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It's the hardest
sporting event in the world.
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One hundred and eighty riders,
20 stages,
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and only one gets to wear
the Yellow Jersey.
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This is the dream.
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To be on the team. To compete
with the best of the best in the world.
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Now, when I'm out there physically,
I'm not more gifted than anybody else.
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It's just this... desire...
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...this hunger.
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My mom didn't raise a quitter
and I would never quit.
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And that's heart, man,
that's not physical.
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It's not legs.
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It's not lungs. That's heart.
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That's soul.
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That's just guts.
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That was
a disaster on the line there.
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The most incredible
sporting event in the world
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at any time.
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Oh! Now you just gotta want
my autograph.
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Maybe I do.
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So, it's your first Tour.
You're 21 years old.
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You're the youngest rider in the race.
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- What are you hoping to accomplish?
- I wanna finish.
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A stage win or two.
That would be awesome.
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A lot of the riders,
they describe the Tour as a journey,
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an odyssey into pain
and suffering and endurance,
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an almost religious experience.
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Eventually you arrive at a point
of enhanced self-awareness.
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And I was wondering,
do you think about that?
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Well, I just love to ride my bike.
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Aw, shoot.
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- Oh, no, really?
- Oh, yeah.
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- I was...
- We had a bet.
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- I was joking.
- I beat you fair and square.
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- Shave the beard.
- Absolutely not.
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I had my interview with Armstrong today.
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Interesting guy.
I mean, not lacking in confidence.
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But it was good. I liked him.
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- Is he a contender, you reckon?
- No.
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Really good day racer, though.
Really good. Strong legs.
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He's built for a one-day event,
not a three-week tour.
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Hey, you're the American.
Lance, right?
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You're supposed to be good. You
won all those races in America, right?
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Big shot, yeah.
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But you don't win here.
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No'?
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See that guy over there?
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That guy. And probably that guy.
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They've got more red cells
in their blood, more oxygen.
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You can't win.
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Trois, deux, un!
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Go, fucking go!
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Go, go, gm!
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So what you wanna do?
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I'm not doping.
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Lance, it's a big step to take.
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I know, but first, second, third place,
same team, that's not normal.
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The top three places
for one team
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is a remarkable achievement
in this race.
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How would you characterise
your contribution to the success
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- of the team today?
- As a doctor,
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I believe I bring an expertise
in physical conditioning.
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Do your riders use Epo?
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If a rider does use Epo,
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doesn't scandalise me.
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One can buy Epo in Switzerland,
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for example, without a prescription.
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But Epo is dangerous.
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Epo is not dangerous.
It's abuse that is.
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- Dr Ferrari?
- Si.
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I'm Lance...
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...Armstrong.
- I know who you are.
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I wanna be like one of your guys.
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I wanna be on
the program they're on.
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Program?
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You know what I'm talking about.
You just tell me what to do, I'll do it.
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I'll work hard.
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Come in.
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Remove your shirt, please.
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Your shirt, remove.
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- What?
- Your ratio is all wrong.
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- My ratio?
- Power to weight.
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Lots of power, but too much of this.
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- What are you talking about?
- Your shape, Lance.
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Is not best for the mountains.
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You can be a good racer, but never
a great one. I'm sorry. You know it.
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Scusi. I got some work to do.
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Come on, boys.
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Un moment, s'il vous plaTt.
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- What are you doing?
- It's under control.
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We're just making
everything look natural.
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I'm just looking
at the range of conditioners...
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Why? You got great hair.
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- Really?
- Shut the fuck...
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- Bonjour.
- Bonjour.
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Can I help you?
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Hi. Can I have some...
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...aspirin?
- Certainly.
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- Thanks. And a toothbrush.
- Just behind you.
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Right. And can I have some, erm...
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Some...
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...diapers.
- Sure. Which size?
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Erythropoietin?
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Epo?
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- Epogen?
- Yes.
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- That's what this man wants.
- OK.
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- Bonsoir.
- Au revoir.
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- Merci.
- De rien.
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Au revoir.
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- So, how much would you like?
- I don't really...
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A lot.
