New information on Lance?

Guilt by association is a dangerous road to go down.

Meh.  Had an entire post and now it is lost and I'm not inclinded to repost.  Double meh.  :)

Actually, what I was going to write in the post just before yours was that I'm not a fan of his.  I actually can't stand the guy, but it has nothing to do with the doping thing.  I just think he is an azz. 

That being said, I can't bring myself to be judgemental of someone who has been surrounded by accusation after accusation but has never had anything truly concrete brought against him.  Even with the "evidence that was dismissed on 'bogus' circumstances". 

He has been essentially charged, tried and convicted in the court of public opinion about the doping, but nothing legally.

One more thing to add.

If they do charge and convict him of doping, then I would be ALL for throwing the book at him.  Including stripping him of his titles.  Until then, I say those in charge either need to put up or shut up.  This is getting ridiculous.

Just wanted to throw that out there.

And still no proof, all conjecture and circumstantial evidence. 

I've gone back and read the article a couple times now and don't see where there's any "new" evidence, just a re-hash of old accusations and alleged circumstantial evidence.  Certainly no smoking gun anywhere.

Did Lance dope?  Don't know, he might have, then again maybe he didn't.  There seem to be as many who are convinced he did as are convinced he didn't. 

All we know for sure at this point is that he's never failed a drug test.  With all the testing he's undergone does that mean he's just been lucky, that he's smarter than all the testers, or just perhaps he was clean all the time?   

Innocent until proven guilty? 

I respect his accomplishments on the bike, his comeback from cancer, and most of all his efforts with the LiveStrong Foundation. 

At the same time, I don't have much respect for how he has conducted his personal life, but that may just be a value judgement on my part.

One of the thoughts  that has occured to me was if he was so close to death from cancer, why would he do anything stupid, like doping, that could potentially jeapordize his health?  I would also think that his cancer docs would have picked up on it during his rountine follow-up checks.  Or is that being covered up by doctor-patient confidentiality?

And maybe it's just Lance's spin, but it seems that all of his "accusers" either have a some type of grudge against him or stand to profit monetarily, i.e.,  the scumbag Landis.  And I certainly get the impression from the article that SI is just trying to generate some buzz to sell magazines.

If he is guilty, then the prosecutor needs to put up or shut up, and not continue to drag it out, spending millions of taxpayer dollars.  That money certainly would be better spent on cancer research or other more beneficial uses.

Mark

• There's nothing illegal about syringes.
• Syringes and injections are probably far more common in pro cycling than you may realize. They are used to deliver a variety of medications and treatments that are not illegal.