Comments on: Fight Cancer, Win a Dream Bike or Dream Trip: Unexpectedly Serious Edition

By: bikesgonewild

bikesgonewild — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 22:59:00 +0000

…no matter what stance you take on the ‘lance issue’, fatty (& despite my opinions, i’m not gonna comment here one way or the other out of respect for you), it’s pretty obvious that you are an extremely straight up guy with a big heart…

…now, once again, about snob’s ‘the enlightened cyclist’, i find that blah, blah, blah……(recedes into background)…

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:27:33 +0000

I’m right with you about Lance, I hope the media doesn’t demonize him too much.

By: Trent

Trent — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 08:55:43 +0000

Fatty, I don’t agree on your view of Lance and Johan’s predicament. But, I like the way you put it out there.

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:46:23 +0000

Part of me doesn’t want to care whether or not they did it. Life isn’t fair, right? Some large percentage of the field probably did it anyway, right? So what’s the point of a witch hunt?

Here’s the “but”…my kids are young, and they understand that cheating is wrong. I tell them that cheating is wrong even if you don’t get caught. It is wrong even if you raise lots of money for a good cause. I don’t want them to think I don’t care when people are being fundamentally unfair. They are going to learn soon enough that life isn’t fair, but I still want them to think that fairness is worth fighting for.

If people cheat, they deserve to face the consequences. I don’t think the investigation should carry on indefinitely or at any expense, though. When they ask about this particular issue, I tell my kids that there is a lot of evidence that implicates these people did not follow the rules, but it hasn’t been proven and we are fortunate to live in a place where you are assumed innocent until proven otherwise.

Also, when my kids do bad things, I tell them that everyone makes bad choices sometimes, but that doesn’t make them bad people. I believe this is true for everybody…my kids and TdF riders alike.

By: Mike C.

Mike C. — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 20:35:55 +0000

Hi Elden. Thanks for the great post. I admire the good that you, Lance and LiveStrong do. It adds motivation to me to keep on doing good in my life, too.

See you in Davis!

By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 18:53:25 +0000

Nobody can possibly benefit from this lawsuit. Although the USADA gets only partial funding from the government, I still find it embarrassing that government funds are involved in this at all. What a waste of money. I signed the petition on whitehouse.gov asking that they stop this investigation.

By: wishiwasmerckx

wishiwasmerckx — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:32:16 +0000

Whether he doped or not, Lance is a freak of nature genetically gifted with a heart size, VO2 max and lactate threshold that mere mortals can only dream of.

The USADA alleges a conspiracy that involved multiple teams over a decade and a half. Over the years, that would mean dozens upon dozens of rostered riders. Query, how many riders were targeted by the USADA investigation?

The answer is one. The question is why?

By: Superstantial

Superstantial — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:32:10 +0000

Wow, those lyrics you chose should have been a good deterrent to anyone.

Thanks for humoring me (hah! puns!)

By: GrannyGear

GrannyGear — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:59:51 +0000

Excellent post today.
Had not planned on contributing to your Dream Trip/Bike, mostly because I was afraid of winning and then, being a true Clydesdale, having to ride with you at my blistering 12MPH pace (descending). But, this post was inspiring. Your total contribution just went up.
Kuddos Elden.

By: Demonic1

Demonic1 — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:07:48 +0000

My wife says that I have a big case of hero worship regarding Lance, which is probably true. That being said, I think his legacy is his Livestrong foundation, not his wins.

What’s the point in going after retired athletes?