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LANCE: ESPN 30 for 30 documentary revisits the world of Lance Armstrong

Written by Zach Overholt
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“The first time you you ever doped, how old were you?” Based on one of the preview clips from the upcoming ESPN 30 for 30 documentary, “Lance” may cover some “sensitive topics.” Immediately after asking that of Lance, the clip goes on to include the same question posited to George Hincapie, David Zabriskie, Jonathan Vaughters, and Tyler Hamilton.

There’s already been the expected reaction to the fact that there will be another Lance Armstrong documentary, but from the clips it seems that this might be our most honest look yet into the culture of doping that seemed to surround Lance.

Part of the ESPN 30 for 30 series, the four hour film will be broken up into two parts. Part one debuts on May 24th at 9pm EST. Part two will air the following Sunday, May 31st at 9pm EST as well.

The real question is, will you tune in? Or are you done with the Lance Armstrong story?

 
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Zach Overholt is the Editor in Chief of Bikerumor. He has been writing about what’s new in the bicycle world for 12+ years. Prior to that, Zach spent many years in the back of a bicycle shop building and repairing nearly every type of bike, while figuring out how to (occasionally) ride them.

Based in Ohio, Zach is now slowly introducing a new generation to cycling and still trying to figure out how to fit the most rides into a busy schedule as a new dad.

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gibbon
gibbon
4 years ago

Spoiler Alert-
He’s still a sociopathic douche canoe.

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Andrew Fleming
Andrew Fleming
4 years ago
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Canoe? That’s a new one to me. Not sure what it means, but I’m guessing it’s negative by your leading modifiers.

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JNH
JNH
4 years ago
Reply to  Andrew Fleming

“It’s a lightweight craft used by douches to move around on the figurative conversational currents to spread their message of doucheness to new individuals who were blissfully unaware of their existence. It also has cupholders, which is the only redeeming quality of the douchecanoe.”

The more you know…

I’ll probably watch this, but really The Armstrong Lie is the one that needs to be watched.

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johnny
johnny
4 years ago

This guy sucks and I will not tune in.
Why should I believe anything he has to say? Has he not lied or manipulated the story at every opportunity given to him? He doped, but so did a lot of people. What’s actually damning is that he ruined people. Ruined them by using his power, his influence and his money to takeaway their livelihood, credibility and more.

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gibbon
gibbon
4 years ago

A canoe is a lightweight narrow vessel, typically pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel and using a single-bladed paddle.

Historically, canoes were dugouts or made of bark on a wood frame,but construction materials evolved to canvas on a wood frame, then to aluminum, molded plastic or composites such as fiberglass.

Canoes were developed by cultures all over the world, including some designed for use with sails or outriggers. Until the mid-1800s the canoe was an important means of transport for exploration and trade, and in some places is still used as such, perhaps with the addition of an outboard motor. Where the canoe played a key role in history, such as the northern United States, Canada, and New Zealand, it remains an important theme in popular culture.

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jhangas
jhangas
4 years ago

So disappointed yet another piece is coming out on this cheating manipulative fraud of a human. Enough! I’d watch a story on doping that had Lance in it, but I am done with this tool as far as tuning in to anything with his name on it.

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ttxxdd
ttxxdd
4 years ago

anyone heard the story of Lance drunk driving, hitting some cars and then telling the police his GF was driving? it happened a few years ago. real great guy

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Steven
Steven
4 years ago

One of the worlds biggest cheater. Why are you giving him credibility BIKERUMOR?

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Pete
Pete
4 years ago

ESPN must be mighty desperate for content.

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El Pataron
El Pataron
4 years ago

I’m watching. Lance did some stuff for me a few years back. God forbid anybody judge me for my multiple transgressions.

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Kovas
Kovas
4 years ago

Saw title – Jumped straight to the comments. Did not disappoint. This ‘ol bag went from being the Jesus of cycling… to the Judas Iscariot. Hope he’s enjoying his 30 pieces of silver…

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Tim
Tim
4 years ago
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Love it!

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King County
King County
4 years ago

IMO, the best show on the Lance thing was one that interviewed Hinicape, who gave details, such as how he actually got it, how he suspected others were doping before he did,.. etc. I think it was an HBO show.

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MTB4ME
MTB4ME
4 years ago

Do not let him deserve your attention. Better people and their achievements to focus on.

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Mellow Jimmy
Mellow Jimmy
4 years ago

“The real question is, will you tune in? Or are you done with the Lance Armstrong story?”

Nah. Yes. It’s old news. It’s only got any audience now as he was the most prolific and influential cheat in sport back then. That’s a claim in itself but no I won’t be watching. Or thinking much of the brands that stuck with him as far as they did.
People have long memories for things like this and don’t need to support his earnings to be reminded of what we already know enough about, thanks. Those that are new to all this can fill your boots. Not saying we should silence the past, only that it’s really not so interesting and there’s other rider stories I’d rather hear. ESPN know the clickbait value of this that’s all.

