So who won the tour from 1999 to 2005

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The Teaboy Oct 2012 11:38am, 18 Oct 2012 2,181 posts	0 The Teaboy The foundation that doesn't actually finance cancer research, but 'raises awareness' of cancer.
eL Bee! Oct 2012 11:39am, 18 Oct 2012 18,051 posts	0 eL Bee! Indeed - personally, I'm pretty aware of Cancer!
SPR Oct 2012 11:50am, 18 Oct 2012 17,570 posts	0 SPR Indeed. They got a little scared of the negative publicity.
Chrisull Oct 2012 12:18pm, 18 Oct 2012 5,123 posts	0 Chrisull But Armstrong has resigned as head of Livestrong too though so I'd imagine they will start severing connections to avoid the damage of being associated with him. I'd guess he would rather it survived without him ultimately.
eL Bee! Oct 2012 12:20pm, 18 Oct 2012 18,052 posts	0 eL Bee! He's resigned as head, but still sits on the Board. No severing of connections there, Chris!
paul the builder Oct 2012 12:36pm, 18 Oct 2012 3,058 posts	0 paul the builder V'rap - """Mr Brailsford is talking what I believe to be good talk""" And now (and maybe this is your point) they have to walk the good walk too. Their position on Sean Yates is going to be interesting. (He was at Discovery with LA - and Astana for a time too - but says he saw nothing, "I just drove the car"...). He also has a positive test as a rider (although I don't believe in throwing someone out of cycling 20+ years later for just that fact - it depends on what they do with it. Compare David Millar and Vinokourov.)
Velociraptor Oct 2012 12:46pm, 18 Oct 2012 21,962 posts	0 Velociraptor The good talk suggests that a good walk will follow. If the team officials who have a little historical cloud over their heads are retained, it would be encouraging to see an explanation, but it sounds as if an admission and apology alone won't cut it.
The Teaboy Oct 2012 12:48pm, 18 Oct 2012 2,187 posts	0 The Teaboy I like the fact that Dr Stephen Peters is involved with the process. It gives me more confidence.
hammerite Oct 2012 1:38pm, 18 Oct 2012 17,672 posts	0 hammerite Paul - as I understand it Yates had a positive A test, but not B test. No sanction was made against him. It may be relatively easy for him to argue he's had no involvement in drugs. That said he might just say - ok my time is up and move on. Mick Rogers and Bobby Julich also have question marks hanging over their heads. So it'll be interesting how this pans out. As for Trek, Nike etc.... I think it's a pretty big step (if not inevitable) for them to sever direct ties with Lance Armstrong. It's already damaged their brands. They may be worried how it would look if they also pulled the plug on their work with a charity - some see it as an Armstrong gravy train, lots see it as a worthy cause. Whichever way they probably wouldn't look good. Who knows though, whilst they say they'll continue to support the charity, they don't say how, so perhaps the generous donations stop and they give them $1 a month, or they just say nice things about the charity - support can mean so many different things.
The Teaboy Oct 2012 1:42pm, 18 Oct 2012 2,191 posts	0 The Teaboy Julich coming home on the podium on a tour as dirty as '98 raises more than a few eyebrows...