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Torbjørn Sindballe
Can we welcome Lance to Tri?
Yesterday I was carried away by the spectacular return of Lance Armstrong to triathlon, however his return sparked many thoughts over the night. How can we welcome someone who is more less the only one of his era to not confront the cycling dope-culture?
No doubt he is a phenomenal athlete in all aspects of the game, physically and mentally, but how much of that is shaped by his legal (due to testicular cancer) testosterone supplementation and most likely years of PED use that may have enabled him to race and train his physique much harder than any pro triathlete in the field?
No doubt his return from cancer and creation of the livestrong foundation are spectacular achievements, but is the foundation spending too much promoting Armstrong and too little actually fighting cancer as an outside mag reporter suggested?
No doubt he has never failed a test, but how then could he ride and beat guys(i.e Basso, Ulrich, and more) who have all admitted using PEDS that boost performance by some 10% ? (that is 40-50 watts at their TT speed = athletes on a different planet!)
This is just a few of the unanswered questions defining the grey shadow trailing Armstrong – it would suit him to confront his past with total transparency like a true champion before embarking on a new journey!
Torbjørn Sindballe
Can we welcome Lance to Tri?
Yesterday I was carried away by the spectacular return of Lance Armstrong to triathlon, however his return sparked many thoughts over the night. How can we welcome someone who is more less the only one of his era to not confront the cycling dope-culture?
No doubt he is a phenomenal athlete in all aspects of the game, physically and mentally, but how much of that is shaped by his legal (due to testicular cancer) testosterone supplementation and most likely years of PED use that may have enabled him to race and train his physique much harder than any pro triathlete in the field?
No doubt his return from cancer and creation of the livestrong foundation are spectacular achievements, but is the foundation spending too much promoting Armstrong and too little actually fighting cancer as an outside mag reporter suggested?
No doubt he has never failed a test, but how then could he ride and beat guys(i.e Basso, Ulrich, and more) who have all admitted using PEDS that boost performance by some 10% ? (that is 40-50 watts at their TT speed = athletes on a different planet!)
This is just a few of the unanswered questions defining the grey shadow trailing Armstrong – it would suit him to confront his past with total transparency like a true champion before embarking on a new journey!
