Why It Matters to Sport to Pursue Armstrong - at least read what matters in this case

The dust is unlikely to settle on the USADA v Lance Armstrong case.

We may never know exactly the truth.
More evidence will come to light, and the UCI response is eagerly awaited.

For anyone with a bit of time on their hands, we can thoroughly recommend this fabulous blog piece highlighted by a patient last week who visited us in SPACE.

Ross Tucker: Science of Sport Armstrong Fallout

Although well known to the debate is the argument that Armstrong never failed a drugs test, that defence is dissected and discredited, as it is exaggerated, meaningless (in the anti-doping era he performed in) and likely to be false in an case.

This piece adds brilliantly to the debate by stating facts and looking at the climate of the period.

Also worth a read is an interview with 'Bicycling' online where she answers questions Betsy Andreu interview as one of the chief persecutors of Lance Armstrong, and gives her response to the opinion piece Injustice for All by Bill Strickland.

All in all, it is great reading, yet depressing at the same time.

The key message has to be that essentially illegal activities such as drug taking for performance enhancement have to be stamped out for sport to stand as being played on an essentially level playing field. Doesn't it? But how far back do we track for cheats? What if they are the inspirational heroes for a generation. Even an older generation for whom sideburns were the norm, and not merely newspaper cutouts to recognise medallists & Tour champions.

Discuss.
Amongst yourselves, and others...