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I' "Blitzkrieg Bop" by The Ramones
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I' They're piling in the back seat
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I' They're generating steam heat
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I' Pulsating to the back beat
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I' The blitzkrieg bop
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I' Hey ho, let's go
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.1” Shoot 'em in the back now
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I' What they want, I don't know
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I' They're all revved up and ready to go
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- ♪ They're forming in a straight' line
- Yes!
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I' They're going through a tight wind
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I told you.
Didn't I tell you, though?
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Who said that Armstrong had the
potential to be a great one-day racer?
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And you scoffed. Scoff no more.
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Very, very, very surprised. And pleased.
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Just so proud of the team
and how things worked out today.
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You know... aren't you supposed
to get a second opinion?
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- You can if you wish, but...
- Yeah.
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It's cancer, Lance.
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Testicular cancer.
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Stage three out of three.
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Now that we've got a diagnosis,
we can begin a treatment program.
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We'll start with an orchiectomy which
is removal of the affected testicle
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and then the insertion of a long-term
intravenous catheter
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through which we can deliver
four rounds of chemotherapy.
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And you know those cerebral metastases
that you have...
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Well, you'll require surgery
to have them removed.
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OK, some nice deep breaths
for me.
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Keep holding it there.
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Box shape paramedian flap
should give us enough access
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for a transcallosal approach.
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We'll need 0.5%...
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This is a really
punishing treatment.
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As of now you have essentially
no functioning white cells.
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Your platelet count is about zero.
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We're doing all we can with
the transfusions and the antibiotics.
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I don't know who's gonna blink first,
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the tumour... or you.
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Mr Armstrong?
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- Would you like some help?
- There's been a mistake. I'm not...
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Think you ought to go back to the ward.
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I'm not supposed to be here.
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- Don't you want to go back?
- I'm a world champion.
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- Why don't we get a chair for you?
- I don't need a chair.
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Sit in the chair now, Lance.
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OK.
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Lance?
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Lance?
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You look good, kid.
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- Still breathing.
- What happened to your hair?
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I look like that guy from Star Trek.
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So when you getting back on the bike,
champ?
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When you bring me a bike.
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- I wouldn't wanna break the rules.
- Excuse me.
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I was reviewing your records.
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Could I clarify a couple of issues
in your history?
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Hey, you sticking around?
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Yeah.
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In the past, you were
on no regular medication?
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- No.
- You ever use any other drugs?
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Any performance enhancing drugs?
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- What is this?
- What?
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- You heard it?
- Yes.
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And you knew about that?
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- Yes.
- And what about you?
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Betsy.
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Are we racing?
You got a lot of work to do, buddy.
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I've done what you asked.
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My shape's changed.
Chemo diet really works.
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- What matters to you, Lance?
- Winning.
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Anything else?
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- I love my mom.
- More than winning?
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- What's your V02 max?
- 84.
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- What does that mean?
- It's my maximum oxygen consumption.
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Literally, yes. But what it really
means is that you were born to lose.
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When your compatriot, Greg LeMond,
won the Tour de France,
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his V02 max was 93.
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So in a straight race between you and
a man like him, you will always lose
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because he delivers more fuel than you.
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And when you climb a mountain
on the wheels,
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you need fuel to generate power,
to lift the weight.
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- OK, well, I'll do whatever it takes.
- Good.
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The Professor and I, we had
an interest in sports, in physiology.
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How does an athlete improve?
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The simplest question of all,
but no one really knows the answer.
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So, we use science
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to stop this business of athletes
just training without logic.
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We do tests. We analyse the results.
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And then we do it all again.
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Increase the cadence.
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You see, this is not just running up
a hill in the hope of getting fitter.
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This is science, at last.
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So, some athletes get better,
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some of them much better,
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but after a while I thought that
we had exhausted the science,
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that there were no more great leaps
to be made.
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And then, I tell you, Lance...
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...it was like a vision,
a heavenly vision.
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When God spoke to Paul.
That is how it felt to me.
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Lacrima Christi.
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Kidneys produce
a substance called Erythropoietin
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which stimulates production
of red cells
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which, in turn, make maximum use
of the available oxygen.
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Excuse me.
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Can I ask if any assessment has been
made of the effect of this drug
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on healthy individuals?
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Healthy individuals?
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Athletes, for example.
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No, I don't think it has.
Not that I'm aware of.
