Bye Lance

[TimC]

The reason it's considered to be a non-starter is as discussed above; the potential for bankruptcy and perjury action which would effectively achieve the opposite of the supposed motive to be allowed to compete in amateur triathlons.

[spesh]

Joe Lindsey at Bicycling has a good little piece on the complexities underlying a mooted LA confessional, opening with a cracking Winston Churchill quote -

“We can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, after they’ve exhausted all the other possibilities.”



http://bicycling.com/blogs/boulderreport/2013/01/05/will-armstrong-finally-confess/

[Biff]

Why it will be meaningless:

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40863250/

[TimC]

Why it will be meaningless:

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40863250/

A confession wouldn't be meaningless. An apology would. However, a confession is unlikely because it would pretty much guarantee bankruptcy and prison. An apology is impossible without a confession anyway.

[spesh]

There is a theory that Team Armstrong are making noises off about a confession more as a threat to erstwhile allies who are backing away, rather than out of any tardy sense of contrition. Even if half the conspiracy theories about the reach of his influence are true, there a quite a few powerful people who would have a lot to lose if Armstrong did actually decide to reveal absolutely everything.

[woollypigs]

He will be on Oprah - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20954810

[LEE]

There is a theory that Team Armstrong are making noises off about a confession more as a threat to erstwhile allies who are backing away, rather than out of any tardy sense of contrition. Even if half the conspiracy theories about the reach of his influence are true, there a quite a few powerful people who would have a lot to lose if Armstrong did actually decide to reveal absolutely everything.

Hey Spesh, couldn't help noticing your footer-note:

We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare.
Now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true. (R. Wilensky)

Here's a link to an Internet site where the works of Shakespear have been reproduced.  http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/

[Nuncio]

It's the American Way - lie and cheat, then appear tearfully on Oprah full of contrition.

We'll see about the tears and contrition but well done on the Oprah part Rhys.

[Justin(e)]

It's the American Way - lie and cheat, then appear tearfully on Oprah full of contrition.

We'll see about the tears and contrition but well done on the Oprah part Rhys.

A prophet is in our midst.

[Jaded]

Hopefully the program will be used to boil the lance.

[Noodley]

Maybe he'll use the show to reveal that he is a poor black kid, who was once a woman. 
I wouldnae put it past him.

[clarion]

Whereas we all know he's really Jeffrey Archer.

[Exit Stage Left]

Joe Lindsey at Bicycling has a good little piece on the complexities underlying a mooted LA confessional, opening with a cracking Winston Churchill quote -

“We can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, after they’ve exhausted all the other possibilities.”



http://bicycling.com/blogs/boulderreport/2013/01/05/will-armstrong-finally-confess/

USADA has destroyed the reputation of the greatest American sporting hero of the late 20th and early 21st Century, implicating the UCI on the way, and that somehow shows that Americans are deficient in doing the right thing. I think it just shines a light onto a petty anti-Americanism. The European cycling establishment was only too happy to let sleeping dogs lie.

[Hot Flatus]

Joe Lindsey at Bicycling has a good little piece on the complexities underlying a mooted LA confessional, opening with a cracking Winston Churchill quote -

“We can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, after they’ve exhausted all the other possibilities.”



http://bicycling.com/blogs/boulderreport/2013/01/05/will-armstrong-finally-confess/

USADA has destroyed the reputation of the greatest American sporting hero of the late 20th and early 21st Century, implicating the UCI on the way, and that somehow shows that Americans are deficient in doing the right thing. I think it just shines a light onto a petty anti-Americanism. The European cycling establishment was only too happy to let sleeping dogs lie.

Petty anti-Americanism?  Eh?

That piece is written by an American, published in an American magazine and concerns an American sportsman being charged and convicted by an American sporting body.

[Exit Stage Left]

Joe Lindsey at Bicycling has a good little piece on the complexities underlying a mooted LA confessional, opening with a cracking Winston Churchill quote -

“We can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, after they’ve exhausted all the other possibilities.”



http://bicycling.com/blogs/boulderreport/2013/01/05/will-armstrong-finally-confess/

USADA has destroyed the reputation of the greatest American sporting hero of the late 20th and early 21st Century, implicating the UCI on the way, and that somehow shows that Americans are deficient in doing the right thing. I think it just shines a light onto a petty anti-Americanism. The European cycling establishment was only too happy to let sleeping dogs lie.

Petty anti-Americanism?  Eh?

That piece is written by an American, published in an American magazine and concerns an American sportsman being charged and convicted by an American sporting body.

And the smiley?

[Pingu]

It's the American Way - lie and cheat, then appear tearfully on Oprah full of contrition.

We'll see about the tears and contrition but well done on the Oprah part Rhys.

A prophet is in our midst.

Spotted on Twitter: http://i.imgur.com/U0AUT.jpg

[Ewan Houzami]

^ I'll be playing along next Thursday!

