Can't be bothered to read anything more about him.

Bored Bored Bored.

He does look a bit like Oscar out of Sesame Street though

This guy has yet to learn about self-discipline.

Has this guy not vanished yet?

Don't know what is worse, knowing this dickhead is still breathing or the press reporting on what the 'sh*t for brains' has got to say!

Landis and Kimmage - two entirely balanced individuals entirely without issues of course. what a perfect match.

loathsome pair.

I have to admit, he does seem to be genuinely tying to be happy with his life. Im not sure if Lance doped. I idolize him but we never thought Landis was doping so what about Lance. I would hate it if Lance turned out to have doped, I would burn the 6 posters I have of him. Lets hope for the best and see Lance Armstrong prevail.

"Lets hope for the best and see Lance Armstrong prevail."

You're joking right?! The feds are about to bring Lance's world crashing down around him.

A Rough Ride is the best book I have read on sport, and Kimmage is a proper journalist. It is a pity we don't have more like him in our media in general.

I suggest anyone wishing to express their views on Landis should first read the full transcript of the Landis/Kimmage interview at nyvelocity.com. Of course I cannot vouch for its veracity, but it made some sense to me. It is, however, rather a long read. So perhaps it is easier just to slag Landis off - I can see how he might of upset some people, although some understanding of his story might tone down the criticism a bit.

He's a lying cheat and not worthy of my attention.

I believe that Landis comes out of this interview a lot better than some would give him credit for. He seems to be very humble in the fact that he is not trying to get money for nothing, he's not trying to "get his own back".

Ok the guy cheated but so did the guy in 2nd that year and 3rd ........hmmm cheat or be cheated... sounds not all that untrue. It's a shame that doping happens (and seems like it's just not as bad as it was) but at least cycling is trying to do something about it .

As far as lance goes it always seems a bit fishy around him and if the feds have something on him then it's just rumour or hear say . Personally I've never liked Armstrong and have followed any news around him .

planeetx So was Dave Miller who rides for Gamin , Inderan , Ulrich , most of the peliton in the 1970's .

He doped when he was skint

He lied about it when caught

He is skint again

Doping agian won't help

Maybe some more lies will bring in some cash!!!

Agree with some of the above- but read the article before judging- he chose to be in the running and cheat along with most of US Postal, of course it's not right but if everyone's cheating and you really want to win you have to cheat too- it's a difficult choice for some- suffer ostracism from your team for being straight or cheat and fit in and be competitive- the article suggests that if the UCI really wanted to clamp down they could but they chose (choose?) to look the other way in most cases. Comes down to how much you want to win i guess. Depressing reading.

Good on you Floyd.

@NatoED - "...so was Dave Miller who rides for Gamin , Inderan , Ulrich "

errr, and your point is?

That's llike saying we shouldn't think too bad about Adolt Hilter because there were plenty of other Natzi's guilty of murder and genocide...

The question us British should ask ourselves is apart from Millar who admitted to doping how many of our riders really rode clean over the years.Because if they did they achieved more than they were ever credited with.

Ok i agree i am also very bored with hearing from this joker, if a psychological self assesment is required i suggest he talks to someone qualified to provide an opinion and stop boring everyone with continued waffle !!!

Floyd go and find yourself !!!

'That's llike saying we shouldn't think too bad about Adolt Hilter because there were plenty of other Natzi's guilty of murder and genocide...'

Er dictator who sanctioned industrialised ethnic murder vs Pro cyclist who doped, lied and now purports to tell the truth...perspective please!

I'm always surprised at the outrage directed towards Landis. Landis is one of many, many liars in cycling but the wrath directed towards him is far greater than towards say Valverde - who has never shown any remorse, made far more money from cheating than Landis and was allowed to compete and win a Vuelta on a technicality knowing full well he was guilty as sin.

Cheat or be cheated??

Either way you are a loser, even when the cheats ahead of you get kicked out, you still feel cheated..

@Croxted Avenger: "perspective please"

Oh come on - I suggest you look up the word "analogy" in a dictionary.

I'm giving another example of the same logic/reasoning being used, not saying the two are similar because of the magnitude of the acts. tsk...

Planeetx - sure, I will - as long as you promise you look up the terms 'straw man' and 'hyperbole'.

I thought it was well worth a read.

I think the only subjects I would like Kimmage to have approached with Floyd was the hacking into the lab computers and later the blackmailing of Greg Lemond the latter being the low point in Floyds plight. He went well past desperation at that point.

I think after everything that has come out of Floyds mouth over 5 years this is the truth now.

I did purchase "Positively false" years back and although I never thought Floyd was innocent before or after reading the book it did raise some interesting points meantime.

Had Floyd not tested positive or managed to get back on a team post positive would he be singing like a bird now, probably not. Like Dave Millar before him you have to wonder whether he would turned from poacher to game keeper.

I think whether you like Kimmage, Landis, Millar etc they have an important role in the outcome of cycling. Otherwise we may never know about the issues.

Since Kimmages book "Rough ride" there have been many others that followed giving an insight into the realms of doping "Breaking the chain" Willy voet, LA Confidential, Bad Blood, Lance to Landis etc.

Now I think they all made an interesting read and all named names, some facts based on prosecutions some on circumstantial evidence.