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Of course, if the drug were taken
in an unregulated fashion
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without adequate monitoring,
one can see a certain risk.
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But under more controlled circumstances
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there could be an increase in V02 max on
5 millilitres per kilogram per minute.
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That should equate to a corresponding
improvement in athletic performance.
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- Doctor...
- Yes.
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I think it would be unethical.
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Would it?
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No longer were we confined
to the limits of physiology.
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Now we could alter physiology.
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No longer confined to Earth...
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...now we had learned to fly.
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.1” Mr Pharmacist
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I' Can you help me out today
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♪ >I' In your usual lovely way?
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I' Dear Pharmacist, won't you please
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I' Give me some energy?
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.1” Mr Pharmacist, Mr Pharmacist
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Would you look at this?
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The Festina team are
embroiled in the biggest drug scandal
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ever to hit the Tour de France.
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Their trainer was found
with a suitcase full of steroids.
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The team's director admits doping
was supervised to avoid uncontrolled...
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It is so unnecessary.
This doesn't need to happen.
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These people are amateurs.
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The scandal has brought the Tour
and French pride to its knees.
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What a little girl.
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- Johan.
- Hey, Lance.
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Thanks for coming.
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Looking good.
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Yeah, you as well.
A little beefy, maybe.
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Well, for the first time in my life,
I can eat whatever I like, so fuck you.
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You had a tough time, huh?
But you're OK now, right?
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Yeah, I'm good.
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- I'm ready to race, man.
- So what's the problem?
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Let's Play-
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Ah!
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Everything was perfect.
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New team. New sponsor. New agent.
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Excuse me. Lance. Bill Stapleton.
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- Attorney?
- What I'm interested in
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is helping athletes get the highest
possible return for work.
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- You're an agent?
- Yeah.
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We go in hard.
Say, "OK, boys, Olympics in two years."
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"You wanna sponsor Lance,
you make a commitment
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to pay him a million bucks
if he wins gold."
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You're not asking them for money,
you're offering them the once-only,
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never-to-be-repeated opportunity
to make a down payment
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in the most exciting brand
in the universe of sport. You.
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He had it all worked out.
We had a plan for the future.
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Then I got sick... Er...
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Contract terminated.
Sponsors dropped me.
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It was, it was... It was insane.
273
00:24:14,584 --> 00:24:16,918
So what are you going to do next?
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I signed with the only team
that would have me.
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It's US Postal.
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And it's a bullshit contract.
There's no money.
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It's a bunch of amateurs,
and there's no strategy for improvement.
278
00:24:32,209 --> 00:24:36,501
So I'd like it
if you come on as team director.
279
00:24:39,584 --> 00:24:41,834
Well, you certainly
make it sound attractive.
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00:24:41,918 --> 00:24:45,543
Oh, believe me, you would be better off
far, far, far away.
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I'll tell you something.
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After the disease,
283
00:24:50,584 --> 00:24:55,584
I never wanna be that close
to losing again.
284
00:24:59,584 --> 00:25:01,584
You wanna win the Tour?
285
00:25:05,501 --> 00:25:07,501
- Postal deal still on the table?
- Yeah.
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00:25:07,584 --> 00:25:10,084
- I wanna talk to you.
- I know what you're gonna say.
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00:25:10,168 --> 00:25:13,584
- I've persuaded US Postal to sign...
- I'm gonna start a charity.
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A what?
289
00:25:15,626 --> 00:25:20,209
I wanna do something that helps people
in the same situation I was.
290
00:25:21,584 --> 00:25:24,126
Now I don't know exactly how to do it
291
00:25:24,209 --> 00:25:29,501
but it has something to do
with research, family and cancer.
292
00:25:31,209 --> 00:25:32,209
Well...
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That's good. That's great.
294
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I think I can really make a difference.
295
00:25:40,709 --> 00:25:41,709
Of course you can.
296
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And the higher your profile,
the better for your charity.
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If you're speaking for athletes
and cancer, that's potent.
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00:25:50,001 --> 00:25:53,459
That's life and death.
Alright, let's raise the bar.
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You could be in a Pepsi commercial.
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- What if I win?
- You mean...
301
00:26:00,001 --> 00:26:01,001
...the Tour?
302
00:26:01,084 --> 00:26:03,209
Can you really do that?
