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Not fun to be Lance Armstrong or David Glass right now

First, David Glass got rather a "comeuppance" today (that I will address tomorrow morning, first thing) and now this, just now, breaking in the news:

USADA says it will ban Lance Armstrong, strip 7 Tour titles

Declaring "enough is enough," Lance Armstrong says he will not fight charges brought by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, which said it will ban Armstrong from competition for life and strip him of the seven Tour de France titles that turned him into an American hero.

Armstrong said his decision did not mean he would accept USADA's sanctions. His lawyers threatened a lawsuit if USADA proceeded, arguing the agency must first resolve a dispute with the International Cycling Union over whether the case should be pursued.
"It is a sad day for all of us who love sport and our athletic heroes," USADA CEO Travis Tygart said. "This is a heartbreaking example of how the win-at-all-costs culture of sport, if left unchecked, will overtake fair, safe and honest competition."

Who knows what to think but it certainly doesn't look good for Mr. Armstrong right now.

Odd, isn't it?

He was the "golden boy" of cycling, for years.

And he made boodles of money, because of it.

And now, all the trophies and accolades are wiped away.

Really odd.

Link: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/cycling/story/2012-08-23/Armstrong-doping-charges/57258616/1

For anyone who knocks city bike lanes

A statistic: When protected bike lanes are installed in New York City, injury crashes for all road users (drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists) typically drop by 40% and by more than 50% in some locations. Now doesn't that make sense, then? Link: http://www.bikesbelong.org/resources/stats-and-research/statistics/when-protected-bike-lanes-are-installed

Sure, nothing in life is fair but...

Two stories today from The Kansas City Star in the same column, the "In Brief" group on page A10.

First this:

A Lawrence man has been sentenced to six months in jail for driving drunk and killing a woman riding her bicycle last year.

Okay.

Then, this:

A Kansas City man who sucker-punched a grandmother must spend at least 21 years in prison.

True. Both true. You can see for yourself. Go get the paper.

Is that not bizarre?

If you're drunk, driving and kill someone, you get six months in prison.

Hit a grandmother and break her jaw (I didn't show that but hey, it's not manslaughter) and you go away for 21 years.

Don't even try to explain that to me.


Try to have a great weekend, folks.

Link to original post:
http://www.kansascity.com/2010/05/21/1961823_21-years-given-to-21-year-old.html?storylink=omni_popular

Update/addendum: The driver, above, also did a "hit and run" so besides killing the lady, he also drove away.

And he got 6 months.

Right.

That's fair.

Right?