[RUMOR] Lance Armstrong could admit to doping in an Oprah Winfrey interview

[wickedplayer494]

[url]http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/12/us-cycling-armstrong-idUSBRE90B0BW20130112[/url]

[quote=Reuters]Lance Armstrong plans to admit to doping throughout his career in an interview with Oprah Winfrey next week, the American cyclist's first interview since being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles, USA Today reported on Saturday.

But Armstrong, 41, likely will not offer great detail about specific cases and events, the paper said, citing an unidentified source with knowledge of the situation.

The interview is scheduled to tape on Monday at Armstrong's home in Austin, Texas, and set to air on Thursday on the Oprah Winfrey Network.

Such an admission would mark a major reversal for the famed cyclist. Armstrong has always vehemently denied using performance-enhancing drugs and has never been proven to have tested positive.

But an October report from the U.S. anti-doping body USADA cited Armstrong's involvement in what it characterized as the "most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen," involving anabolic steroids, human growth hormone, blood transfusions and other doping.

Less than two weeks later, Armstrong's seven Tour de France victories were nullified and he was banned from cycling for life after the International Cycling Union ratified the USADA's sanctions against him.

The New York Times reported last week that Armstrong was considering an admission of using banned drugs with the hopes of persuading anti-doping officials to allow him to resume competition in athletic events that adhere to the World Anti-Doping Code.

Another motivation might be to keep the scandal from hurting Livestrong, the cancer-support charity he founded in 1997, USA Today said on Saturday. Armstrong, a survivor of testicular cancer, stepped down as a board member in November.

Armstrong's planned admission, however, carries the risk of getting him sued or held reliable by those who believe he defrauded them by lying about his use of drugs, the paper reported.[/quote]

[fruxodaily]

even if he does or not, the damage has already been done

[seefo]

Boo hoo? Why does anyone care, isn't it his own business?

[CubeManv2]

Still the image of cancer, Take his awards away but he gave everyone hope.

[Desuh]

I understood the title as Lance Armstrong admitting that he doped himself for the Oprah interview

[MR-X]

I don't get why people are so pissed about this...you expect these athletes to be the best of the best and push their bodies to the limit. At some point you become limited by your body and have to resort to a 3rd party type enhancement (Roids, doping, etc) to keep improving..I'm not surprised people go to such extremes - they have so much more to lose if they slip up.
It isn't like doping is going to make you a champion over-night. It is a huge combination of skill, experience and physical capability.

[shaotek]

They really fucked themselves over with this huge fiasco. Armstrong's the only reason people ever gave a shit about the Tour de France.

[TropicalV2]

[QUOTE=-nesto-;39192947]They really fucked themselves over with this huge fiasco. Armstrong's the only reason people ever gave a shit about the Tour de France.[/QUOTE]

truer words have never been spoken

[Computermaster]

Right, just like how Oprah got OJ to confess to the murders...

[TheMooseLord]

[QUOTE=-nesto-;39192947]They really fucked themselves over with this huge fiasco. Armstrong's the only reason people ever gave a shit about the Tour de France.[/QUOTE]

Although now in the UK, Bradley Wiggins is its new face.

[Midas22]

[QUOTE=themooselord;39193089]Although now in the UK, Bradley Wiggins is its new face.[/QUOTE]

Hey, hey, hey.

That's [I]Sir[/I] Bradley Wiggins to you.

[demoguy08]

[QUOTE=-nesto-;39192947]They really fucked themselves over with this huge fiasco. Armstrong's the only reason people ever gave a shit about the Tour de France.[/QUOTE]

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_de_France#Broadcasting[/url]

[quote]The combination of unprecedented rigorous doping controls and almost no positive tests helped restore fans' confidence in the 2009 Tour de France. This led directly to an increase in global popularity of the event. The most watched stage of 2009 was stage 20, from Montélimar to Mont Ventoux in Provence, with a global total audience of 44 million, making it the 12th most watched sporting event in the world in 2009.[/quote]

Say again

[Darkimmortal]

Am I the only one who fucking hates the term 'doping'?

Sounds like anything but the practice of taking performance-enhancing drugs

[erazor]

[QUOTE=-nesto-;39192947]They really fucked themselves over with this huge fiasco. Armstrong's the only reason people ever gave a shit about the Tour de France.[/QUOTE]

Armstrong's the only reason p̶e̶o̶p̶l̶e̶ ̶e̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶g̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶a̶ ̶s̶h̶i̶t̶ ̶a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶T̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶d̶e̶ ̶F̶r̶a̶n̶c̶e̶ Americans who don't care about cycling ever gave a shit about the Tour de France.

[Elecbullet]

[QUOTE=MR-X;39192912]I don't get why people are so pissed about this...you expect these athletes to be the best of the best and push their bodies to the limit. At some point you become limited by your body and have to resort to a 3rd party type enhancement (Roids, doping, etc) to keep improving..I'm not surprised people go to such extremes - they have so much more to lose if they slip up.
It isn't like doping is going to make you a champion over-night. It is a huge combination of skill, experience and physical capability.[/QUOTE]

Oh christ almighty.

And I guess you would call me a Luddite if I respected someone's rights to not fuck their bodies over with drugs for that extra mile-per-hour, and desire to be separated from those who do. H+ H+ H+ H+