303
00:26:05,584 --> 00:26:08,001
We're gonna do it
like it's never been done before.
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It's gonna be a collaborative effort
with manufacturers,
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00:26:11,209 --> 00:26:13,459
sponsors, technicians.
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00:26:13,543 --> 00:26:18,043
- What about the racers?
- I want racers who... serve the team.
307
00:26:19,376 --> 00:26:21,293
Lieutenants who will sit on the front.
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Racers for the mountains
and racers for the flats.
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We apply science, optimise the diet,
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train at altitude,
train for one race only.
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We'll be a blue train.
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Welcome to
the 86th Tour de France.
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After last year's controversial Tour,
what can we expect this time around?
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Hey, Walshy! Your carriage awaits.
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00:26:52,001 --> 00:26:54,043
I see he's matured.
316
00:26:54,126 --> 00:26:57,918
What's the party line? Is this
or is this not the Tour of Renewal?
317
00:26:58,001 --> 00:27:02,501
I think so. The poison has been drawn.
The patient is alive and well.
318
00:27:02,584 --> 00:27:06,334
Your boy's back, David.
Armstrong's risen from the dead.
319
00:27:06,418 --> 00:27:10,584
You know, I think he might do alright.
Might even take a time trial.
320
00:27:10,668 --> 00:27:12,584
Got to admit, the bloke's got balls.
321
00:27:14,793 --> 00:27:17,709
Wow. That is...
322
00:27:17,793 --> 00:27:21,126
He's lost a lot of weight
since he was put out of the sport
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by testicular cancer,
a disease which he battled.
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Go. Don't stand.
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00:27:25,334 --> 00:27:26,876
My goodness me,
326
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Lance Armstrong with that performance
may have done enough.
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00:27:30,043 --> 00:27:31,209
Yes!
328
00:27:31,793 --> 00:27:36,043
So, as we look at the result.
the man on top is Lance Armstrong.
329
00:27:37,001 --> 00:27:39,876
Today's gonna be
one of the hardest days.
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You'll be pushed to your limits.
331
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But your job is to protect Lance.
332
00:27:45,376 --> 00:27:48,376
And we can only do that
if we work together as a team.
333
00:27:52,209 --> 00:27:56,293
As far as the General
Classification is concerned, no change.
334
00:27:56,376 --> 00:28:00,709
Stage 9 of the Tour de France.
213 kilometres,
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00:28:00,793 --> 00:28:03,709
4,732 metres of ascent.
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The road from Le Grand Bornand,
up the Col du Telegraphe,
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down to Valloire,
Montgenevre and Sestriére.
338
00:28:11,209 --> 00:28:13,293
If a man is to win the Tour de France,
339
00:28:13,376 --> 00:28:17,209
it will be on this stage
that he stamps himself upon the race.
340
00:28:20,626 --> 00:28:24,376
OK, boys, 30K to go. 30K.
341
00:28:45,668 --> 00:28:48,459
Alright, handsome.
I'll tell you when.
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Go.
343
00:28:51,001 --> 00:28:53,584
Now, catch up,
catch up with them.
344
00:29:02,918 --> 00:29:04,001
Hold on.
345
00:29:04,084 --> 00:29:05,959
Wait.
346
00:29:06,209 --> 00:29:08,001
Wait.
347
00:29:08,876 --> 00:29:10,959
Not yet.
348
00:29:11,043 --> 00:29:14,501
I'll give you the signal.
349
00:29:16,209 --> 00:29:18,043
And now, it's time to go.
350
00:29:18,126 --> 00:29:20,376
Time to go, Lance. Now.
351
00:29:25,584 --> 00:29:28,334
Now give me some more. Now, go, go...
352
00:29:28,418 --> 00:29:31,001
Come on, set the pace, set the pace.
353
00:29:31,084 --> 00:29:33,793
A” "Spread Your Love"
by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
354
00:29:46,209 --> 00:29:48,793
I' Spread your love like a fever
355
00:29:50,001 --> 00:29:51,543
I' Don't you ever come down
356
00:29:53,584 --> 00:29:55,918
A closing attack by Armstrong.
357
00:29:56,001 --> 00:29:57,126
Holy shit.
358
00:29:57,209 --> 00:30:01,126
He's obviously had a great day
in his first day in the Alps here.
