There is a new story circulating today that a former assistant—Paul
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Re: Armstrong doping question
Tue, 05 Apr 2005 11:56:26 +0100
"Just zis Guy, you know?" <norfolk.ins...@dev.null...

Speaking as a European, bollocks. I have only one thing against Lance, and that is that he is a one-race wonder. Look at the lifetime points accumulated by the likes of Merckx - he rode all the races and won most of them, they reckon he rode around 30,000 competitive miles some years.

Lance is a great rider, and his story is undoubtedly inspiring, but some people want to make out that winning one race six times makes him the greatest. It doesn’t.—Just

Let’s see, poll after poll shows that Europeans dislikes Americans. Lance has never been accepted by the Europeans, especially the French, who are constantly testing and re-testing him.—Pat
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

I believe you--but you speak only for yourself. You cannot speak for the masses. —Pat

I have yet to meet any of these "masses" of whom you speak. —Just

Here’s another European agreeing with Guy - being on this side of the pond, seeing the European cycling mags... etc., etc.. —wafflycat

Some people want to make out that winning that particular race---no small feat---makes him the greatest rider who attempted that particular race. Now, if you want to say that it’s a minor race; that it doesn’t mean anything, go right ahead. It certainly cannot be a "true test" of a rider’s abilities or Cippo wouldn’t keep dropping out of it, right?—Pat
 
 
 

Which should be solid proof that Merckx was doping! —Stephen