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au revoir

by Cyclist
Tue, Mar 17, 2015 19:06
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au revoir to all the people I had great chats with, met for a coffee etc etc, however it's time to dip out of RoadCC as I think now that there are a by far to many bitter people here now, who just, moan moan moan. I can no longer waste time reading shite... LA LA LA yawn yawn yawn and it goes on.

And for the record, for all you LA haters... No matter what he became he was a legend and probably inspired the majority here to ride.

X7 TdF winner LA 19

If you're new please join in and if you have questions pop them below and the forum regulars will answer as best we can.

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Leeroy_Silk replied to PonteD | 9 years ago
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There's no room for jokes here dazwan. This is supposed to be a serious forum, a very serious forum... 35

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ianrobo | 9 years ago
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so someone leaves because of his support of LA, says more about him that the site really

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darrenleroy | 9 years ago
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See ya!

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Stumps | 9 years ago
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He was never a fav of mine, my early years of cycling were thanks to Sean Kelly, Big Mig, Zulle and Pantani.

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FullGas | 9 years ago
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You shouldn't leave, haters always gonna hate. Instead we could advocate together to find ways to manage the trolls. For instance, we could push the site owners to develop a flag post feature.

As for LA, people should learn to forgive and forget. He can keep being banned for life from cycling. But that doesn't mean he can't do something useful like raising money to fight cancer. People who oppose to that are just as bad as he was when he doped and bullied people.

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Daveyraveygravey replied to FullGas | 9 years ago
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FullGas wrote:

You shouldn't leave, haters always gonna hate. Instead we could advocate together to find ways to manage the trolls. For instance, we could push the site owners to develop a flag post feature.

As for LA, people should learn to forgive and forget. He can keep being banned for life from cycling. But that doesn't mean he can't do something useful like raising money to fight cancer. People who oppose to that are just as bad as he was when he doped and bullied people.

Really? Are you sure? Especially your last sentence.

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FullGas replied to Daveyraveygravey | 9 years ago
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Daveyraveygravey wrote:
FullGas wrote:

As for LA, people should learn to forgive and forget. He can keep being banned for life from cycling. But that doesn't mean he can't do something useful like raising money to fight cancer. People who oppose to that are just as bad as he was when he doped and bullied people.

Really? Are you sure? Especially your last sentence.

I shouldn't, but I'm going to bite it anyway. Really.

Let me put it another way. Do you really think that saving lives, either by raising money to fight cancer or in any other way, is more important than remedying some hurt egos? If so, you can't say you're better than a bully at best.

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Daveyraveygravey replied to FullGas | 9 years ago
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FullGas wrote:
Daveyraveygravey wrote:
FullGas wrote:

As for LA, people should learn to forgive and forget. He can keep being banned for life from cycling. But that doesn't mean he can't do something useful like raising money to fight cancer. People who oppose to that are just as bad as he was when he doped and bullied people.

Really? Are you sure? Especially your last sentence.

I shouldn't, but I'm going to bite it anyway. Really.

Let me put it another way. Do you really think that saving lives, either by raising money to fight cancer or in any other way, is more important than remedying some hurt egos? If so, you can't say you're better than a bully at best.

So I'm a bully? I don't understand that or your previous comparison. You on the other hand are incredibly naive. Have you read Tyler Hamilton's book, are you ignoring what everyone else on the pro circuit at the time has to say about him? Do you think he is just doing it to raise money for charity and save lives? Or is he trying to get some positive publicity, some redemption for his atrocious behaviour in the past? I know he wasn't the only doper, but he was right at the top of the tree, and he has caused massive damage to the professional sport, and by association, cycling and cyclists generally.
It's Geoff Thomas' charity ride, and that has now been overshadowed by the great Lance Armstrong circus.

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FullGas replied to Daveyraveygravey | 9 years ago
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Daveyraveygravey wrote:

So I'm a bully?

Are you?

Daveyraveygravey wrote:

I don't understand that or your previous comparison.

Give it time, it'll sink in.

Daveyraveygravey wrote:

You on the other hand are incredibly naive.

I take that as a compliment. Specially when it comes from a person that seems to take right and wrong views straight out of a comic book.

Daveyraveygravey wrote:

Have you read Tyler Hamilton's book, are you ignoring what everyone else on the pro circuit at the time has to say about him?

No and yes. I love cycling, but I don't care much for its politics.

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Do you think he is just doing it to raise money for charity and save lives? Or is he trying to get some positive publicity, some redemption for his atrocious behaviour in the past?

It doesn't matter what I or anyone thinks. What matters is what people do. Let him do something good so the people that needs it can benefit from his actions. Or maybe just do it yourself.

Daveyraveygravey wrote:

I know he wasn't the only doper, but he was right at the top of the tree, and he has caused massive damage to the professional sport, and by association, cycling and cyclists generally.

Personally I don't feel any damage from his actions. As for the professionals, they seem to be doing fine too.

Daveyraveygravey wrote:

It's Geoff Thomas' charity ride, and that has now been overshadowed by the great Lance Armstrong circus.

As soon as people forgive and forget LA, the media will, and we all will be able to move on.

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