Inquiry on Lance Armstrong Ends With No Charges

The possible crimes being investigated included the defrauding of the government, drug trafficking, money laundering and conspiracy involving Armstrong and other top cyclists. In particular, the authorities were exploring whether money from the United States Postal Service, the primary team sponsor for the first four of Armstrong's Tour de France wins, was used to buy performance-enhancing drugs.

Taking down celebrities is one of ways ambitious prosecutors make a name for themselves. Good to see this one failed. I'd love to know how much of taxpayer's money they wasted.

If there were contracts on Lennon, Kennedy, King etc., it was done by world class experts. All of them including 9-11 have the same smell, but we'll never know for sure. For me, the smell never goes away.

Don't worry. The EPA can easily find something to fine him for.

I am about 99.9999% certain that Armstrong doped, like every other cyclist at the elite level. There are too many people that said he did it and he made cycling a lot of money so a lot of people had an interest in seeing this go away. It is not unlike all the other sports where the top players are also juicing be it football, baseball, etc. With that said, I don't think the federal government should be wasting money investigating these people. On second thought, they fuck up just about everything they do 'work' on so maybe the country is better off if they are occupied with this.

You tools do realize the Lance rode BICYCLES, don't you.

He also was a staunch supporter of cancer research and promoted health causes?

He was even sponsored for a while by the ULTRA EVIL USPS!!!

Those factors alone should make you want to crucify him!!

I'm glad they stopped their witch hunt. Armstrong is one of the greatest names in the most brutally demanding sport practiced today.

Doping in sports has gone from totally unregulated to a competition on who could beat the system to something today that is totally insane with athletes afraid to eat a muffin for fear of testing positive for something 3 weeks later.

When Lance was at the top, he played by the rules like everyone else, was never caught at anything and was the best BY ALL MEASURES AT THE TIME.

It is unlikely that any other competitive riders of his day were not doing the same things he and his teammates were doing.

In professional cycling, you have to be one of the top athletes in the world just to carry water bottles for the top riders. They can ride 150 miles at 20-25 mph without breaking a sweat and do it again tomorrow and the day after and the day after that.

I am about 99.9999% certain that Armstrong doped

Spud's equally convinced he didn't.

Because he didn't need to.

Lance Armstrong is a freak of nature.

That guy has a slightly larger heart and much larger lung capacity than a regular human.

That was his edge.

Not steroids.

Be Well.

I may never have the chance to say this again but I agree with Spud and AXE. Damm that was hard to type.

2 years? Nice work Holder.

I am about 99.9999% certain that Armstrong doped, like every other cyclist at the elite level.

#6 | POSTED BY JACQUE_STRAP AT 2012-02-05 01:16 PM | REPLY | FLAG:

Any proof? Of course not. What is true is that LA was the most tested athlete in regards to drugs in the history of sport and never once failed the drug test. He really is that fucking good and a hell of a human being on top of it. The fact that a bunch of his competitors still keep whining about him using drugs doesn't mean shit. They are shit and he is the king of the road. Some just can't deal with that fact so they make false accusations.

#9 Come on spuds, this is not a crystal clear decision in either direction. Lance is my hero, hand if e did cheat and never tested positive, then he won.

As Jacque said though, everybody else was, so what's the big deal? If he wasn't caught he won, fair and square!

Nobody could be that good, with out cheating.
To make up for his cheating all minority cyclist will get:

A 1 min. head start just for being minority.

15 Sec. added to the head start if they can find the start line on their own.

Another 15 Sec. added if the can write their name on the registration form.

20 Min added to the head start if they come from a poor neighborhood.

10 Sec. for every brother or sister living in their house with a different last name.

All expenses of the minority will be paid for by the other cyclists.

Damn all this sound pretty racist to me, WTF is wrong with people that say s--t like that.

Welcome to the world of the Libtart, a never ending Star Trek episode.

.....NOPE IN NOVEMBER....

all minority cyclists

You do realize on some level that your cohorts on the right are still trying to actively dismiss all charges of racism against them by pretending that that mindset doesn't exist on the right, don't you?

