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cougjunkie · 09-08-2008, 07:18 PM

He will ride in the 2009 Tour De France. Someone should let him know that drug testing is very stringent these days. This has all the makings of another Roger Clemens or Barry Bonds story the ego is getting the best of him.

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/cyclin...ory?id=3576014

SteelBlue · 09-08-2008, 07:22 PM

Holy Shizz. This is unreal. I'm beyond curious to see how this goes.

ERCougar · 09-08-2008, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cougjunkie

He will ride in the 2009 Tour De France. Someone should let him know that drug testing is very stringent these days. This has all the makings of another Roger Clemens or Barry Bonds story the ego is getting the best of him.

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/cyclin...ory?id=3576014

I'm no cyclist, and know next to nothing about the sport, but I do enjoy watching/following the Tour. I agree with you--there's no upside to this.

Coach McGuirk · 09-08-2008, 08:05 PM

Man, Astana is going to be full of GC contenders. I imagine that LA is clean or he would not come back with all that is going on.

http://beta.velonews.com/article/828...ng-coming-back

creekster · 09-08-2008, 08:08 PM

Here's another link:

http://www.velonews.com/article/8289...ng-coming-back

This is very curious. My guess is that he is not going to ride for victory. The article says he is going to continue to do mountina biking and cyclo-cross whic is not the recipe for a successful run at Le Grand Boucle, especially at the age of 37. Moreover, I suspect Contador and even Leipheimer would not be too exicted at the prospect of, oncea agin, being 2d or 3d fiddle to his bony butt. Time will tell, but my guess is if he comes back he will do so as some sort fo super domestique.

I do nto think this will be like Bonds or Clemens, btw. No one has ever doubted that Armstrong is the absolutely perfect physical specimen to race bikes. Thus, if the sport is celan and he is clean, then he should still do well, allowing for his age and diverted focus. If the sport is NOT clean, then he can cheat with the rest and still do reasonably well. I thinbk it very unlikely that he would suddenly be caught. I think it more likely that he races clean (if this is even true) and that he races in support and thgat he does well but is nowehre near as dominant as he was, as even LA gets old.

Facinating stuff. I am going to register to volunteer in the Tour of California now, just in case.

TripletDaddy · 09-08-2008, 09:29 PM

How pathetic.

This guy will do anything to get Sheryl Crow back.

It's over Lance. Move on.

RC Vikings · 09-08-2008, 09:33 PM

He's not doing it for the glory, he's not doing it for the money, I think he just loves to compete and ride. It's to hard to do if you don't love it. I think it's pretty cool.

MikeWaters · 09-08-2008, 09:33 PM

All I have to say is that the marathon must have really hurt and sucked big time.

MikeWaters · 09-08-2008, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by RC Vikings

He's not doing it for the glory, he's not doing it for the money, I think he just loves to compete and ride. It's to hard to do if you don't love it. I think it's pretty cool.

It was either that or come back next year and Take over for Frankie Andreiu.

creekster · 09-08-2008, 11:18 PM

Not so fast, babba-looey

http://sports.yahoo.com/sc/news?slug...v=ap&type=lgns

We will have to wait and see, I guess.

09-08-2008, 07:18 PM	#1
cougjunkie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 5,741	Armstrong coming back...... He will ride in the 2009 Tour De France. Someone should let him know that drug testing is very stringent these days. This has all the makings of another Roger Clemens or Barry Bonds story the ego is getting the best of him. http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/cyclin...ory?id=3576014 __________________ LINCECUM!

09-08-2008, 08:05 PM	#4
Coach McGuirk Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: The Bubble Posts: 606	Man, Astana is going to be full of GC contenders. I imagine that LA is clean or he would not come back with all that is going on. http://beta.velonews.com/article/828...ng-coming-back __________________ "Hey! It's all ball bearings nowadays. Now you prepare that Fetzer valve with some 3-in-1 oil and some gauze pads. And I'm gonna need 'bout ten quarts of anti-freeze, preferably Prestone. No, no make that Quaker State. "

09-08-2008, 08:08 PM	#5
creekster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the far corner of my mind Posts: 8,711	Here's another link: http://www.velonews.com/article/8289...ng-coming-back This is very curious. My guess is that he is not going to ride for victory. The article says he is going to continue to do mountina biking and cyclo-cross whic is not the recipe for a successful run at Le Grand Boucle, especially at the age of 37. Moreover, I suspect Contador and even Leipheimer would not be too exicted at the prospect of, oncea agin, being 2d or 3d fiddle to his bony butt. Time will tell, but my guess is if he comes back he will do so as some sort fo super domestique. I do nto think this will be like Bonds or Clemens, btw. No one has ever doubted that Armstrong is the absolutely perfect physical specimen to race bikes. Thus, if the sport is celan and he is clean, then he should still do well, allowing for his age and diverted focus. If the sport is NOT clean, then he can cheat with the rest and still do reasonably well. I thinbk it very unlikely that he would suddenly be caught. I think it more likely that he races clean (if this is even true) and that he races in support and thgat he does well but is nowehre near as dominant as he was, as even LA gets old. Facinating stuff. I am going to register to volunteer in the Tour of California now, just in case. __________________ Sorry for th e tpyos.

09-08-2008, 09:29 PM	#6
TripletDaddy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 9,483	How pathetic. This guy will do anything to get Sheryl Crow back. It's over Lance. Move on. __________________ Fitter. Happier. More Productive. "Everyone is against me. Everyone is fawning for 3D's attention and defending him." -- SeattleUte

09-08-2008, 09:33 PM	#7
RC Vikings Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Rexburg, Idaho Posts: 2,236	He's not doing it for the glory, he's not doing it for the money, I think he just loves to compete and ride. It's to hard to do if you don't love it. I think it's pretty cool. __________________ "I always rode to my limit. If I won by three minutes, that's because I couldn't make four." Eddy Merckx

09-08-2008, 07:22 PM	#2
SteelBlue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norcal Posts: 5,821	Holy Shizz. This is unreal. I'm beyond curious to see how this goes.

09-08-2008, 09:33 PM	#8
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	All I have to say is that the marathon must have really hurt and sucked big time.

09-08-2008, 11:18 PM	#10
creekster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the far corner of my mind Posts: 8,711	Not so fast, babba-looey http://sports.yahoo.com/sc/news?slug...v=ap&type=lgns We will have to wait and see, I guess. __________________ Sorry for th e tpyos.