatocrit level.
Rojo: Most cycling insiders say he'd never have won a tour even if everyone was clean.
That's awfully speculative in light of the culture of the sport. The truth is there was no level playing field, but it's not as though Lance wasn't a talent. He was World Champion in '93.
Rojo: I know many think I'm over the top with my hatred of Lance
Did he steal your girlfriend? Or is it just jealousy?
Rojo: WHy wouldn't lance admit to Andrew hospital lie?
He admitted to doping. Betsy's testimony is vindicated.
Rojo: I wish Oprah had played the whore comment. Not sure if I've ever heard it.
She characterized the comment as "under the breath". He implied that Emma was sleeping with the riders and that was the reason she was fired.
Rojo: That was much better than I thought.
It was a great interview. Can't wait until tomorrow!