tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113320021394571753.post4992566792309065105..comments2023-12-12T15:24:23.409+01:00Comments on BeyondThePale: In The NewsDvorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16677105625085234763noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113320021394571753.post-20209288562526333882012-09-01T22:33:09.801+02:002012-09-01T22:33:09.801+02:00Very interesting. Thank you. By the way, you'v...Very interesting. Thank you. By the way, you've got mail.Jaumehttp://blocs.mesvilaweb.cat/borinotusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113320021394571753.post-80359576711474779032012-08-25T23:29:51.698+02:002012-08-25T23:29:51.698+02:00Jaume, it was the New Yorker. Here (I hope) is th...Jaume, it was the New Yorker. Here (I hope) is the link for the article<br />http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/sportingscene/2012/08/lance-armstrong-decision-not-to-fight-doping-charges.htmlDvorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677105625085234763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113320021394571753.post-9745123859371813902012-08-25T23:06:46.224+02:002012-08-25T23:06:46.224+02:00Jaume, I think the problem for Armstrong was that ...Jaume, I think the problem for Armstrong was that he was the victim of a witchhunt. I don't know why, but the charges came long after the events and kept on coming. I can't tell you the details, but it seemed that way to me and then yesterday I read an article, I think it was in the New Yorker magazine, it was posted on Facebook, that said the same. If it was a witchhunt, he probably had no way to ever prove himself innocent. They would just have kept on bring new charges forever.<br /><br />I forgot that about Guardiola. What an absurd charge. Of all people, he is the least likely do use drugs! He's such a wonderful sportsman. He embodies what sportsmanship is all about.Dvorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677105625085234763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113320021394571753.post-84309952208990460302012-08-25T22:15:18.188+02:002012-08-25T22:15:18.188+02:00Concerning Armstrong,Lance, not Neil who I have ju...Concerning Armstrong,Lance, not Neil who I have just been informed that has dead today :-(, I don't understand it: The federation probably strips the seven tours and the olimpic medal. Does it mean that Armstrong was doped in all these races? If so, it means that the antidoping control are uneffective or the people in charge are incompetent...<br />I remember when Josep Guardiola played in Brescia and faced doping charges. He was fighting for his innocence for years and years and finally won. I guess that for Armstrong, a more popular figure that Guardiola was is that age, is more difficult to withstand pressure.Jaumehttp://blocs.mesvilaweb.cat/borinotusnoreply@blogger.com