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duder
duder
4 years ago

I’ll definitely watch. I’m a sucker for the cheater/bad guy documentaries. For some reason I’m fascinated about their motivations and how they got away with it. What always amazes me is how brazen they are and still resist being caught for a good length of time, usually due to an extensive network of enablers who are either charmed over by the perpetrator or just as morally corrupt.

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Jason R Etter
Jason R Etter
4 years ago

I consistently find that people who don’t like “cheaters” have never accomplished anything in their lives of note. Accomplished/talented/confident people don’t worry about the other guy cheating. They’re confident they’re going to beat them anyway. Yeah, I just said that most of you are a bunch of armchair quarterbacks that don’t have the chops to be criticizing anyone.

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Josh
Josh
4 years ago
Reply to  Jason R Etter

Hell yeah! Cheaters of the world unite! Don’t you have a Jordan Belfort motivational speech you should be attending?

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Robin
Robin
4 years ago
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You should get out and meet more people, because your assumption as at best misguided.

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Jason R Etter
Jason R Etter
4 years ago
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Get out an meet more people? That’s adorable. Maybe you should take you own advice. I know/have known world level champions/competitors across many different disciplines over the past 3 decades. And I know a ton of bitter under achievers too. I’ll wager I have a much better perspective than you do about how “cheating” works across almost all disciplines. Let me give you a little hint. 99x out of 100 the ones at the front are cheating. All of them. And they all know everyone else is cheating. They don’t complain and raise a stink. They get on with the job of being even faster. This is reality. You can dislike it all you want. It won’t change anything though.

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David Quinn Jr.
David Quinn Jr.
4 years ago

Easier to be a hater keep believing that those 7 years didn’t happen

The cycling industry as a whole made a shit ton of cash from that era, that took the industry to where it is today. I don’t see any of that money made being paid back to you purist

Haters need to pedal on already damn straight I’ll watch

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frank gonzalez
frank gonzalez
4 years ago

Jason R Etter….bro you are on a slippery slope that has taken down nations…do you need a set of ski’s and poles…maybe a helmet?

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Jason R Etter
Jason R Etter
4 years ago
Reply to  frank gonzalez

Hyperbolic much? Are you in “media”?

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George
George
4 years ago

I’ll probably watch. I don’t like his tactics, his behavior, how he treated people etc. He cheated bigger and badder than anyone else during the time. Yet… he won. A lot. Its easy to forget that, I’m guessing, 95% of the peleton during those years were on something. Was it right? No. Was it at some twisted level necessary to level the playing field? Yes. The whole time period is messed up, but the truth is that it still takes training, skill, tactics and a strong team to win a tour. If all things are equal, which I believe in many ways they were, then the wins are wins. It sucks and I am glad those times are mostly behind us and our sport is better for it. So, yeah, I’ll watch because it is part of cycling history and I am curious.

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Poupou
Poupou
4 years ago

Lance will always be Lance.
Legend!

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gringo
gringo
4 years ago

I am neither here nor there regarding Lance personally. But as I am in the bike development business, and it has afforded me a very comfortable life, I will watch and be entertained. The Lance effect on all forms of cycling while and since he was on top cannot be understated. There are winners and losers in every story, and I’d say that while some lost big on this one, many, many more profited from his time in the limelight.

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Yetiman
Yetiman
4 years ago

Winning at all costs, this is the American way!
What’s is wrong with that? (except for doping)

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Ed Llorca
Ed Llorca
4 years ago

I would like to see a documentary that shows that ALL the other riders at the time and for years before doped too. We all know Lances story how about we know the context it was played in.

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Jason R Etter
Jason R Etter
4 years ago

Get out an meet more people? That’s adorable. Maybe you should take you own advice. I know/have known world level champions/competitors across many different disciplines over the past 3 decades. And I know a ton of bitter under achievers too. I’ll wager I have a much better perspective than you do about how “cheating” works across almost all disciplines. Let me give you a little hint. 99x out of 100 the ones at the front are cheating. All of them. And they all know everyone else is cheating. They don’t complain and raise a stink. They get on with the job of being even faster. This is reality. You can dislike it all you want. It won’t change anything though.

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johnnie MINION
johnnie MINION
4 years ago

ARMSTRONG IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WHITE PRIVILEGE GONE TERRIBLY WRONG BARRY BONDS NEVER GOT CAUGHT DOPING YET EVERYONE VILIFIED HIM EVERYONE KNEW ARMSTRONG WAS JUST A PUNY LIAR ON A BIKE AND THE MEDIA CLOAKED FOR THIS CLOWN TRIED TO CALL HIM THE GREATEST ATHLETE AND KNEW HE WAS A FRAUD

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Mathias
Mathias
4 years ago

That video is set to private, no one can not watch it now.

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