You're a Bunch of Factors

All the talk this last week about some of the athletes we all hate, i think Lance Armstrong is one athlete who is inspirational to all

I just finished his book "its more then the bike" and i must admit it was the only book i have ever read that i could not put down, i read the whole thing in 3 nights could not put it down

What is everyone's opinion on this champion? Will any of you be heading out to watch the tour down under?

i think i will attend the final stage around the city and would give up one of my testicles (no pun intended) for his signature

Please leave testicles out of your conversation as it brings back bad memories.

Now on a more serious note, I really admire the guy for what he has been through. How he was able to turn the whole cancer thing around and was, is also able to compete at the highest level of his chosen sport.

I'd like to read the book one day but I have a habit of falling asleep when I start reading. I'm sure there will or should be if there already isn't a movie on the Lance Armstrong story.

anyone that could knock the sporting feats of lance armstrong IS a wanker.

absolute champion

Going out to "watch" a cycling race seem ludicrous, in my opinion. It's akin to someone saying,"Wanna go watch the football? Not the whole thing though, just four seconds of it."

Excellent point Scott

Making the assumption that Lance Armstrong is actually performance enhancing drug-free (and I see no reason to believe otherwise but as we all know it's a hot topic), then yes indeed he's a dead set champion.

Given the extra attention Adelaide will be getting due to him being here, Scott and Muzz get to look forward to even more people making getting to work difficult

Pete he has actually admitted to taking the banned drug EPO but that was during his cancer battle where his red blood cells were so low he needed it to keep him alive

the main reason why he is so good is he has one of the highest ever V02 Max levels ever recorded which is a measure of how efficiently oxygen is delivered to muscles, his recording is 85 militres, the maximum for a normal person is 60, this means he is able to recover a lot quicker then other riders and also perform at his peak for longer

his book is really amazing

Is anyone else on here riding in the "tour challenge" next Friday?

I can't say I'm particularly well prepared for it - unless 7 weeks of drinking everyday counts? - but I will be riding none-the-less. Paradise might be a little interesting Friday week - half a beer and I'll be SMASHED!

Back on topic, I'm not planning to head out and watch any unless I happen to be in the vicinity, but, yes, I do find his determination to win/succeed inspirational. His book is one I might just read.

And on the drugging issue, I'm very skeptical of cyclists in general, and really don't believe any of them are clean, unless you definition of clean is "testers couldn't find anything"

How's that for a rambling first post back? "no sleep for 24 hours?" I hear you ask. LOL.

i'm a little disappointed that, as a major sponsor, my work hasn't really done anything to get staff to any events or even participate.

While it would've been great if we had an audience with Lance, i don't think he's here for that.

I won't be seeing any events, as cycling isn't my thing.

recently i met a friend of a friend at a bucks show, who once was on the verge of a professional cycling career.

he was offered a professional contract in italy, but declined. his view was that drug taking was "absolutely rampant" and that pretty much everyone took performance enhancing drugs.

he declined the contract, not on the moral issues of the drug taking, but on the health issues. his opinion was that it was just part of the territory, taking performance enhancing drugs, so if everyone was doing it, then he wouldn't have any problems with it as well. it was only the health issues that held him back.


make of this what you will - i thought it was a very interesting story though. im not sure whether his story is believable or not, but i have no reason not to believe him

i think hes full of sh*t