Lance legend dies.

//Lance legend dies.

Lance legend dies.

The man who went up the high mountains of France so effortlessly failed to take the high road.

Today with the mass admissions of doping from George Hincapie, Dave Zabriskie, Christian Vande Velde, Michael Barry and Levi Leipheimer, the big Lance Lie was finally exposed beyond a shadow of a doubt. Legend dead and even die hard Livestrong fans will have to accept the ugly truth.

It now appears that the only person in the world who still believes Armstrong is innocent is Lance Armstrong and his alter-ego Juan Pelota. So active on twitter and so skilled with mass media, the man formerly known as The Boss has been silent — no statement, no counter claim, no outrage, no final weary and defiant claim he was clean.

It turns out the witch hunt was a valid one. It turns out there was plenty of testimony behind that “reasoned decision.” Turns out Lance and spin-master Fabiani and a legion of lawyers were the ones who lied. Turns out that Betsy Andreu wasn’t crazy, Floyd Landis wasn’t bitter and vindictive and Tyler Hamilton wasn’t worth listening to.

The Secret Race isn’t so secret any more.

Last week USADA CEO Travis Tygart said the public release of the testimony worth be “30 times greater” and far more damaging than anything Armstrong had ever been forced to deal with. Turns out his was right.

Armstrong’s last tweet was eight hours ago and given the explosive and definitive admissions of guilt, that’s a twitter eternity. Really nothing to say, we’d guess. Too late for the high road, too late for a sincere apology or regrets, too late to explain his greatest strength was also his greatest weakness. A Greek tragedy on two wheels.

As Bicycling magazine’s Joe Lindsey has already asked, it makes you wonder how on earth Andre Birotte Jr felt he could close the Federal investigation on Armstrong without filing charges. He’ll have plenty to explain but bulldog investigator Jeff Novitzky, who spend the better part of two years chasing the Boss, will be enjoying a few cold beers this evening.

Turns out the “serial perjurer” is none other than Lance Armstrong, the most tested athlete in sports, the man who no longer has seven Tour de France victories to his credit.

Well also be intrigued to read the PR statements from long time Armstrong sponsors Nike, Oakley and Trek. There’s a lot of word-smithing and corporate hand-wringing going on right now. When the entire house implodes, the dust clouds are pretty impressive.

(more to come shortly)

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  1. The SuperStorm October 10, 2012 at 1:46 pm - Reply

    Amen Matty. It is a very sad but also a promising day for cycling. As we all digest this bitter pill, we must realize that change is inevitable. What lies ahead now, is to finally put an end to this massive systemic problem once and for all, and move forward together making the sport we all love a better place than we left it.

    • walshworld October 11, 2012 at 10:24 am - Reply

      Amen right back at you. Yup. this is the deep cleanse, the discomforting colonic that will finally, hopefully, rid us of all this shit. Now, time to flush McQuaid. Matt

  2. Jorge October 10, 2012 at 2:11 pm - Reply

    These events are larger than Lance. My opinion is that pro cycling is as real as American wrestling. There is too much corruption in the sport that goes from the governing bodies with their conflicting goals, the teams with their doping doctors, and to the individual cyclists with their mantras of wining at any cost.

    • walshworld October 11, 2012 at 10:23 am - Reply

      Jorge, it’s a mes thats for sure. Gonna have to agree with Vaughters — as I usually do. This isn’t terrible — it’s the deep cleanse we’ve been waiting for and we needed it so we could finally move one. Only McQuaid must go — the final stumbling block. Matt

  3. german October 10, 2012 at 8:39 pm - Reply

    lance lengend never die.

  4. bumpermeat October 12, 2012 at 9:53 am - Reply

    F*** ’em all, ride for yourself!

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