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bocarider
07-02-2010, 08:05 PM
Landis spills it all to the WSJ:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704911704575326753200584006.html

Louis
07-02-2010, 08:11 PM
Do you believe him?

I have no idea, but perhaps it's a moot point. We all know that it's a dirty sport with lots of secrets.

572cv
07-02-2010, 09:00 PM
There are many creative people out there with challenged realities. Some of them are fabulous novelists. Some are overly creative and currently incarcerated financial professionals. Some are former professional cyclists.

chuckred
07-02-2010, 10:32 PM
Landis spills it all to the WSJ:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704911704575326753200584006.html

How ironic that Chad Gerlach weighs in on the prevalence of drug use...

Ray
07-03-2010, 07:12 AM
Do you believe him?

More or less. Don't know about all of the specific details, but it matches up too well with what too many others have said about the sport. I don't think those he's accusing are any worse than anyone else - I believe just about everyone who rides at that level did/does/will do the same thing. But yeah, I believe the general substance of it for sure.

I also don't particularly care. I love watching cycle racing. I probably end up justifying the sponsorship costs involved by buying some of the stuff they're shilling. They're the Christians - we're all sort of the lions. The difference being that they do it willingly.

Same as it ever was, to quote David Byrne.

-Ray

bobswire
07-03-2010, 07:22 AM
http://www.bicycling.com/tour-de-france/tour-features/lies-i-wrote

and what does Bike Snob think?

http://www.bicycling.com/news/featured-stories/straight-dope

Auk
07-03-2010, 07:54 AM
How ironic that Chad Gerlach weighs in on the prevalence of drug use...

Noticed that too. Ironic, as the last thig that I read was that he had returned to living on the streets and is using again. Very sad.

johnnymossville
07-03-2010, 07:59 AM
He's probably telling the truth, since his pro cycling career is over, and all the drugged teams out there won't be hiring him.

oldpotatoe
07-03-2010, 08:07 AM
Landis spills it all to the WSJ:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704911704575326753200584006.html

Can't help but think that if this were about a european rider, the calls here would be akin to 'string him up!!'. The responses here amount to 'so what, they all dope' to 'it's nonsense'.

steampunk
07-03-2010, 10:13 AM
all i know for sure in that article is that Mr. Armstrong has poor taste in "adult entertainment venues."

The Yellow Rose is not the best strip club in town to take your visitors to.

PaulE
07-03-2010, 06:36 PM
all i know for sure in that article is that Mr. Armstrong has poor taste in "adult entertainment venues."

The Yellow Rose is not the best strip club in town to take your visitors to.

But allegedly, they make housecalls for select clientele.