I think Lance again whether you love or hate him has too had an important role. He has put Cycling into a different level in terms of attraction and following. Along the way has become bigger than the sport himself. Like Alex Ferguson (Man Utd manager) says no one player should be bigger than the club. Well Lance became much bigger. Lance to me became untouchable. Cycling could not afford for him to be taken down. I think post retirement cycling fans wanted to see things change and I think the reality was it didn’t.

Now whether you have read any of the books etc about Lance is by the by.

Look at everyone that was stood next to Lance on the podium. Ulrich, Basso, Vino, etc they have all been wrapped up in Dope accusations or been served Bans.

Look at the Postal, discovery boys that have been done or admitted doping after leaving the protective cloak of the team Heras, Hamiltion, Andreu, Floyd.

I would love to believe the Lance story and did in the early tour wins to a point but cannot ignore it any longer. I cant see how you can beat another athlete such as Ullrich etc who is charged up cleany. Not just once but for 7 years beating riders in the top 10 who have had positive tests.

In retrospect it would seem Lance’s comeback may be his undoing. If he and Bruneyl didn’t return Floyd wouldn’t have had the opportunity to ask but then be disappointed by being told "no you cant race again on the team"

The whistleblower case has formed into a Federal investigation.

From my understanding the Feds are involved because US Postal is a government organisation therefore US tax payers money could have been used to fund a Performance Enhancing Drug programme. Had Lance ridden on a regular private funded team he would not be under this intense spotlight now it seems?

I’m not sure that the information Floyd has on Lance or anyone else from ex team mates to his mechanic will stick as its all circumstantial.

If they do get a conviction it will blow a huge hole in Cycling as surely the investigation would look into other claims about the UCI and US cycling etc, we shall see.

Floyds initial reaction all the way to 2010 seems no different to any of the others that have had a positive test. Deny etc. Floyd went further than most by really hacking at the governing body. What was interesting was he justified doping as everyone was in on the circus, so no one was getting cheated. Look at Contador now its no different he is sat hosting press conferences next to Mr 60% how can he look credible.

Some will say let them dope or legalize doping. Ultimately we have to remember that these guys are held on a pedestal by most of us mortal cyclists. There are lots of young men and female riders that want to earn their living in cycling. Is this the path you would want them to follow?

Many have died from PED such as EPO and we don’t know the longterm affects of many of the other durgs that have been used in the last 2 decades.

In 1998 we had the Festina affair. It seems that could be chicken feed in comparison to how bad it could get now if Lance goes down.

I dont watch much cycling on tv, but my family do love the TDF every year its fascinating and compulsive.

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I remember watching that year, Landis was up there in contention and suddenly ahead of the field on one of the last legs of the tour, before Paris, it was amazing, stunning and some how we saw the gap was unreal.

when the truth came out I couldnt explain it to my daughter, she asked why but Ive no words to tell her ...simply no matter what the "motivation" in fact Landis is simply a cheat.

sure he is human, sure he is flawed, maybe those around him are too, thats not the point...he chose his path, did what he did, took the prizes and accolades and was found to be a cheat, in one act he moves from legend to eternal disgrace.

In my eyes, Lance is clean until proven otherwise. The key word here is "proven".

You can't simply condem the man because you find the magnitude of his achievements too great to comprehend. i find it equally hard to believe that the most tested athlete the world has ever known could have been a systematic doper for 7 years.

I may have my beliefs shattered very soon, but until then, the guy is my all time sporting hero.

I read the full post on nyvelocity is it is an really good read. I really REALLY wanted to believe Lance's story, but I tihnk his world is about to come crashing down around him. Sounds like doping in cycling is so ubiquitous that it makes MLB look JV in comparison. Lance would be best served to follow the actions of an Andy Pettite than a Roger Clemons, but something tells me his ego might get in the way.

I think if you look at things without emotion it seems Landis has a few points. Trouble is once you get caught lying people tend to say you always lie so now is no different. But why have there been so many who get caught then protest their innocence so strongly that when it's proved they did it their punishment is probably worse than if they admitted it. I think the answer is 3 things. First most riders are/were doping. Anecdotal I know, but I've met riders who tried to become pros & dropped out of their own choice because in their words "you HAVE to dope to win" and they saw the damage it did to the health of friends so they finished with the sport.

Secondly it has always seemed that the system hasn't tried that hard to regulate fairly, seems to me that they pick a scapegoat every so often to focus the attention on. If this is the case, and it's only my opinion based on the belief that doping is widespread, then it's understandable that riders protest. If they know that most are doing it, and they feel they've been randomly selected as the sacrifice, they're likely to feel hard done by.

Thirdly certain ways of doping aren't even against the rules. That may sound wrong, but the rules give a maximum heamocrit level (or whatever they measure amount of HB in). The maximum levels are way above normal, and especially way above what they would be in someone who's beeen through a week or so of a race like the tour. So, the teams 'top up' using blood transfusions etc. As this doesn't have to involve drugs, the detection for this only involves making sure the level isn't above a certain amount. As I said though, this amount is very high, leading to the inevitable 'topping up'. One of the notorious team doctors apparently said that if they didn't do this, riders would be ill after a race like the tour due to unacceptibly low HB levels. So as long as they don't get the amounts wrong, they're kind of allowed/encouraged to use that method. Obviously this isn't widely talked about by riders or governing body as the public like black & white (perhaps rightly).

Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong about anything, some of this is stuff that ex-pros/semi-pros have explained to me.