Fallen Hero

Dutch Leonard · 10-11-2012, 07:36 AM

I think it is sad to say that Armstrong probably wasn't doing anything that wasn't being done by everyone else. I thought it was odd that the USPS ( a US Government Agency) was sponsoring a sport that was mainly popular in Europe and was a little worried that doping would come up and embarrass them. But I was interested because I had been a big fan during the Greg Lemond era and had been very interested in the exploits of the women's Olympic team.

I was a Connie Carpenter fan and was thrilled with her victory over team mate Rebecca Twigg in Mission Viejo in 1984. The gossip in the cycling mags was that Connie wasn't Eddie Borysewicz's darling and Rebecca was. Rebecca was reported to have engaged in blood doping at the Olympics, under Eddie's direction. My personal opinion at the time was that a clean athlete had triumphed over a dirty one.

And then Eddie went on to discover Lance Armstrong. I hadn't known about his role in Lance's career.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Borysewicz

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10-11-2012, 07:36 AM	#2
Dutch Leonard Member How Do You Identify?: Stone Butch Tournaments Won: 7 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: East of the Rockies Posts: 291 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,901 Thanked 389 Times in 120 Posts Rep Power: 4100778	I think it is sad to say that Armstrong probably wasn't doing anything that wasn't being done by everyone else. I thought it was odd that the USPS ( a US Government Agency) was sponsoring a sport that was mainly popular in Europe and was a little worried that doping would come up and embarrass them. But I was interested because I had been a big fan during the Greg Lemond era and had been very interested in the exploits of the women's Olympic team. I was a Connie Carpenter fan and was thrilled with her victory over team mate Rebecca Twigg in Mission Viejo in 1984. The gossip in the cycling mags was that Connie wasn't Eddie Borysewicz's darling and Rebecca was. Rebecca was reported to have engaged in blood doping at the Olympics, under Eddie's direction. My personal opinion at the time was that a clean athlete had triumphed over a dirty one. And then Eddie went on to discover Lance Armstrong. I hadn't known about his role in Lance's career. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Borysewicz