New Posts For Thread: Lancee Armstronghttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29338489/lancee-armstronghttp://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/19365234Not so sure, Jolly. There are doubts about Lance and there are doubts about the process.It is rather damning to think that the charges would not hold up in a regular court.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29338489/lancee-armstrong?post_id=523777205#523777205Not so sure, Jolly. There are doubts about Lance and there are doubts about the process.It is rather damning to think that the charges would not hold up in a regular court.Tue, 04 Sep 2012 05:55:36 -0500and nothing ironic in a trial lawyer coming out with that final statement !!!“ To me,” says Deming, “it’s ironic that USADA’s stated mission is to ensure a ‘level playing field’ and put an end to a ‘win at all costs’ mentality, buthttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29338489/lancee-armstrong?post_id=523776985#523776985and nothing ironic in a trial lawyer coming out with that final statement !!!“ To me,” says Deming, “it’s ironic that USADA’s stated mission is to ensure a ‘level playing field’ and put an end to a ‘win at all costs’ mentality, butTue, 04 Sep 2012 05:44:30 -0500This article is well worth a read. I don't know how valid the legal points made are but they were made by a former US Federal prosecutor and published by Forbes magazine.The Kafkaesque Trial Of Lance Armstrong: A Former Federal Prosecutor On The UShttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29338489/lancee-armstrong?post_id=523753787#523753787This article is well worth a read. I don't know how valid the legal points made are but they were made by a former US Federal prosecutor and published by Forbes magazine.The Kafkaesque Trial Of Lance Armstrong: A Former Federal Prosecutor On The USMon, 03 Sep 2012 12:32:10 -0500OZ great analysis.Personally In this case the ends justify the means. Fair enough pick holes etc but I want Armstrong to be brought down a peg or 10. I just wish he admitted this years earlier. We all know everyone was at it, no shame especially conshttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29338489/lancee-armstrong?post_id=523717587#523717587OZ great analysis.Personally In this case the ends justify the means. Fair enough pick holes etc but I want Armstrong to be brought down a peg or 10. I just wish he admitted this years earlier. We all know everyone was at it, no shame especially consSun, 02 Sep 2012 12:03:08 -0500Cheers for that link Ozy, I hadn't seen it. Sad case that I am I read several articles on the topic over the last week and re-read again the full output from the Paul Kimmage-Landes interview (Landes former team mate of Armstrong and the 1996 TDF winhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29338489/lancee-armstrong?post_id=523568693#523568693Cheers for that link Ozy, I hadn't seen it. Sad case that I am I read several articles on the topic over the last week and re-read again the full output from the Paul Kimmage-Landes interview (Landes former team mate of Armstrong and the 1996 TDF winWed, 29 Aug 2012 12:28:23 -0500Jolly,'Hearsay and inadmissable' relates to the allegations collated and made by David Walsh.Since 2009 all you need to convict is an eyewitness and the USADA claim to have several though we don't seem to have detailed access to the precise nature ofhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29338489/lancee-armstrong?post_id=523564767#523564767Jolly,'Hearsay and inadmissable' relates to the allegations collated and made by David Walsh.Since 2009 all you need to convict is an eyewitness and the USADA claim to have several though we don't seem to have detailed access to the precise nature ofWed, 29 Aug 2012 10:56:28 -0500nothing sinister there from the Guardian Ozy and to be clear, the threat was they would face perjury proceedings if they did not give the same evidence again to the USADA as they had to the fereral inquiry under oath.Decent analysis above, so why dohttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29338489/lancee-armstrong?post_id=523560765#523560765nothing sinister there from the Guardian Ozy and to be clear, the threat was they would face perjury proceedings if they did not give the same evidence again to the USADA as they had to the fereral inquiry under oath.Decent analysis above, so why doWed, 29 Aug 2012 09:08:05 -0500From The Guardian;While it is not clear what pressure was brought to bear on those former teammates who gave evidence to USADA investigators – after a US federal case examining whether Armstrong's US Postal Service (USPS) team had "misused federalhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29338489/lancee-armstrong?post_id=523507207#523507207From The Guardian;While it is not clear what pressure was brought to bear on those former teammates who gave evidence to USADA investigators – after a US federal case examining whether Armstrong's US Postal Service (USPS) team had "misused federalMon, 27 Aug 2012 16:39:39 -0500Anyone read the Times today??...Armstrong is some piece of work. Scumbag!Ruby, I managed to read that Sunday Times article from yesterday.Basically it is just a re-hash of a handful of allegations that David Walsh has made over the years. Allegationhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29338489/lancee-armstrong?post_id=523500107#523500107Anyone read the Times today??...Armstrong is some piece of work. Scumbag!Ruby, I managed to read that Sunday Times article from yesterday.Basically it is just a re-hash of a handful of allegations that David Walsh has made over the years. AllegationMon, 27 Aug 2012 13:33:16 -0500The Tour De France must be the greatest free advert for tourism anywhere in the world . Brilliant scenery , with spectators everywhere ( presumably its free ? ) , why wouldn't everybody love it .Answer is that everybody knows that endurance cyclinghttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29338489/lancee-armstrong?post_id=523495159#523495159The Tour De France must be the greatest free advert for tourism anywhere in the world . Brilliant scenery , with spectators everywhere ( presumably its free ? ) , why wouldn't everybody love it .Answer is that everybody knows that endurance cyclingMon, 27 Aug 2012 11:06:08 -0500