FloridaMan88
06-01-2006, 01:53 PM
The French must amaze even themselves with how dumb they can be sometimes. Just one day after the Dutch investigator cleared Lance Armstrong of the doping allegations, "L'Equipe" the French newspaper that made the initial allegations had this to say about Lance being cleared:
"There is nothing to retract from the revelations," L'Equipe said in an editorial that concluded: "For our part, we remain convinced of the need to battle without compromise against the mafialike tendencies that still and always threaten the sport of cycling. Both in the method and the substance, L'Equipe stands firm."
The samples "showed that the American did indeed lie by saying throughout his career, notably at the time in question, that he never took banned products," the newspaper said.
A link to the rest of the story:
http://www.sportsline.com/cycling/story/9473735
"There is nothing to retract from the revelations," L'Equipe said in an editorial that concluded: "For our part, we remain convinced of the need to battle without compromise against the mafialike tendencies that still and always threaten the sport of cycling. Both in the method and the substance, L'Equipe stands firm."
The samples "showed that the American did indeed lie by saying throughout his career, notably at the time in question, that he never took banned products," the newspaper said.
A link to the rest of the story:
http://www.sportsline.com/cycling/story/9473735