Armstrong set to be sued for $12m

[marmar]

(Guardian UK) The fall-out from Lance Armstrong's interviews with Oprah Winfrey continued on Sunday after it was revealed that SCA Promotions plans to file a lawsuit against the disgraced cyclist for $12m (£7.5m).

The Texas company insured performance bonuses to Armstrong for his victories in the Tour de France in 2002, 2003 and 2004. However, Armstrong admitted in his interview with Winfrey that he used performance-enhancing drugs, including testosterone and EPO as well as blood transfusions, for all of his seven Tour victories.

A statement released by SCA said that, even though they are happy about Armstrong's confession, they still intend to pursue their legal options for the money that was paid to him "under fraudulent circumstances".

The statement said: "While SCA is pleased that Mr Armstrong has finally come clean about his use of performance-enhancing drugs and shown the world that SCA was right all along, the fact remains that SCA suffered substantial damage as a result of Mr Armstrong misleading the world about his use of banned substances. ................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/jan/20/lance-armstrong-sca-promotions

[klook]

1. I'd love to see all his assets confiscated and given to the U.S. Postal Service.

OK, not exactly justifiable by any known laws, but it would make me feel better.

[Phentex]

4. I like this idea!

I suspect there will be many lawsuits ahead.

[flvegan]

2. So it's not about performance enhancement, right? That's okay.

It's just about what ingredients have been banned.

*embraces stupidity*

Well done.

[jberryhill]

3. Yes, because...

Spending 12 hours a day in a hypobaric chamber in order to increase red blood cell count, and using trans-cutaneous electrical stimulation is just that much more "natural" than infusing one's own centrifuged red blood cells and testosterone.

[petronius]

5. Well, now it's not about performance nor ingredients - now it's about money,

and whatever pithy statements can be squeezed out of the mess by enraged comics and late-night pundits. Or vice versa...

[jberryhill]

6. But will the lawyers use performance enhancing drugs

And will Viagra continue to sponsor NBC Sports coverage of the Tour de France

[Javaman]

7. The viagra must flow! nt