Walsh interview

Bro Deal said:

MP3 you can download. The first part is at the given URL and the there is a link to the second part.

http://www.competitorradio.com/details.php?show=150

Part two has something I never heard before. When Armstrong and Bruyneel found out Landis was leaving the team, they poured Landis' blood into a sink.

Thanks for that... I'll listen on the way to work..... yeah but Lance reckons Landis is innocent... still does..... home come ?
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Updated: 9:09 p.m. ET July 4, 2007

ASPEN, Colo. - Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong said he believes that last year’s winner Floyd Landis did not dope but likely will lose his arbitration case against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.

Landis, who agreed not to defend his title this month, tested positive for synthetic testosterone after a dramatic and decisive win in the Tour’s 17th stage last year. After a 10-day hearing in May, Landis is awaiting the decision of the arbitration panel, which must decide whether to uphold the positive doping test.

“I think conventional wisdom is that he will lose (his arbitration hearing), because USADA has never lost a case,” said Armstrong, the guest speaker Tuesday at an Aspen Ideas Festival health forum discussion that former CBS anchor Bob Schieffer moderated.

“The arbitrators don’t ever rule for the athletes,” Armstrong said, according a story in Wednesday’s edition of The Aspen Times. “Quite frankly, the system is set up against the athletes. Unfortunately for him, I don’t think he did it. That’s always been my position and still is today.”

Armstrong is again the subject of doping allegations in a soon-to-be-published book, “From Lance to Landis.” Much of the material in the new book is based on testimony given in a legal dispute between Armstrong and Dallas-based company SCA Promotions, which had a bonus contract with the cyclist.

Armstrong repeatedly has denied doping allegations against him both in court and the public arena. And Tuesday he defended cycling’s commitment to testing.

“If you went to Major League Baseball and said, ’We’re going to have random, unannounced, out-of-competition controls,’ they would tell you, ’You’re crazy. No way, we’re not playing another game.’ The NFL, they would never do that. NHL, no way. Golf, forget it. Tennis, forget it. Of course, cyclists get tested more than anything else, and perhaps that’s why they get caught more than anyone else.

whiteboytrash said:

“If you went to Major League Baseball and said, ’We’re going to have random, unannounced, out-of-competition controls,’ they would tell you, ’You’re crazy. No way, we’re not playing another game.’ The NFL, they would never do that. NHL, no way. Golf, forget it. Tennis, forget it. Of course, cyclists get tested more than anything else, and perhaps that’s why they get caught more than anyone else.

I do agree with Lance for that.

Bro Deal said:

MP3 you can download. The first part is at the given URL and the there is a link to the second part.

competitorradio.comdetails.phpOpen ↗

Part two has something I never heard before. When Armstrong and Bruyneel found out Landis was leaving the team, they poured Landis' blood into a sink.

[font=Verdana]I listened to the interview this morning... I thought it was very good... I have changed my mind on Walsh somewhat as it’s the first time I've heard him speak in person...... I did like the Landis story of dumping his blood bags ! Although I can't remember his performance in the TDF 2004 post 2nd rest day ? Did they dip ? There were some other interesting points on last years TDF.... One was there is a lot of talk about Landis power output on his awesome stage.... but not much talk of the power output of the chasers.... could it be that because they hadn't transfused or couldn't transfuse that they couldn't chase like they wanted to ? Another point I thought was interesting was about natural skinny climbers v the big boys like Riis and Indurain..... pre-EPO weight made a big difference on climbs... however if you a big guy like Riis or Indurain and you could get more oxygen to your BIGGER muscles then you kick [censored]..... and so they did..... I’m going to buy the book and have it on order from Amazon and I most of all want to read the full transcript from Vaughters and Anderu’s IM conversation…. It hasn’t been printed in full (smaller excepts on the internet) until this book….. [/font][font=Verdana][/font]

whiteboytrash said:

[font=Verdana]I listened to the interview this morning... I thought it was very good... I have changed my mind on Walsh somewhat as it’s the first time I've heard him speak in person...... I did like the Landis story of dumping his blood bags ! Although I can't remember his performance in the TDF 2004 post 2nd rest day ? Did they dip ?[/font]

Stage 15 was post 2nd rest day in 2004 and below are quotes from cyclingnews that day - there was no Landis dip in form.
Armstrong also singled out American Floyd Landis, who had played a big role today in setting up Armstrong's win in Villard-de Lans today. "I'm incredibly proud of them and I think the player of the day was Floyd Landis. He was incredible. There were ten guys left on the climb and Floyd was still there, which is not normally his cup of tea. His family was also on that climb, so maybe that was it."

Cyclingnews reached Floyd post stage, who told us "Lance was fantastic today...I had good legs and was glad to be able to help him take the Yellow Jersey again. When Ullrich attacked, he went too early. We just decided to leave him out there; it was a long way to the finish. Landis was able to share the moment with his family today as well, explaining, "Lance said on the radio 'hey Floyd, there's your family' and I was able to wave at them. Then after the stage , Robin Williams, who was in the car with Johan joked with me 'hey there were Mennonites on the course today!'"

"His family was also on that climb, so maybe that was it."

- or maybe is was the EPO ? as climbing "wasn't normally his cup of tea" ?

- then again his blood was down the drain ?

Rolfrae said:

Stage 15 was post 2nd rest day in 2004 and below are quotes from cyclingnews that day - there was no Landis dip in form.
Armstrong also singled out American Floyd Landis, who had played a big role today in setting up Armstrong's win in Villard-de Lans today. "I'm incredibly proud of them and I think the player of the day was Floyd Landis. He was incredible. There were ten guys left on the climb and Floyd was still there, which is not normally his cup of tea. His family was also on that climb, so maybe that was it."

Cyclingnews reached Floyd post stage, who told us "Lance was fantastic today...I had good legs and was glad to be able to help him take the Yellow Jersey again. When Ullrich attacked, he went too early. We just decided to leave him out there; it was a long way to the finish. Landis was able to share the moment with his family today as well, explaining, "Lance said on the radio 'hey Floyd, there's your family' and I was able to wave at them. Then after the stage , Robin Williams, who was in the car with Johan joked with me 'hey there were Mennonites on the course today!'"

whiteboytrash said:

"His family was also on that climb, so maybe that was it."

- or maybe is was the EPO ? as climbing "wasn't normally his cup of tea" ?

- then again his blood was down the drain ?

I've not had a chance to listen to the interview yet. What was his source for the blood pouring incident? Floyd was ordered to ride easy on the next stage the Alpe-D TT, but the stage after Floyd was again almost riding off the front.

Some days climbing is not my cup of tea either. But on other days I can just blow all the local cat 1 guys away. It's just the way it is. Yeah, right.