359
00:30:01,209 --> 00:30:04,959
Look at the acceleration of this
as he chases down those motorbikes.
360
00:30:05,043 --> 00:30:07,543
Five and a half hours
he's been pedalling today,
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00:30:07,626 --> 00:30:10,668
marking everything, never distressed.
He's a tough rider.
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00:30:10,751 --> 00:30:13,918
Like a boxer when you listen to him
talking about' the Tour de France.
363
00:30:14,001 --> 00:30:17,126
"Nobody's gonna drop me
in the mountains, I'm gonna fight. "
364
00:30:17,209 --> 00:30:19,918
He will fight all the way
because that's his mentality.
365
00:30:20,001 --> 00:30:22,459
He likes to put' on a show
and that's what' he's doing.
366
00:30:22,543 --> 00:30:25,501
He realises how important
the climb is to Sestriére.
367
00:30:25,584 --> 00:30:29,709
It' is a physical and mental delivery
here by Lance Armstrong
368
00:30:29,793 --> 00:30:32,293
to all of his rivals
in the Tour de France.
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00:30:32,376 --> 00:30:37,126
He is just going faster and faster and
faster, and he is gonna win this stage
370
00:30:37,209 --> 00:30:40,459
and he is gonna go minutes ahead
of the field because of it, too.
371
00:30:46,876 --> 00:30:49,293
So, he didn't suffer from the rest day,
did he?
372
00:30:49,376 --> 00:30:53,501
As Armstrong now has torn his rivals
apart here in the Tour de France.
373
00:30:53,584 --> 00:30:55,126
They will have to go home tonight
374
00:30:55,209 --> 00:30:57,501
and rethink their tactics tomorrow
in the Alps.
375
00:30:57,584 --> 00:30:59,584
If this man comes out
like this tomorrow
376
00:30:59,668 --> 00:31:01,918
the Tour de France really will be over.
377
00:31:02,001 --> 00:31:04,501
It'll be a while before we know
if it' is as the winner
378
00:31:04,584 --> 00:31:05,709
of the Tour de France.
379
00:31:05,793 --> 00:31:08,501
There are few people in this race now
who'll doubt that.
380
00:31:08,584 --> 00:31:13,584
Lance Armstrong, winner today of the
mountain stage of the Tour de France.
381
00:31:16,209 --> 00:31:19,501
I' Spread your love like a fever
382
00:31:34,584 --> 00:31:35,793
Bravo.
383
00:31:38,793 --> 00:31:41,334
He used his brakes a lot, didn't he?
384
00:31:41,418 --> 00:31:44,126
On the final climb,
on his way around the corners,
385
00:31:44,209 --> 00:31:47,043
he needed to use his brakes
to slow himself down.
386
00:31:47,126 --> 00:31:49,293
You know, on the way up the mountain.
387
00:31:49,376 --> 00:31:52,293
- You think that's natural?
- Why isn't it enough for you
388
00:31:52,376 --> 00:31:55,209
that today he was just simply
the best of a great bunch?
389
00:31:55,293 --> 00:31:58,709
Because, John, there is nothing
in his record to support that.
390
00:31:58,793 --> 00:32:02,959
He used to get beaten by climbers,
easily, and today he destroyed them.
391
00:32:03,043 --> 00:32:09,709
Prior to this Tour, his best finish
on a mountain stage was 39th.
392
00:32:09,793 --> 00:32:14,709
But now he's a man transformed into
the finest climber I've ever seen.
393
00:32:14,793 --> 00:32:18,418
He's recovered from cancer
and turned into bloody Superman.
394
00:32:18,501 --> 00:32:21,209
I don't think a man who's been through
that kind of illness
395
00:32:21,293 --> 00:32:23,793
would then risk using
potentially dangerous drugs.
396
00:32:23,876 --> 00:32:26,668
The converse is equally persuasive,
Charles.
397
00:32:26,751 --> 00:32:31,293
- Why are you so obsessed with this?
- Why are you not obsessed with this?
398
00:32:31,376 --> 00:32:33,959
- You're supposed to be a journalist.
- Settle down.
399
00:32:34,043 --> 00:32:35,501
I don't say it for nothing.
