Cyclist Reacts to Armstrong's Confession
This week, seven-time Tour De France winner Lance Armstrong confessed to Oprah Winfrey that he used performance enhancing drugs. Some of those who competed against Armstrong, trained right here in Lincoln.
Cyclist Hajo Drees was based in Lincoln, when he met Armstrong at a race in Austin, Texas. "It was amazing racing against him. The first time he got my tail lights, the second time he made sure I got to see his tail lights," said Drees who says he admires Armstrong for overcoming cancer and winning the Tour De France titles, but he wishes Armstrong would have said something about his doping sooner.
Drees adds that he's concerned about the negative impact Armstrong's admission will have on they cycling community, and questions how Armstrong could have passed test after test while doping. "Seven years in a row, there was no positive. There's got to be something wrong with the control system," he added.
Drees says no matter what comes out of the doping scandal, he expects Armstrong to make an athletic comeback, even if it's in a sport other than cycling.
Poll Question
Special Features
Most Viewed
- Police: Angry Customer Threatens to Shoot Employees at Car Dealership
- Yearbook Vandalism at Irving Middle School Targets One Student
- Updated: UNK Professor Arrested for Child Pornography Bonds Out of Jail
- Update: Name Released in Columbus Murder Investigation
- Nebraska Task Force 1 Returns Home After Oklahoma Tornado
- Man Sentenced to 5-10 Years for Sexually Assaulting Young Boys
- Norfolk City Councilman Arrest on DUI Suspicion
- Heart Attack Survivor Shares Story for National EMS Week
- Car Crashes Down In Lincoln
- Lincoln Man Arrested After Police Chase Near 27th and Fletcher
Most Commented
powered by Disqus
-
Keep Your Kids Safe and Accountable on the Internet
-
Makeover Your Summer Recipes with Mango
-
End Of Year Teacher’s Gift Dilemma
-
April's Crafting Tip Tuesday
-
Observing Cartoons from an Adult Perspective
-
I Want A Dandelion Too
-
Great Teacher Gift Ideas!
-
Finally Sitting Still
-
Many Theaters Offering Advance Screening of "Man of Steel"
