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She got a 2 year ban and lifetime Olympic ban (overturned after Dwain Chambers took the BOA to court for banning him for being a dirty drugs cheat), but I think the ban was reduced too. Tim Don (Triathlon) got a similar 2 year ban reduced to 6 months at about the same time for 3 missed...

Genius!: Creepy Lance Armstrong :lolol:

There aren't drugs in tennis - Andy Murray says so. Andy Murray defends tennis from provocative doping allegations | Sport | guardian.co.uk I especially like this bit: "The game has changed, for sure, physically. It's much more demanding, and I have adapted my preparation and training...

There aren't drugs in tennis - Andy Murray says so. Andy Murray defends tennis from provocative doping allegations | Sport | guardian.co.uk He also said last year that 'there aren't drugs that can help you hit winners'... :facepalm:

Another reason Lance shouldn't be allowed to compete again (as if anyone was in any doubt!) A Letter to Lance Armstrong: A Fellow Pro Athletes Plea

Looking at the route for 2009 it was fairly Wiggins-friendly: 3 time-trail stages (long-ish Prologue, Team TT with Garmin, and a long ITT) helped massively, like the time-trials last year did. The climbing was a surprise but he NEVER attacked in the mountains. He rode tempo to reduce losses...

I hope they do google him - they might get to see his 2005 Tour TT... :lolol:

Indeed. Nice cover-up allowing athletics to be 'clean' to the general population. If there is any desire for actually clean sport then the names should be released. It serves the purpose of knowing where the sport comes from. If you know who was using what, when, where and how you can develop...

We know about Lance because of the failed 1999 test. We know about him because of the failed tests of his competitors of the time, and then the results of the retested samples from 2004. Poeple knew, and not just his team-mates. David Walsh and Paul Kimmage deserve a lot of credit for continuing...

Happily glossing over Betsy Andreu's evidence of Lance's admission of steroid use to doctors in 1996...

Pretty much 100% agree with this, although from an athlete's point of view I wonder how much people sell their morals for. Verbruggen and McQuaid seem to be the main problem in the sport, but they're supported by others (including Brian Cookson) who I believe can and should be doing more to...

I'm not sure that's true. There are several tainted riders who Braisford has worked with.

No, I don't. And part of the current problem. A thief and a liar, the same as Armstrong and Millar (the cyclists, not comedy pairing!)

The same Nico Mattan who had a successful 4 years at 'no dope, no ride' Cofidis, including his first professional win?

He is banned from all WADA-linked sports for life. This includes triathlon. It'd be interesting to see him race Ironman, but he has absolutely no credibility as a sportsman and should not be allowed to compete.

I can't help thinking that if he was European (and 'proper' Europe, not UK) he'd still be in the clear...

I don't believe his was the only team with systematic a doping structure, and we both know the 'fact' he was never caught is untrue. I hope (but don't expect) that he gives both barrels to the UCI. Verbruggen and McQuaid have a lot of questions to answer, and no place in cycling.

No they didn't. Why remove his, but not Pantani's '98 Tour/Giro win? Why not Riis's Tour? Why not Ullrich's win? Why not those of Coppi, Bartoli, Merchx? ALL wins of riders that are later shown to be doping should be highlighted as such, not removed. And if you remove 1 rider's results, why not...

There's pretty much always been a culture of doping in cycling (and most top level sports). He didn't invent it. However, there is ALWAYS a choice. As Nicole Cooke says:

No - what he achieved in the past means the whole system needs a massive overhaul, starting with the UCI. The removal of his results, instead of acknowledging his existance as part of a bigger problem is a MASSIVE head-in-the-sand moment. There is loads that cycling, and sport in general can...