400
00:32:35,584 --> 00:32:38,251
You guys were here
during that Festina madness.
401
00:32:38,334 --> 00:32:40,584
You saw how many drugs
were seized by the police.
402
00:32:40,668 --> 00:32:44,126
And here we are, one year on
in the Tour of Renewal,
403
00:32:44,209 --> 00:32:47,376
and the average racing speed
has gone up.
404
00:32:48,501 --> 00:32:50,084
Can you explain that to me?
405
00:32:50,168 --> 00:32:53,668
Even if Armstrong was doping,
he couldn't possibly hide it.
406
00:32:53,751 --> 00:32:57,126
- The Peloton would know.
- You think they don't know?
407
00:32:57,209 --> 00:33:00,709
Come on. It's omerté.
Nobody's gonna say anything.
408
00:33:00,793 --> 00:33:03,668
Nobody wants to ruin the party.
Just let the sponsors roll in.
409
00:33:03,751 --> 00:33:06,418
Let the media tell their lies
and to hell with the public.
410
00:33:06,501 --> 00:33:09,209
And hey, if the winners are all cheats,
fuck it.
411
00:33:11,793 --> 00:33:14,084
They're too afraid.
412
00:33:14,168 --> 00:33:18,168
The cyclists have too much on the line,
so none of the riders are gonna speak.
413
00:33:21,293 --> 00:33:22,626
Almost.
414
00:33:23,709 --> 00:33:25,668
Of course there is still doping.
415
00:33:25,751 --> 00:33:28,334
That's why it's so fast,
like it's all downhill.
416
00:33:29,376 --> 00:33:30,918
How about Armstrong?
417
00:33:31,001 --> 00:33:34,709
He and I, we are the same height,
same weight.
418
00:33:34,793 --> 00:33:38,293
His V02 max is 83, mine is 85.
419
00:33:38,376 --> 00:33:40,501
We should be like twins.
420
00:33:40,584 --> 00:33:43,793
But he finished
28 minutes ahead of me today.
421
00:33:43,876 --> 00:33:45,584
How's that?
422
00:33:47,584 --> 00:33:49,626
There is a silence
around cycling.
423
00:33:49,709 --> 00:33:53,293
A silence from the administrators,
from the press and from the riders.
424
00:33:53,376 --> 00:33:55,043
It's kind of deafening, really.
425
00:33:55,126 --> 00:33:58,418
But if we just keep on cheering loud
enough maybe it will all go away
426
00:33:58,501 --> 00:34:01,501
and no one will ever hear
the unwelcome question
427
00:34:01,584 --> 00:34:04,084
"Is this real... or is it dope?".
428
00:34:05,001 --> 00:34:07,543
Yeah, I'm gonna go talk to him.
429
00:34:16,209 --> 00:34:20,459
What are you doing? What you're
saying to journalists, it's...
430
00:34:20,543 --> 00:34:22,918
...it's not good for cycling.
431
00:34:23,001 --> 00:34:26,126
I'm saying what I think.
There is still doping.
432
00:34:26,209 --> 00:34:29,959
If that's why you're here, maybe you
should just go home and get another job.
433
00:34:30,709 --> 00:34:33,584
If I have things to say,
I will say them.
434
00:34:35,001 --> 00:34:37,001
Then fuck you.
435
00:34:38,418 --> 00:34:39,709
Get to the back.
436
00:34:44,334 --> 00:34:46,251
Keep your mouth shut.
437
00:34:55,584 --> 00:34:56,918
That hurt.
438
00:34:57,001 --> 00:34:59,918
Little bit higher.
439
00:35:00,001 --> 00:35:02,001
Just a little bit higher.
440
00:35:03,626 --> 00:35:05,126
Yep?
441
00:35:05,376 --> 00:35:08,793
No, just getting a mas...
For what? Positive for what?
442
00:35:12,376 --> 00:35:14,501
Cortisone?
443
00:35:14,584 --> 00:35:16,043
No, don't leave.
444
00:35:17,001 --> 00:35:18,293
Tell...
445
00:35:18,376 --> 00:35:21,959
Tell the doctor I have a saddle sore
446
00:35:22,043 --> 00:35:25,376
and I need a script for Cortisone cream.
447
00:35:25,459 --> 00:35:27,418
Pre-date it.
