doping he told winfrey, was just part of doing business. we have to have air in our tires, or we have to have water in our bottles. that was, in my view, part of the job. are you saying that s how common it was? the comparison to air in your tires or water in your bottles are ridiculous. nobody comes after you for putting air in your tires and you don t sue people for air in your tires. doping may have been prevalent, but armstrong said it was never the sophisticated system usada claimed. it was definitely professional. and it was definitely smart, if you can call it that, but it was very conservative, very risk averse. he also disputed claims that he was the ring leader who forced teammates into doping. the idea that anybody was forced or pressured or
undetectable type. blood transfusions. blood would be taken from a cyclist, stored in a refrigerator, and reinfused at a later date. boosting the cyclist s red blood cells. it seemed kind of, sort of caveman-like. taking on your own blood. not seeing it for three or four weeks and then getting it back in. reinfusing it back in. who was organizing all of that? lance and the doctor. dr. delm o rks ral. the doctor said he will fight the doping charges at a hearing with usada. neither broou kneel or demoral have been charged with a crime.
few things, about the system of doping, about the system of avoidance and detection. details usada says they need to hear before they lift the sporting ban. he s an athlete. lifetime. and he wants to continue that. he wants redemption. he wants to come back in the public eye. he wants to do good. like the good he did with livestrong, the foundation he started, helped in raising half a billion dollars and now may have fatally wounded. there s never been a more convincing denier. there s never been someone who has leveraged cancer patients as part of their doping denial. there has never been someone as entrusted and inspired by many. which means there s never been a sports figure who has let down so many. and left so many angry even after the january interview. like his former friend betsy andreu. he owed it to me. you owed it to me, lance, and you dropped the ball. after what you ve done to me, what you ve done to my family,
body more rapidly and an dingtab ablabl ablabl ablable u doping, blood transfusions. in this procedure blood would be taken from a cyclist, stored in a refrigerator, and reinfused at a later date, boosting the cyclist s red blood cells. it seemed kind of sort of caveman-like. taking out your own blood and not seeing it for three or four weeks and then getting it back in. re-infusing it back in. who was organizing all of that? lance and johan berniel and the doctor, del moral. johan bruniel, once director of the u.s. postal service team, has said he ll fight the doping charges at an arbitration hearing with usada.
just part of doing business. we have to have air in our tires, or we have to have water in our bottles. that was, in my view, part of the job. are you saying that s how common it was? to compare it to drinking water or putting air in your tires is ridiculous because sports are based on agreed-upon rules and no one comes after you for putting air in your tires and you don t sue people for accusing you of putting air in your tires. doping may have been prevalent, but armstrong said it was never the sophisticated system usada claimed. it was definitely professional. and it was definitely smart, if you can call it that, but it was very conservative, very risk averse. he also disputed claims that he was the ringleader who forced teammates into doping. the idea that anybody was forced or pressured or encouraged is not true.