Are we really THAT surprised? After an entire decade of denial, Lance Armstrong has admitted to Oprah Winfrey that he had used performance-enhancing drugs to win the world’s most gruelling and physically demanding event, Tour de France. I personally am hurt. I was always a big fan of Lance Armstrong. It took him three years after being diagnosed with testicular cancer that spread to his brain and lungs to overcome the deadly disease, despite the forty percent survival rate, and win the Tour de France. Then I was inspired, now I am ready to out the world’s dirtiest athlete of this day and age.
There are only two reasons clear to me as to why Pinocchio is tired of his growing nose; money or he wants his life-ban from competitive cycling reduced. Let’s look at just how the confession will affect his bank account. Armstrong is set to owe the Sunday Times $500,000 in damages plus another $1,000,000 in costs due to previous law-suits. But to Armstrong, worth an estimated $100,000,000, this is pocket money. Then there are the post-Oprah interview potential financial rewards, which could alone could total his estimated net-worth. So sport’s biggest lying, cheating scum wanted to come clean, but was it necessary to do it in a way that would financially benefit him? I’m quite content with throwing him in a court-room and letting a judge condemn him for his crimes. So he took a little drugs you say? Let him admit what he has done wrong and live his life you say? But what about everybody he brought down with him during his decade of lies, which you may not even know about?
Chances are, you haven’t heard of Emma O’Reily. O’Reily witnessed first-hand Armstrong’s elaborate doping plan and tried to reveal these in a book in 2003. However, Armstrong sued her for libel and claimed she was a drunk and a prostitute and ultimately ruined her life. In return for making her life living hell however, many years later, Emma’s written account of Armstrong’s doping helped ban him for life from the sporting world of cycling.
Then there’s Greg LeMond whose business was ruined by Armstrong after an accusation of doping. LeMond was vilified by Armstrong for several years after LeMond raised the question of fraud in Armstrong’s Tour de France campaigns. This angered Armstrong and became hell bent on ruining Lemond, including getting his bike sponsor Trek to drop its thirteen year licensing of Lemond’s brand.
Then there are the numerous journalists, Betsy Andreau, Christophe Bassons and several others and the numerous cyclists (opponents and teammates alike) that Armstrong made attacks against for daring to suggest that his Tour de France victories were fueled by anything other than hard work, perseverance, and his natural born talent.
Lance Armstrong is morally bankrupt and in my opinion scum. I am calling for him to be sent to prison for lying under oath. I don’t want him ever racing again. I want him cut for the organization Live Strong, who continues to raise millions of dollars for cancer, forever. He can no longer use donated money for his expensive holidays or public relations. I am hanging you out to dry Lance, the best way that I can. Lance Armstrong is a dirty, lying bastard.
And that is the last word.
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