Tag Archives: Cycling

The Lance Armstrong Movie

Posted on January 22, 2013 at 11:27 am by Bob Cesca

They’ve been talking about an Armstrong movie since he recovered from cancer, but now that there appears to be some sort of closure, it looks like Abrams will add his lens flare to the project. Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Morning

Posted on January 19, 2013 at 11:33 am by Bob Cesca

“As for Armstrong, I’m afraid I cannot muster much anger about the actual use of what he correctly calls “performance enhancers”. If everyone is cheating, in some ways, no one is. And the ubiquity of performance enhancers in the sport … Continue reading →

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Lies, Drugs, Heroes and Lance Armstrong

Posted on January 16, 2013 at 7:15 am by Bob Cesca

My Wednesday column begins like so: Americans are good at a lot of things. We’ve defeated Nazis and ended a Holocaust. We’ve created a universe of technological advancements that have connected the world. We’ve discovered many of the vast secrets … Continue reading →

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Report: Lance Armstrong Confessed to Oprah Yesterday

Posted on January 15, 2013 at 9:11 am by Bob Cesca

Oprah recorded her interview with Lance Armstrong yesterday, to be aired this Thursday, and it looks like those rumors are true. The interview lasted for 2.5 hours. Lance Armstrong confessed to Oprah Winfrey during an interview Monday that he used … Continue reading →

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Likely Armstrong Confession To Happen on Oprah

Posted on January 9, 2013 at 11:44 am by Bob Cesca

There are thousands of sports writers worldwide cursing Oprah right now for scoring what could be the biggest sports exclusive since I don’t know what. After years of accusations, former professional cyclist Lance Armstrong will sit down for his first … Continue reading →

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Lance Armstrong Might Confess to Doping Allegations

Posted on January 7, 2013 at 12:13 pm by Bob Cesca

This happened to be one of my New Year’s predictions: Lance Armstrong, who this fall was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles for doping and barred for life from competing in all Olympic sports, has told associates and … Continue reading →

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Lance Armstrong Stripped of All Cycling Victories

Posted on October 22, 2012 at 5:17 pm by Bob Cesca

Whatever you might think of Armstrong and whether he used drugs, this persecution by the USADA is a gross injustice. So who officially “won” those races now? Jan Ullrich gets three of those Tour de France titles. Yes, Jan Ullrich … Continue reading →

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USADA Releases “Evidence” Against Lance Armstrong

Posted on October 11, 2012 at 11:42 am by Bob Cesca

This continues to stink of a witch hunt. The evidence, Tygart said, is in excess of 1,000 pages and features sworn testimony from 26 individuals, “including 15 riders with knowledge of the USPS team and its participants’ doping activities.” Tygart … Continue reading →

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A Word About Lance Armstrong

Posted on August 24, 2012 at 2:07 pm by Bob Cesca

[I have no idea what happened to this post and why it was cut off, but I found a cached version. Sorry about that. Stupid internets.] You might have heard by now that Lance Armstrong walked away from the USADA … Continue reading →

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Lance is Pretty Much Screwed

Posted on July 1, 2012 at 11:32 am by Bob Cesca

Love him or hate him, Lance Armstrong had finally met his match. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said Friday that it has filed doping charges against champion cyclist Lance Armstrong. This month, the agency announced that it was opening proceedings against … Continue reading →

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