Armstrong denies '99 doping reports It looks to be true.

[Halfcan]

The guy had Cancer- and certain cancer treatments have synthetic steroids in them. For Armstrong to risk evrything to get an edge when he knows he had the best team, equipement, natural ability is absurd. I would like to see him go back next year and whip the french dandies for an 8th time.

[WisChief]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

The guy had Cancer- and certain cancer treatments have synthetic steroids in them. For Armstrong to risk evrything to get an edge when he knows he had the best team, equipement, natural ability is absurd. I would like to see him go back next year and whip the french dandies for an 8th time.

This brings up a good point. In 99 he didn't necessarily have the best team, or the best equipment and he surely didn't "know" he was going to win. They went in there hoping for a good performance based on his previous year's results at the Tour of Spain and the World Championships. What's my point? I find it interesting that they (the French Fuqs) would pick 99 when that was the year he was not the big dog. They have a built in excuse "Well, the other years he figured out how to cheat the system and US. In 99 he was too stupid to not get caught." Something like that.