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Who do YOU think is right,
Paul Kimmage
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Lance Armstrong
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:04 pm    Post subject: Right about doping in the 1999 Tour Armstrong or Kimmage? Reply with quote

You've read the transcript of the Kimmage interview on Irish radio

He's bitter and twisted about a retired legend?

He's spot on Lance got out of the sport just in time and should stay out?
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Neither of them are 'right'.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

But is Kimmage bitter and twisted? I keep checking his book for evidence of this. Yes, he is bitter that his experience of continental pro cycing was not what he expected but then, in his position, I would be too. But I can't see that he's twisted. Whilst some of you would like him to provide evidence of the type that would prove beyond reasonable doubt that when he was a pro some of his colleagues took performance enhancing drugs, I don't see that how it would have been feasible without great difficulty and pre-planning. The detractors on here don't seem to think he just made it up but you do (it seems) think he should have shut up???? Just like everyone else???? As for criticising him for criticising people taking drugs when he did so himself, well it is obvious from what he wrote in his book to anyone but a fool that he felt pressured to take drugs and regretted it even when he was doing it. Is that a hard situation to understand? I am sure that most of us have at some time in our lives done something that we regretted and then advised others not to do same. Are we wrong to do so?
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

James56038 wrote:
But is Kimmage bitter and twisted? I keep checking his book for evidence of this. Yes, he is bitter that his experience of continental pro cycing was not what he expected but then, in his position, I would be too. But I can't see that he's twisted. Whilst some of you would like him to provide evidence of the type that would prove beyond reasonable doubt that when he was a pro some of his colleagues took performance enhancing drugsI don't see that how it would have been feasible without great difficulty and pre-planning. The detractors on here don't seem to think he just made it up but you do (it seems) think he should have shut up???? Just like everyone else???? As for criticising him for criticising people taking drugs when he did so himself, well it is obvious from what he wrote in his book to anyone but a fool that he felt pressured to take drugs and regretted it even when he was doing it. Is that a hard situation to understand? I am sure that most of us have at some time in our lives done something that we regretted and then advised others not to do same. Are we wrong to do so?


Quite true James, but you forget that most people on here have raced at the very top level, and know that all their colleagues are as clean as a whistle.
Now if you could just kindly lift the corner of the carpet and sweep any nasty insinuations under it before leaving that would be appreciated. Thank you.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 6:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I find the circumstantial evidence against Armstrong to be pretty condemning

However I'd love to think he was clean, as I would love to think that Basso, etc. etc. etc. was clean. What will convince me?

It's interesting to see that so far this poll is showing that the Pro Armstrong camp are the vocal minority.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Billy Boy wrote:
Neither of them are 'right'.


or, alternatively, both of them are.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

James56038 wrote:
As for criticising him for criticising people taking drugs when he did so himself, well it is obvious from what he wrote in his book to anyone but a fool that he felt pressured to take drugs and regretted it even when he was doing it.


Why is Kimmage different to anyone else? If everyone was taking drugs because they felt pressured, we're back where we started...
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

gswarbrick wrote:
James56038 wrote:
As for criticising him for criticising people taking drugs when he did so himself, well it is obvious from what he wrote in his book to anyone but a fool that he felt pressured to take drugs and regretted it even when he was doing it.


Why is Kimmage different to anyone else? If everyone was taking drugs because they felt pressured, we're back where we started...
Of course he is different because our personalities are all different. We all react differently to different situations. Who is excusing Kimmage for taking *CENSORED*? Not even he does that so it is therefore all the more important to consider what he is actually saying.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

nedsoldman wrote:
James56038 wrote:
But is Kimmage bitter and twisted? I keep checking his book for evidence of this. Yes, he is bitter that his experience of continental pro cycing was not what he expected but then, in his position, I would be too. But I can't see that he's twisted. Whilst some of you would like him to provide evidence of the type that would prove beyond reasonable doubt that when he was a pro some of his colleagues took performance enhancing drugsI don't see that how it would have been feasible without great difficulty and pre-planning. The detractors on here don't seem to think he just made it up but you do (it seems) think he should have shut up???? Just like everyone else???? As for criticising him for criticising people taking drugs when he did so himself, well it is obvious from what he wrote in his book to anyone but a fool that he felt pressured to take drugs and regretted it even when he was doing it. Is that a hard situation to understand? I am sure that most of us have at some time in our lives done something that we regretted and then advised others not to do same. Are we wrong to do so?


