Lance Armstrong cleared of doping charges (and now drops the fight)

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Originally Posted by redhed

In a clean sport, training and natural ability are the determining factors in winning, and PEDs are the unfair advantage.
In a dirty sport (assuming all top contenders are using PEDs), it goes back to training and genetics to gain the "edge".

What does it take to win 7 tours in a row?
Just a massive doping program that appears to be supported by the sports own governing body (UCI).

I drank deep from the LA kool-aid pitcher, but damn, you're a ****ing liar, Lance.

If it sounds too good to be true, more than likely it is.

So True!
The latest rumor is that Lance had UCI over a barrel because they missed some pretty big indicators, in testing, that would have gave him early diagnosis of his Testicular Cancer.

After the Festina affair in 1998 (?) I think the UCI just needed a feelgood story and hero. Lance the kid from a broken home, cancer survivor etc.. What they got was a big bully who would cheat and lie at any cost.
This is gonna get a whole lot bigger for Lance.