Memo to France -- GET OVER IT
I just read another article regarding Lance Armstrong and his alleged use of a banned substance in 1999. And while it is probably embarrassing to some people in France that the most prestigious cycling event in the world has not been won in a very long time by someone from the country that it is named after, going back to 1999 and resurrecting questionable results by people with questionable motives and ethics just begs another question to those who want to undo the real accomplishments of Lance Armstrong: Is there anything that those of us in the sane world can do to help you let go of your fruitless efforts to bring down a world class athlete and bring you into 2005 so you can go on with life? After all, Lance will no longer be a threat to you or your country as he has retired from the Tour. Of course there are some people on the American cycling team that are good contenders, but lets try to get you to let go of one hang-up at a time.
From all indications and seemingly fair substance testing and re-testing he has endured in all his Tour de France races, he has reached his status of world class athlete by hard work, unwavering commitment to his goals, a no-quit attitude, and even some luck in the gene pool. It has been well documented by independent doctors the reasons he is such a great athlete, and by all unbiased research that this small time researcher could find, drugs do not and have never needed to play a role in his accomplishments.