From an alterno Canadian newspaper sports columnist a couple days ago:
.... "Maybe he (Barry Bonds) is a freak. It's certainly possible. Lance Armstrong is a freak. And there have been whispers about Lance hitting the juice cycles, maybe even human growth hormone, that have haunted him for years. Cycling was nearly destroyed by the damage of illegal stimulant and steroid use, nothing would surprise me, but you want to put your faith into Lance doing it clean. Having said that, and by ways of a movie review, I just rented Dodgeball and have to admit - Lance is a really, really good actor. On the scale where the bottom is Wayne Gretzky's appearance on Saturday Night Live, and at the top is O.J. putting on the glove, Lance is even more convincing than Simpson. Don't believe me -take a look: the guy flat-out delivers his lines like a pro."
even more convincing than Simpson. Don't believe me -take a look: the guy flat-out delivers his lines like a pro."
Lance is the best, no doubt. Does Lance even mention his kids anymore? When Tyler finally figures it out, that it's over, he'll open his bike shop in Marblehead, take Tanker and Anchor to the shop everyday and live happily ever after. However Lance is a different story. He'll go out ugly, like Pantani.
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Lance is > even more convincing than Simpson. Don't believe me -take a look: the
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> flat-out delivers his lines like a pro."
Lance is the best, no doubt. Does Lance even mention his kids
anymore?
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When Tyler finally figures it out, that it's over, he'll open his bike
shop
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in Marblehead, take Tanker and Anchor to the shop everyday and live
happily
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ever after. However Lance is a different story. He'll go out ugly,
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Pantani.
Define ugly. A six of the beer of your choice says Lance goes out with class and on top.
Two questions: 1. When will Mr. Lance be the UCI #1? 2. When is he going to obtain some class?
I don't think he'll go out like Pantani, but it is going to get very interesting when the Walsh book comes out in the US.
I think if Lance wins the Giro and some more of the classics, that will go a long way in giving him some class, regardless of the UCI ranking in my book. Retiring on just the TDF seems like a one sided career, but its still very impressive. Add the other tours and a few more wins of the big classics and he will really be someone the in annuls of cycling history. Right now I still look at him as a TDF wondeboy who has it down to a science, but I am waiting for Paris-R, Giro, Vuelta, throw in a couple other classics. Paris-R is the one I am waiting for. Go get it Lance!
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"Callistus Valerius" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Lance is > > even more convincing than Simpson. Don't believe me -take a look: > > the guy > > flat-out delivers his lines like a pro." > > Lance is the best, no doubt. Does Lance even mention his kids anymore? > When Tyler finally figures it out, that it's over, he'll open his bike shop > in Marblehead, take Tanker and Anchor to the shop everyday and live happily > ever after. However Lance is a different story. He'll go out ugly,
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> Pantani.
Define ugly. A six of the beer of your choice says Lance goes out with class and on top.
Two questions: 1. When will Mr. Lance be the UCI #1? 2. When is he going to obtain some class?
I don't think he'll go out like Pantani, but it is going to get very interesting when the Walsh book comes out in the US.
Class in this case is defined as 1) not been proven to have doped; 2) retiring while competitive, unlike Cipo. I set a low bar.
Set the bar low enough and even Johnny NC could have class.