[yourenothelping]

Unless you are actually trying to prove how race conscious you guys are on a day to day level.

In which case, gud jerb!

Be Well.

I think MenstrualKramps is probably just another Goatfat personna given his virulent racism.

.... Cancer Fighter..or Terrorist?

**** No Matter...because the DHS can "make" Armstrong GUILTY of lots and lots of CRIMES...if need be!

.... Cancer Fighter..or Terrorist?
**** No Matter...because the DHS can "make" Armstrong GUILTY of lots and lots of CRIMES...if need be!
#17 | Posted by AntiCadillac at 2012-02-05 08:06 PM | Reply | Flag:

Hmmmmm - did they give him a "drug hastle" for using alternative therapies he researched himself? Was Dr Pusher unhappy about loosing sales when he got well?

If the French haven't found anything...it doesn't exist. Not for lack of trying. Their fascination with trying to find out if Lance Armstrong doped has much less to do with how dominating he was for so long than it does with French ultra-nationalism.

In a related story

Contador loses Tour de France title as court overturns drug acquittal

(CNN) -- Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has been stripped of his 2010 title and retroactively banned from cycling for two years following Monday's ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Point of clarification: How are the banning and stripping of the title done "retroactively"? If it's after the fact, isn't that how all investigations and the imposition of sanctions/penalties (if any) are conducted? I mean, he can hardly have been penalized prior to the offense, can he?

Just curious.

Doc,
The cycling governing body retains test samples for YEARS, hoping that some new test will be capable of proving a cyclist cheated. They then strip that winner. In Armstrong's case, they've sampled his piss and blood so many time they can probably tell you how it tastes.

I'm not questioning the methodology, just the use of the term "retroactively" - which in light of what you've set forth indicates this can be done quite some time after the event.

Hell, I'm surprised they haven't cloned Armstrong at this point!

Any proof? Of course not.

Other than the eye witnesses and team members stating that he did along with the fact that doping in cycling is rampant, no. Also, I would throw in the fact that his personal doctor was busted for transporting banned substances.

What is true is that LA was the most tested athlete in regards to drugs in the history of sport and never once failed the drug test.

Per the 60 Minutes piece, the never failing a drug test claim is false. Second, drug testing is a joke in cycling. We are talking about testing for elevated testosterone levels here when there truly no baseline for what is normal. We also know, based on countless other steroid users in other professional sports not to mention the Olympics that drug test, beat the system all the time. So, not getting caught does not prove he is innocent based on those other leagues failing to catch those we now know for certain used.

Some just can't deal with that fact so they make false accusations.
#12 | POSTED BY DIRKM

Yeah, sure it is just sour grapes like all the guys accusing Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, and Mark McGuire....yep, all a bunch of false accusations because they are my hero.

(CNN) -- Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has been stripped of his 2010 title and retroactively
#20 | POSTED BY PANEOCON

So, the winners from 2006, 2007,2008, 2010 are proven cheaters....but I am sure Lance is clean....yep, he couldn't possibly cheat too.

It's too bad Republicans opened this can of worms when they started the Congressional investigations into Baseball in 2005.

Never really made any sense.

#25 | Posted by Jacque_Strap

I worked for one of Armstrong's sponsors during those years. Spud is correct that he is a freak of nature. I met him when he was a tri-athlete and was just making the transition into road racing (pre cancer). He was your typical elite athlete with a 6% plus or minus body fat. After the cancer he was a freak. His body fat was in the 2 to 4% but he had rearranged muscle mass. By using cycling to rebuild after the cancer he became a unique physiology. I know that when VO2 max testing came around his testing was off the charts. I always thought that was odd considering the cancer was in his lungs and he had lung tissue removed.
I also have to say that his devotion to rigorous training is legendary and he is the first rider to go to the tour and pre-ride all the stages. He also had an advantage in that he trained almost exclusively for the Tour de France and most racers don't have that luxury as it is a business and you have to ride to get paid. Can I guarantee Armstrong didn't dope? No but I doubt it and I say that not being a big fan of this guy, while his feats deserve respect he has a lot of personal failings. I do hope he can continue to do his work for the sport and for Live Strong without this doping thing hanging on him.