[Hot Flatus]

Joe Lindsey at Bicycling has a good little piece on the complexities underlying a mooted LA confessional, opening with a cracking Winston Churchill quote -

“We can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, after they’ve exhausted all the other possibilities.”



http://bicycling.com/blogs/boulderreport/2013/01/05/will-armstrong-finally-confess/

USADA has destroyed the reputation of the greatest American sporting hero of the late 20th and early 21st Century, implicating the UCI on the way, and that somehow shows that Americans are deficient in doing the right thing. I think it just shines a light onto a petty anti-Americanism. The European cycling establishment was only too happy to let sleeping dogs lie.

Petty anti-Americanism?  Eh?

That piece is written by an American, published in an American magazine and concerns an American sportsman being charged and convicted by an American sporting body.

And the smiley?

What about it?

The quote is employed as a highly appropriate metaphor for Armstrong's behaviour.  The man has exhausted every possible avenue, legal and (alledgedly) illegal, to kill the USADA and its Federal predecessor stone dead.

[spesh]

<off-topic>

There is a theory that Team Armstrong are making noises off about a confession more as a threat to erstwhile allies who are backing away, rather than out of any tardy sense of contrition. Even if half the conspiracy theories about the reach of his influence are true, there a quite a few powerful people who would have a lot to lose if Armstrong did actually decide to reveal absolutely everything.

Hey Spesh, couldn't help noticing your footer-note:

We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare.
Now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true. (R. Wilensky)

Here's a link to an Internet site where the works of Shakespear have been reproduced.  http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/

Nowhere does it say that what's on that site you linked has been produced in accordance with the infinite monkey theorem. Try again. 

</off-topic>

[spesh]

Joe Lindsey at Bicycling has a good little piece on the complexities underlying a mooted LA confessional, opening with a cracking Winston Churchill quote -

“We can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, after they’ve exhausted all the other possibilities.”



http://bicycling.com/blogs/boulderreport/2013/01/05/will-armstrong-finally-confess/

USADA has destroyed the reputation of the greatest American sporting hero of the late 20th and early 21st Century, implicating the UCI on the way, and that somehow shows that Americans are deficient in doing the right thing. I think it just shines a light onto a petty anti-Americanism. The European cycling establishment was only too happy to let sleeping dogs lie.

Petty anti-Americanism?  Eh?

That piece is written by an American, published in an American magazine and concerns an American sportsman being charged and convicted by an American sporting body.

And the smiley?

What about it?

The quote is employed as a highly appropriate metaphor for Armstrong's behaviour.  The man has exhausted every possible avenue, legal and (alledgedly) illegal, to kill the USADA and its Federal predecessor stone dead.

I put a smiley below the Churchill quote because I thought that an American using that particular put-down, for the reasons ascribed to above, was pretty damn funny.

Surely, it can't be that hard to work out...   

[Exit Stage Left]

Joe Lindsey at Bicycling has a good little piece on the complexities underlying a mooted LA confessional, opening with a cracking Winston Churchill quote -

“We can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, after they’ve exhausted all the other possibilities.”



http://bicycling.com/blogs/boulderreport/2013/01/05/will-armstrong-finally-confess/

USADA has destroyed the reputation of the greatest American sporting hero of the late 20th and early 21st Century, implicating the UCI on the way, and that somehow shows that Americans are deficient in doing the right thing. I think it just shines a light onto a petty anti-Americanism. The European cycling establishment was only too happy to let sleeping dogs lie.

Petty anti-Americanism?  Eh?

That piece is written by an American, published in an American magazine and concerns an American sportsman being charged and convicted by an American sporting body.

And the smiley?

What about it?

The quote is employed as a highly appropriate metaphor for Armstrong's behaviour.  The man has exhausted every possible avenue, legal and (alledgedly) illegal, to kill the USADA and its Federal predecessor stone dead.

Call it a dog-whistle, like some of the other stuff.

It's the American Way - lie and cheat, then appear tearfully on Oprah full of contrition.

We'll see about the tears and contrition but well done on the Oprah part Rhys.

A prophet is in our midst.

[Justin(e)]

Joe Lindsey at Bicycling has a good little piece on the complexities underlying a mooted LA confessional, opening with a cracking Winston Churchill quote -
“We can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, after they’ve exhausted all the other possibilities.”

http://bicycling.com/blogs/boulderreport/2013/01/05/will-armstrong-finally-confess/

"revolted incredulity" - what a wonderful phrase.  It sums up what I feel about this process.

[citoyen]

Tygart is now claiming that Martial Saugy has admitted to him that he helped Lance cover up EPO use, acting under UCI orders:
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/536356/lance-armstrong-received-help-to-beat-epo-tests.html

[Mrs Pingu]

Ooh, the UCI are so covered in their own doo-doo right now....

[rogerzilla]

Maybe Greg LeMond will get his stint as president.