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if you're right about lemond being a doper, that would be quite the story.
however, you're conveniently leaving out the fact that he was beating top domestic pros as a young teenager, and world class by the time he was in his late teens. and he stayed there for a couple of decades, consistently, with incremental improvements and a full racing schedule (i.e., pre-specialization era). he got what, 3rd on his first tour de france attempt at age 23? definitely a once-in-a-generation rider with extraordinary abilities. i'd be pissed too if i knew what i was capable of and had the rug pulled out from under me. compare that to the peloton's fly-by-night-donkey-turned-tour contenders. also, his messaging has been consistent and never wrong. i'll take a wild guess he's a lot closer to the sport than folks like you or i and have far more intimate knowledge of what really goes on. a good acquaintance, who was once at the top of the domestic scene and is still pretty dialed into things, has a couple of boys, one of whom could easily have been top domestic as well as international caliber. he refused to let him participate in the sport, due to the doping demands that are placed upon young talent. it's just not worth it. that's saying something right there. [QUOTE=CunegoFan;2547113] deleted Last edited by 54ny77; 05-31-2019 at 03:13 AM. |
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But, type-A narcissistic jerks from Plano, Texas with enormous Jesus complexes can't really whine themselves into Jesus...they might change a couple of spots but at the end of the fawning interviews and media deals they're pretty much still just type-A narcissistic jerks from Plano, Texas with enormous Jesus complexes.... |
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Yes - I agree. Curt Schilling comes immediately to mind!
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Greatest comeback, or...? Also, those B-12 shots he took were very suspicious to me. Last edited by Tony T; 05-31-2019 at 08:00 AM. |
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Of course Greg has plausible deniability regarding those "B-12" shots.
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(1) whether, and if so, to what extent, his injuries impacted his short term ability to compete in bicycle racing at the elite level (i.e. medical information as to the effect on his respiratory and related systems); (2) any changes in his level of performance pre- vs. post-injury, e.g. times, speeds, etc.; (3) any evidence that he actually took some performance enhancing drugs (as with Armstrong--the sworn statements of teammates, or his own statements). I'm just curious: do you have any actual evidence--medical, empirical, documentary or testimonial--to support your conclusions? You really should have some evidence to support your assertions; and I'm not sure I understand why in each discussion of Armstrong's confessed doping activities, those defending him think that the best defense is to argue that LeMond did it too. Based upon absolutely nothing. Just appalling. |
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LeMond’s contemporaries have pretty much said that Greg was one guy who was clean. Lance offered money to dig up dirt on him, and had no takers. Yet, the “Greg doped” narrative endures. It doesn’t necessarily need to be true if you repeat it often and loudly.
Again, professional cycling has enough issues without the toxicity Lance brings.
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Oh, and btw, it's the 30th anniversary of LeMond's comeback win in the '89 TDF. Here's a link for your reading pleasure: https://www.bicycling.com/tour-de-fr...g-lemond-1989/ Enjoy! |
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