Armstrong 'PR stunt' slammed

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Published: 18 Jan 2013 at 18.45
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The president of the World Anti-Doping Agency has branded Lance Armstrong's doping confession a "controlled public relations" stunt that revealed nothing new.

World Anti-Doping Agency chief John Fahey says Lance Armstrong should have owned up in front of an "appropriate tribunal" and not on a TV talk show.

John Fahey on Friday attacked both Armstrong and the world cycling body UCI while South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon threatened legal action to force the state government to reveal how much it paid Armstrong to ride in the Tour Down Under.

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Ozman_Bkk
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Discussion 5 : 19 Jan 2013 at 13.195
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The problem is, and always will be, that the drugs cheats are one step at least ahead of the game. As fast as drug testing catches up there is a new one available.

As far as alternative winners are concerned, who was clean anyway ? Do we know the bloke who came second was clean ? I reckon you just leave those seven years winner-free. It will be a permanent reminder that the sport was a disaster.

Now I hope Armstrong gets gaol and is expunged from the history books. The current UCI should be sacked and a complete clean up undertaken. But don't drop cycling from the Olympics.
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Discussion 4 : 19 Jan 2013 at 11.574
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Of course the World Anti-Doping Agency is the first to go on the attack after a decade with out a clue .They look a lot more shameful than lance in my estimation .
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Discussion 3 : 19 Jan 2013 at 07.463
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Santa, D1, the problem is that there where hardly and 'real' winners.
Pretty much all of the tours where rigged with doping and all legends in the past 50 years have pretty much acknowledged that problem.
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Discussion 2 : 19 Jan 2013 at 00.362
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I think this is good that Armstrong has admitted to his wrong doings. A lot of other bodies involved here that could have helped to prevent it ever going so far. There should not be too much focus here though as doping is out of control in so many sports and resources would be better spent on preventing future occurences rather than past. Simple things like pain killers which to an extent are not black listed drugs go undetected. Events like bike racing where riders need to overcome pain on the hill climbs is overlooked.Pain is one of the limiters for our bodies and if we can ignore it we can push harder.
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Discussion 1 : 18 Jan 2013 at 21.191
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I hope the medals are distributed to the "real" winners soon.
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