Quite true James, but you forget that most people on here have raced at the very top level, and know that all their colleagues are as clean as a whistle.
Now if you could just kindly lift the corner of the carpet and sweep any nasty insinuations under it before leaving that would be appreciated. Thank you.
I don't forget. I didn’t know in the first place because no one uses their real name on here..... Cool

Seriously though, the only person I know well who has raced at the top level (inc. racing for GB in his early days some years ago) told me that *CENSORED* taking DOES (or did) happen. I'm unfortunately going to do a Kimmage though and not reveal whose names he mentioned. Shocked
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 10:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The 1999 thing is mischief making by the French, they know full well that a statute of limitations applies to samples, and that the period - according to WADA - is EIGHT years. Which piuts the samples beyond the eight year period. In my view nothing would be gained by testing the samples, as any result that was non-negative would automatically be out of time anyway, and the storage, procedures, and everything else would end up in court. So whatever is or is not in the samples, the sport is dragged through the mire - AGAIN. Is that REALLY what the French want? I think not, they simply want revenge on an American for winning "their" race so many times, whilst the home riders (whatever the chemical status of anyone) continued to perform dismally.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

James56038 wrote:
I didn’t know in the first place because no one uses their real name on here..... Cool


Not true. Although, to be fair, I barely raced at the lowest level...
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

dockeca wrote:
The 1999 thing is mischief making by the French, they know full well that a statute of limitations applies to samples, and that the period - according to WADA - is EIGHT years. Which piuts the samples beyond the eight year period. In my view nothing would be gained by testing the samples, as any result that was non-negative would automatically be out of time anyway, and the storage, procedures, and everything else would end up in court. .


But its easy - remove the legal component by putting out a legal document stating that no action will be taken based on the results of the tests. Then test them and publish the results.

oh wait....
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mischief is true, but I enjoyed it. What could Lance do? The only way he come out of it looking good was if he knew he was clean and went ahead with the testing -- a clean sample wasn't just going to magically develop EPO.

Of course he didn't take them up on their offer. It speak volumes about how he won the Tour in 1999.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Turismo wrote:
Mischief is true, but I enjoyed it. What could Lance do? The only way he come out of it looking good was if he knew he was clean and went ahead with the testing -- a clean sample wasn't just going to magically develop EPO.

Of course he didn't take them up on their offer. It speak volumes about how he won the Tour in 1999.


As the samples are no longer anonymous - then this is a possibility.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

James56038 wrote:
But I can't see that he's twisted. Whilst some of you would like him to provide evidence of the type that would prove beyond reasonable doubt ?


I'd be quite happy to accept evidence from Kimmage that proved his accusations on the balance of probabilities. Kimmage has fallen well short of meeting this test - much of what he says is not "evidence" at all.

L'Equipe has done the best job of producing evidence against Armstrong but I would need to see a lot more of the background (and would not see Howard P as an impartial source) before accepting the case has been proven against LA, even on a balance of probabilities test.

I just find it amusing that some are convinced he is guilty whereas others (usually Americans) will proclaim his innocence without full knowledge of the facts.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 2:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Which leaves a status quo. LA has a problem protesting innocence, and a percentage of the public don't believe him. And and "proof" is outside the stature of limitations, so any testing would be pointless, as who can say if: a) the samples have been correctly stored
b) they have not been tampered with in any way.

Both cases depend on someone's word, and there would be a choice to be made, in which case someone would have to be economical with the truth, and thus open up possibilities of all kind of legal actions, which the press would doubtless report in gory (if dull) detail.

Now, whatever anyone's opinion on the issue, is that STILL what would be wanted by the sport?

I don't see any other sport holding on to outdated samples for testing, and by any balance of probabilities, if cheating is going on in one endurance sport (cycling), then the likelihood of it happening elsewhere would appear to be just as high. Marathon times have had periods when they dropped dramatically, for instance, and this does not seem to have attracted a great deal of mischevious comment.

Commonsense required please!
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There must be samples from less than 8 years ago of Armstrong's knocking about. All those TDF's he won in the early 2000's for example. So could they legally retest these?

There are also the samples held by the IOC from the Olympics - was he at the 2004 games?
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Kimmage is a Evil or Very Mad of the First Order. He was a succesful amateur. He turned pro. He couldn't ride at that level, so he eventually decided to do what - he claims - everyone else was doing, and he used drugs.
And ever since then he has made a living denouncing pro riders who did exactly what he did.
Like I said, a Twisted Evil of the First Order.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tony Bell wrote:
Kimmage is a Evil or Very Mad of the First Order. He was a succesful amateur. He turned pro. He couldn't ride at that level, so he eventually decided to do what - he claims - everyone else was doing, and he used drugs.
And ever since then he has made a living denouncing pro riders who did exactly what he did.
Like I said, a *** of the First Order.


For God's sake man - for once in your life get off the fence and say what you really mean. Wink
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Joursans wrote:
James56038 wrote:
But I can't see that he's twisted. Whilst some of you would like him to provide evidence of the type that would prove beyond reasonable doubt ?


I'd be quite happy to accept evidence from Kimmage that proved his accusations on the balance of probabilities. Kimmage has fallen well short of meeting this test - much of what he says is not "evidence" at all.

L'Equipe has done the best job of producing evidence against Armstrong but I would need to see a lot more of the background (and would not see Howard P as an impartial source) before accepting the case has been proven against LA, even on a balance of probabilities test.

I just find it amusing that some are convinced he is guilty whereas others (usually Americans) will proclaim his innocence without full knowledge of the facts.
I don't see the point of Kimmage submitting evidence anymore as he has been proved right in implying that there was/is a significant problem with performance enhancing dr*gs in cycling.
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