Comments on: NEWS FLASH: Armstrong To Be Stripped of Additional Titles http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/13/news-flash-armstrong-to-be-stripped-of-additional-titles/ It's like reality TV. Except it's real. And there's no TV. Fri, 04 Mar 2022 03:21:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Kyle http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/13/news-flash-armstrong-to-be-stripped-of-additional-titles/comment-page-1/#comment-583079 Kyle Sat, 16 Feb 2013 06:22:03 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/13/news-flash-armstrong-to-be-stripped-of-additional-titles/#comment-583079 According to the statement, forcing Armstrong to drink nothing but Michelob Ultra for the rest of his life had also been under consideration, but had been taken off the table. According to McQuaid, “That would simply be too cruel.” That would be an inhumane punishment. According to the statement, forcing Armstrong to drink nothing but Michelob Ultra for the rest of his life had also been under consideration, but had been taken off the table.

According to McQuaid, “That would simply be too cruel.”

That would be an inhumane punishment.

]]> By: Bicycle Bill http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/13/news-flash-armstrong-to-be-stripped-of-additional-titles/comment-page-1/#comment-583078 Bicycle Bill Sat, 16 Feb 2013 05:27:43 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/13/news-flash-armstrong-to-be-stripped-of-additional-titles/#comment-583078 jon from Chi-town said: "I still can’t get over the hypocrisy of plea-bargaining to reduce punishments for guys who were just not as good as the guy who was an exceptional cheat…" I'd add "or were able to cheat at the same level as he was". It seems these days that it's not so much a case of "who's cheating" as it is a case of "when will they get caught at it".  Maybe it's time to ban everybody who has a license from the UCI or their respective national cycling organization, and make the TdF open only to Cat-5 and citizen racers only. <i><b>-"BB"-</b></i> jon from Chi-town said: “I still can’t get over the hypocrisy of plea-bargaining to reduce punishments for guys who were just not as good as the guy who was an exceptional cheat…”
I’d add “or were able to cheat at the same level as he was”.

It seems these days that it’s not so much a case of “who’s cheating” as it is a case of “when will they get caught at it”.  Maybe it’s time to ban everybody who has a license from the UCI or their respective national cycling organization, and make the TdF open only to Cat-5 and citizen racers only.

-”BB”-

]]> By: jon (a clyde from Chi-town) http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/13/news-flash-armstrong-to-be-stripped-of-additional-titles/comment-page-1/#comment-583063 jon (a clyde from Chi-town) Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:59:11 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/13/news-flash-armstrong-to-be-stripped-of-additional-titles/#comment-583063 Damn funny - good luck in the race... Keep 'em coming... The anti-dopers are becoming almost as repulsive as the dopers... I still can't get over the hypocrisy of plea-bargaining to reduce punishments for guys who were just not as good as the guy who was an exceptional cheat... Still chuckling... Damn funny – good luck in the race…

Keep ‘em coming… The anti-dopers are becoming almost as repulsive as the dopers… I still can’t get over the hypocrisy of plea-bargaining to reduce punishments for guys who were just not as good as the guy who was an exceptional cheat…

Still chuckling…

]]> By: Shane in Utah http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/13/news-flash-armstrong-to-be-stripped-of-additional-titles/comment-page-1/#comment-583048 Shane in Utah Fri, 15 Feb 2013 08:53:18 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/13/news-flash-armstrong-to-be-stripped-of-additional-titles/#comment-583048 Good news for Lance: he's off the hook for a while so the world can obsess over Oscar Pistorius's murder trial... Good news for Lance: he’s off the hook for a while so the world can obsess over Oscar Pistorius’s murder trial…

]]> By: roan http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/13/news-flash-armstrong-to-be-stripped-of-additional-titles/comment-page-1/#comment-583032 roan Fri, 15 Feb 2013 02:54:25 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/13/news-flash-armstrong-to-be-stripped-of-additional-titles/#comment-583032 er...not your grin Fatty the one on the moon. It's so smug looking down on us. Your grin is like egg whites and avocado without the yoke. er…not your grin Fatty the one on the moon. It’s so smug looking down on us. Your grin is like egg whites and avocado without the yoke.

]]> By: roan http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/13/news-flash-armstrong-to-be-stripped-of-additional-titles/comment-page-1/#comment-583031 roan Fri, 15 Feb 2013 02:48:56 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/13/news-flash-armstrong-to-be-stripped-of-additional-titles/#comment-583031 Bet their thinking of stripping Armstrong of his Tour de Moon Walks, too. Say Fatty, the dim bulb just flickered...North Korea...rocket launch to the moon. Only enough enough room for a former fatcyclist (what...169.2, twice, fell off the wagon, heh ?)and a unicycle. Ya could be the 1st to circumlunarate that big cheese wheel. Maybe you could do all of us a favor and wipe that grin off, it always bugs me. Bet their thinking of stripping Armstrong of his Tour de Moon Walks, too.
Say Fatty, the dim bulb just flickered…North Korea…rocket launch to the moon. Only enough enough room for a former fatcyclist (what…169.2, twice, fell off the wagon, heh ?)and a unicycle. Ya could be the 1st to circumlunarate that big cheese wheel.
Maybe you could do all of us a favor and wipe that grin off, it always bugs me.

]]> By: Paul W http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/13/news-flash-armstrong-to-be-stripped-of-additional-titles/comment-page-1/#comment-582990 Paul W Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:23:45 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/13/news-flash-armstrong-to-be-stripped-of-additional-titles/#comment-582990 Update; "It turns out this book is so full of cow manure..." - in Europe there is also a significant component of equine 'material'. Update; “It turns out this book is so full of cow manure…” – in Europe there is also a significant component of equine ‘material’.

]]> By: MikeL http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/13/news-flash-armstrong-to-be-stripped-of-additional-titles/comment-page-1/#comment-582985 MikeL Thu, 14 Feb 2013 03:44:33 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/13/news-flash-armstrong-to-be-stripped-of-additional-titles/#comment-582985 Finally an article on the Armstrong controversy that is worth reading.Huzzah Sir. Finally an article on the Armstrong controversy that is worth reading.Huzzah Sir.

]]> By: Kiwi http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/13/news-flash-armstrong-to-be-stripped-of-additional-titles/comment-page-1/#comment-582979 Kiwi Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:46:24 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/13/news-flash-armstrong-to-be-stripped-of-additional-titles/#comment-582979 My goodness, I was cracking up and then when I got to the comments i realized this was from the Fatty FAKE news service and cracked up even more!!! I read the article to my coworkers as I read it and they were cracking up at the absurdity of it all! @Mike C: Yeah, might not be a good idea to read in the bathroom! LOL @Jeff Bike: Well played, well played! My goodness, I was cracking up and then when I got to the comments i realized this was from the Fatty FAKE news service and cracked up even more!!!
I read the article to my coworkers as I read it and they were cracking up at the absurdity of it all!

@Mike C: Yeah, might not be a good idea to read in the bathroom! LOL

@Jeff Bike: Well played, well played!

]]> By: Rob http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/13/news-flash-armstrong-to-be-stripped-of-additional-titles/comment-page-1/#comment-582977 Rob Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:16:25 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/13/news-flash-armstrong-to-be-stripped-of-additional-titles/#comment-582977 sheer perfection. sheer perfection.

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