OMG USADA Lance etc

[Jo-n-NY]

Syliva - we posted at the same time

[ny biker]

RT @BikeSnobNYC: Will there be a rebroadcast of the interview later tonight with Bob Roll and Craig Hummer instead of Oprah?

[jobob]

I hope Lance deigns to elucidate how he managed to pass those mythical 500 clean tests that were cited over and over and over again as "proof" of his innocence.

[jobob]

rt @bikesnobnyc: Will there be a rebroadcast of the interview later tonight with bob roll and craig hummer instead of oprah?

ftw!

[jobob]

Well, in response to that infamous Nike ad circa 2005: "What are YOU on?", Lance should have said: "Plenty".

[Irulan]

I can't read the whole thread. Has anyone posted the Lance/Oprah drinking game yet?
Frankly, I'm not going to watch. I'm disgusted by him playing the "celebrity interview" card.

Lance/Oprah drinking game courtesy http://drunkcyclist.com/2013/01/16/t...drinking-game/

Yes. This is going to hurt.

We all know what’s coming. There is no secret about it. There will be revelations. There will be an admission of wrongdoing. He’s going to finally admit that he doped in his cycling career.

After more than a decade of denials, cyclist Lance Armstrong reversed course Monday and told Oprah Winfrey that he had used performance-enhancing drugs in winning the Tour de France. http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports...y-interview….

So, basically this game is heavily slanted toward the abuse of your liver. Suck it up, fatboy. Pimp’n ain’t easy. See Big Daddy Kane – Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy (feat. Nice & Smooth) available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGRoEfRJSGs.

As none of us have actually seen the interview yet, there are still some things we can play with.

Preliminary matters:
- Immediately shotgun a beer if he is wearing yellow during the interview.
- Take a shot from a .357 if he claps on a stingy brim and starts singing, “My Way.” (We’re kidding.)

Take one drink If Lance:
- says the word “cancer”
- says the word “hope”
- says the word “regret”
- says the word “lie”
- says the word “God”
- uses the phrase “everyone was doing it”
- blinks two or more times before responding to Oprah

Endurance drinking:
- Begin drinking at the first sign of tears forming in Lance Armstrong’s cold, dead eyes, and continue to drink until he stops crying. (This may require close proximity to backup drinks because, baby, here come the water works. See How to Cry On the Spot.)

Finish your drink if Lance says he regrets the way he treated:
- Greg Lemond
- Betsy Andreu
- Emma O’Reilly (Updated, because really. Hat tip IcemanYVR.)
- Frankie Andreu
- Tyler Hamiltion
- Floyed Landis
- Filippo Simeoni
- Mike Anderson
- David Walsh
- Paul Kimmage
(There are so many, I had to stop the list. Please forgive any exclusions.)

Random rules:
- Snort a line of salt if he admits to perjury.
- Throw entire shot, beer, Bloody Mary, glass of Malbec, whatever floats your boat and trips your trigger over your shoulder if he blames Johann Bruyneel.

Note: If you are only twenty minutes into this shitshow interview and you’ve already drank your weight in lager, staggering like a drunken sailor and begging for mercy, you are undoubtedly not alone. If you find yourself up against the ropes, feeling that you just can’t go on, remember this guy. You want inspiration? Look no further.

crazy-eyed-dowhill-kids-bike

You think this guy is scared of a couple of drinks over a multimillionaire squeezing out crocodile tears and faking regret because he seriously NEEDS to compete again? No. This guy couldn’t give a rat’s ***.

So, HTFU, you big baby. You have all of Friday to sober up for the big Saturday Morning World Championship training ride that you are so going to own. Just like you do every week, Champ.

[Owlie]

I need to remember to stay off the Internet while consuming liquids or anything in liquid...

[Sylvia]

There's a really good interview with David Walsh on his campaign to expose Lance. It's located here. The video starts about a minute into the video, so ignore the portion that says the "Event will commence at 7:45PM."

[shootingstar]

How does he explain all this to his....3 sons?

That's his justification to play the celebrity car interview: He is desperate to earn money to support them, maintain his lifestyle (whatever it is).
I haven't bothered to listen to the interivew because I was never a fan of LA.

[Dogmama]

Owlie - no kidding. Irulan, love the Lance drinking game. Jobob, "Plenty" would be an appropriate answer!!

How did he manage to sit through that interview and not appear remorseful? It was almost like he was bragging. What do they call people who have no conscious? Oh yeah, psychopaths. I wonder if he'll talk about the fact that he practically blackmailed Trek when LeMonde accused him of doping?

Poor Tyler Hamilton, Gorgeous George and the others who were sucked down the toilet of Armstrong. Understanding that they're big boys and made their own decisions, there still was that prestige of riding with Lance that undoubtedly lured them in.

Interesting about the off season testing. In the interview, he said it was minimal. Yet, I recall him proclaiming loudly that the head hunters constantly knocked on his door in the middle of the night & demand that he pee in a cup.

[malkin]

...How did he manage to sit through that interview and not appear remorseful? It was almost like he was bragging. What do they call people who have no conscious? Oh yeah, psychopaths...

All kidding aside ( just for a sec, 'cuz you know I love a good drinking game as much as anyone!) I did get a clearly creepy mentally ill vibe from him.

[Irulan]

I opted for a Season 2 Downton Abbey marathon.

[smilingcat]

We all have our flaws.

Tragedy for his children... Tragedy for the innocent around him and who believed in him.

[Crankin]

I agree. I keep thinking of my son, who started cycling and racing, in 1999, right at the beginning of the Lance hoopla. I have such a vivid memory of renting a cottage on the Cape, that had OLN, and he and my DH sitting mesmerized, watching the TdF. Lance was really a hero to my son.
But, I am realistic, and I just think this whole thing sucks for racing in general. I've been close to the racing scene through first my son, and then my exchange student. Both are "nice boys," who always felt a little bit stymied by the whole thing. Thankfully, my exchange student got over the pro team he was on folding, and is now a successful coach and amateur racer and my son rides for fun. But, I just wonder how this whole attitude of "we'll do anything to win," affected them.

[Dogmama]

But, I just wonder how this whole attitude of "we'll do anything to win," affected them.

Exactly what weighs on my mind. I don't think he's truly sorry that he doped. I think he's sorry that he got caught. And apparently he was dirty for his comeback too - so he's not done lying.

One theory about "why now" is that he thinks he has escaped the statute of limitations. However, if he doped in foreign countries, wouldn't their laws pertain? Wouldn't the French love this? Oo-la-la, Lance!