I dont understand how he could get away with it, if he's using steroids they'd catch him. The French would love nothing more than to catch him, but clearly they haven't in more than 4 years.

i agree with you that this is probably something that has just come out to ruin his image and to prevent him from winning the Tour. i dont know if theres any fact to the claims but im no expert on the subject. heres a link about him filing a law suit about the allegations.

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=1821396

The reason he wins races is his enhanced aerodynamics due to the surgery which took away a nut.

Think about it, the man was never able to win a big time race even though he was hyped back in the mid 1990s, then he gets ancer and loses a nut, comes back and is an unstoppable machine.

Food for thought (though it is probably no advantage at all to be a one-nut wonder when it comes to any athletic event).

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Althought the one nut aerodynamic theory could prove to be valid, I am gonna go witht the fact that Lance has trained his respitorory and circulatory system to handle the rigorsextreme physical ability needed for races like the Tour De France.

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I'm not sure about the one-nut theory, but many do believe the cancer did help him. After his treatment he lost quite a few pounds and lost quite a lot of body fat, which he has been able to keep off. As any cyclist can tell you, a climber's ultimate goal is as low as body fat as possible...and I can tell you Lance isn't a sprinter. I'd also say that about the time he was climbing like a rocket through the amateur rankings and finally the pro's in the 90's he got sick.

As far as the book...the French hate Lance and would love to see him falter. They test him every year for doping and such and they haven't found a thing. I think it's just another way they're hoping to throw Lance of his game, this time with psychological warfare. I for one hope that Lance destroys the field this year, although so far this season he's looked very beatable.

Leave these great athletes alone. Why do people have to make excuses. They say Sami Sosa's 500+ home runs were because of a cork bat...They say Barry Bond's 600+ home runs were because he might of used steroids, and now this?

please dont compare lance armstrong to sammy sosa. when sammy starts taking drug tests on a regular basis then you might be able to.

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Originally posted by MrSquirrel The reason he wins races is his enhanced aerodynamics due to the surgery which took away a nut. Think about it, the man was never able to win a big time race even though he was hyped back in the mid 1990s, then he gets ancer and loses a nut, comes back and is an unstoppable machine. Food for thought (though it is probably no advantage at all to be a one-nut wonder when it comes to any athletic event). MrS

I'd like to have all my nuts if I won!

Lance Armstrong is the most tested athlete in sports. He's had drug testers show up in the middle of the night at his house to test him and he has turned up clean everytime. Also that therapist, Emma whatever, even said that she didn't know what was in the needles. Therefor even if it was true (which I doubt it is), noone can even be sure if they were drugs or not and judging by the lack of positive tests, I highly doubt they were drugs. Anyways, Lance Armstrong is now in the lead so let's hope that he stays there.

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I think the book is just speculation because Armstrong has never failed a single drug test in his life and we know the cycling body tests the riders all the time, unannounced. I've seen documentaries with Armstrong training, the guy is simply better than the rest. I mean Michael Moore can publish a book with tons of lies and theories and makes millions, yet most of his books are lies. I mean the lady can say what she wants, Armstrong has not failed a single drug test and that won't taint his Tour De France's victories (which he will win again this year). Same with Barry Bonds, yes they say he took drugs but the thing is, he has never failed a single drug test yet. I think reports of drugs are great for the news but hardly any have been proven true (well you wondered in the late 80's with Kersee and Flo-Jo who looked like men). Speaking of real cheats, Ben Johnson (Canada's most notorious cheater) has an interview with a news show and he claims our country did not protect him

I think his cancer focused him more than anything. After you have a near-death experience like that, your psyche has got to change. I think he stopped taking everything for granted and just started working that much harder.

I'm surprised the French haven't just framed him by now tbh, they hate him sooo much. However, as far as I'm concerned, Lance is the man and he doesn't cheat one bit.