"If LA had just stayed in Beginners, none of this would have happened."
But with that pesky points system, he got an automatic upgrade. I heard he was fighting that, and tried to spend most of that season finishing just far enough back so as not to accumulate too many points...
From: "Dan Kaempff"
To: obra@list.obra.org
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 11:36:47 AM
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] It's a Sad Day In Cycling
If LA had just stayed in Beginners, none of this would have happened.
> From: brendongallant@gmail.com
> Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:32:35 -0800
> To: RickCJohnson1@gmail.com
> CC: obra@list.obra.org
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] It's a Sad Day In Cycling
>
> I think the question is, which type of latex tube did Lance utilize
> for his doping?
>
> On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 10:25 AM, Rick Johnson wrote:
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j2F4VcBmeo
> >
> > Rick Johnson
> > Bend, Oregon
> >
> > Every revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction...
> > One, it's completely impossible.
> > Two, it's possible, but it's not worth doing.
> > Three, I said it was a good idea all along.
> >
> > Arthur C. Clarke
> >
> > On 10/10/2012 11:07 AM, kl_graham@comcast.net wrote:
> >
> > So Lance didn't cheat - but EVERYONE and I do mean EVERYONE him did?
> > www.velonews.com
> >
> > George released this statement this morning:
> >
> > George Hincapie admitted to doping over his workman-like career on Wednesday
> > and confirmed, however tacitly, that he gave information against his former
> > captain and friend, Lance Armstrong, to federal and U.S. Anti-Doping Agency
> > investigators in the process.
> >
> > “It is extremely difficult today to acknowledge that during a part of my
> > career I used banned substances. Early in my professional career, it became
> > clear to me that, given the widespread use of performance enhancing drugs by
> > cyclists at the top of the profession, it was not possible to compete at the
> > highest level without them. I deeply regret that choice and sincerely
> > apologize to my family, teammates and fans,” Hincapie said in a statement
> > released Wednesday morning, in conjunction with USADA CEO Travis Tygart’s
> > letter detailing the agency’s looming report against Armstrong. Tygart also
> > revealed the names of former Armstrong teammates that cooperated with the
> > investigation, which included Hincapie.
> >
> > Three years ago, I was approached by U.S. federal investigators, and more
> > recently by USADA, and asked to tell of my personal experience in these
> > matters. I would have been much more comfortable talking only about myself,
> > but understood that I was obligated to tell the truth about everything I
> > knew. So that is what I did,” Hincapie said.
> >
> >
> > It's a Sad Day!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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