Thanks for the memories Lance!

Another former Lance Armstrong teammate has come forward accusing the 7 time Tour De France winner of doping. Tyler Hamilton, 40, taped a segment on “60 minutes” admitting that he and Armstrong injected EPO before the 1999, 2000, and 2001 races. Hamilton said he and Armstrong’s routine included “EPO, testosterone, a blood transfusion”.

Armstrong immediately tweeted, “20+ year career. 500 drug controls worldwide, in and out of competition. Never failed a test. I rest my case.” He forgot to tweet, “and still never been caught!”

It’s hard to take Floyd Landis or Tyler Hamilton serious as both men were caught doping and both lied about taking performance enhancing drugs. Hamilton retired from cycling in 2008 rather than face an 8 year ban when he was caught taking DHEA, an antidepressant containing steroids, during a race. This was Hamilton’s second positive test. He had received a two year ban in 2005 after testing positive twice between 2004 and 2005. Armstrong’s camp points out that Hamilton is trying to sell his book and get a publishing deal in the process thus the reason for outing Armstrong. He just needs a name to help get a deal.

Just to clarify, I am of the opinion that all cyclists, and a great deal of other professional athletes, take some form of performance enhancing drugs. Some are just better about getting away with it than others. I’m tired of hearing about Lance Armstrong… did he or didn’t he. The French will hound Armstrong to his grave. Lance is no longer racing and he’s made his money… what is there to gain one way or another if we find out he definitively did dope during his streak of 7 straight wins? Let it be!