Lance might do well...

[DirtRoadie]

For the moment let's disregard other factors such as age or being away
from the sport.

Even assuming that LA may have been used illicit enhancements during
his past successes, so did many others and he was still winning. Now
the sport is presumably cleaner and Lance may be cleaner too. Seems as
if under both scenarios the playing field is relatively level, if not
for the same reasons.

So if he can win, more power to him, but it may not help with those
who have doubted him in the past.
And if he can't win he has other excuses (such as those first
mentioned above) although his detractors will also be able to claim
that he can't win clean.

DR

[John Forrest Tomlinson]

On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:37:40 -0700 (PDT), DirtRoadie
<DirtRoadie@aol.com> wrote:

>Even assuming that LA may have been used illicit enhancements during
>his past successes, so did many others and he was still winning. Now
>the sport is presumably cleaner and Lance may be cleaner too. Seems as
>if under both scenarios the playing field is relatively level, if not
>for the same reasons.

Different people benefit in different amounts from drugs. For example,
EPO or blood doping is probably more beneficial for someone with low
hematocrit, especially with the 50 limit in place.

[Crescentius Vespasianus]

DirtRoadie wrote:
> For the moment let's disregard other factors such as age or being away
> from the sport.
>
> Even assuming that LA may have been used illicit enhancements during
> his past successes, so did many others and he was still winning. Now
> the sport is presumably cleaner and Lance may be cleaner too. Seems as
> if under both scenarios the playing field is relatively level, if not
> for the same reasons.
>
> So if he can win, more power to him, but it may not help with those
> who have doubted him in the past.
> And if he can't win he has other excuses (such as those first
> mentioned above) although his detractors will also be able to claim
> that he can't win clean.
>
> DR
>
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If Lance comes back, it'll take the same effort that he did when he came
back after cancer. Did you see what kind of shape Heath Ledger was in,
before he passed away. That's the lifestyle Lance has been living.

[Michael Press]

In article <ev-dnZb3dP41U1TVnZ2dnUVZ_q3inZ2d@earthlink.com>,
Crescentius Vespasianus <jazzyboss@hotmail.com> wrote:

> DirtRoadie wrote:
> > For the moment let's disregard other factors such as age or being away
> > from the sport.
> >
> > Even assuming that LA may have been used illicit enhancements during
> > his past successes, so did many others and he was still winning. Now
> > the sport is presumably cleaner and Lance may be cleaner too. Seems as
> > if under both scenarios the playing field is relatively level, if not
> > for the same reasons.
> >
> > So if he can win, more power to him, but it may not help with those
> > who have doubted him in the past.
> > And if he can't win he has other excuses (such as those first
> > mentioned above) although his detractors will also be able to claim
> > that he can't win clean.
> >
> If Lance comes back, it'll take the same effort that he did when he came
> back after cancer. Did you see what kind of shape Heath Ledger was in,
> before he passed away. That's the lifestyle Lance has been living.

I infer from your remarks that LANCE had been doing more
drugs than while racing.

--
Michael Press

[Fred Fredburger]

Michael Press wrote:
> In article <ev-dnZb3dP41U1TVnZ2dnUVZ_q3inZ2d@earthlink.com>,
> Crescentius Vespasianus <jazzyboss@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> DirtRoadie wrote:
>>> For the moment let's disregard other factors such as age or being away
>>> from the sport.
>>>
>>> Even assuming that LA may have been used illicit enhancements during
>>> his past successes, so did many others and he was still winning. Now
>>> the sport is presumably cleaner and Lance may be cleaner too. Seems as
>>> if under both scenarios the playing field is relatively level, if not
>>> for the same reasons.
>>>
>>> So if he can win, more power to him, but it may not help with those
>>> who have doubted him in the past.
>>> And if he can't win he has other excuses (such as those first
>>> mentioned above) although his detractors will also be able to claim
>>> that he can't win clean.
>>>
>> If Lance comes back, it'll take the same effort that he did when he came
>> back after cancer. Did you see what kind of shape Heath Ledger was in,
>> before he passed away. That's the lifestyle Lance has been living.
>
> I infer from your remarks that LANCE had been doing more
> drugs than while racing.
>

I thought he was referring to the fact that LANCE and Heath were both
working as undercover CIA spies.