448
00:35:28,376 --> 00:35:30,084
Yeah, everybody's happy.
449
00:35:30,168 --> 00:35:32,376
UCI is an upstanding organisation.
450
00:35:33,376 --> 00:35:36,584
And if they don't like it,
tell them to kiss my saddle sore.
451
00:35:37,584 --> 00:35:39,584
OK. Yeah, let me know.
452
00:35:43,209 --> 00:35:46,376
Well, Emma, now you know enough
to bring me down.
453
00:35:57,418 --> 00:36:01,126
And Armstrong's
still looking very comfortable,
454
00:36:01,209 --> 00:36:03,084
but so too is Tonkov.
455
00:36:03,168 --> 00:36:06,709
Armstrong moving up very comfortably
into second position there.
456
00:36:06,793 --> 00:36:08,751
We're not gonna climb the mountain,
457
00:36:08,834 --> 00:36:11,918
we're gonna roll right through it.
458
00:36:12,001 --> 00:36:15,251
You're gonna ride the best ride of
your life and you're gonna suffer.
459
00:36:15,334 --> 00:36:17,418
Well, this is the move now.
460
00:36:17,501 --> 00:36:20,918
Armstrong has waited long enough,
stripped of all his team-mates
461
00:36:21,001 --> 00:36:24,084
and he's trying to do a Sestriere
in the Pyrenees.
462
00:36:24,168 --> 00:36:27,709
Attack without mercy.
Keep your head down, don't look back.
463
00:36:27,793 --> 00:36:30,793
Cancer survivor,
Armstrong, dominates.
464
00:36:30,876 --> 00:36:34,251
The Tour de France
has become the "Tour de Lance".
465
00:36:34,334 --> 00:36:36,334
All eyes are on American
Lance Armstrong.
466
00:36:36,418 --> 00:36:39,251
The 27-year-old from Texas
has a commanding lead...
467
00:36:39,334 --> 00:36:43,334
Armstrong still leads.
He's got the Yellow Jersey.
468
00:36:49,209 --> 00:36:51,543
We are the unstoppable train.
469
00:36:52,209 --> 00:36:54,918
This man,
I think it's true to say,
470
00:36:55,001 --> 00:36:56,543
doesn't need EPO to go quick.
471
00:36:56,626 --> 00:36:58,543
Emma, can you get rid of this for me?
472
00:36:59,959 --> 00:37:02,959
This is a team that'.s had a great
build up to the Tour de France.
473
00:37:03,043 --> 00:37:06,293
They have never been associated
with the word "dope".
474
00:37:06,376 --> 00:37:08,543
They have always ridden well and clean.
475
00:37:08,626 --> 00:37:12,709
and Lance Armstrong now
has shown them all what they can do.
476
00:37:12,793 --> 00:37:17,751
Today, boys, when you say,
"I can't go any further"
477
00:37:17,834 --> 00:37:21,001
say to yourself "I'm flying".
478
00:37:21,084 --> 00:37:22,293
I'm flyir19-
479
00:37:23,376 --> 00:37:27,293
At speeds of 80kph,
ZUIIe is a nervous descender
480
00:37:27,376 --> 00:37:29,126
but Lance Armstrong clearly is not.
481
00:37:29,209 --> 00:37:32,293
Emma, can you cover this up?
482
00:37:32,376 --> 00:37:35,126
That's about as good as it's gonna get.
483
00:37:36,209 --> 00:37:37,584
Boo-yah.
484
00:37:37,668 --> 00:37:40,293
Lance Armstrong had a visit
early this morning
485
00:37:40,376 --> 00:37:42,126
by what the riders call the vampires.
486
00:37:42,209 --> 00:37:45,501
That's the Medical Control Unit
of the International Cycling Union.
487
00:37:45,584 --> 00:37:48,834
They all had their blood tested
for the possible use of EPO.
488
00:37:55,584 --> 00:37:57,376
Lance.
489
00:38:17,626 --> 00:38:19,293
Come on, squeeze it.
490
00:38:19,376 --> 00:38:21,918
Epo is undetectable.
491
00:38:22,001 --> 00:38:24,293
Good for us, but not the UCI.
492
00:38:24,376 --> 00:38:26,168
They test the haematocrit instead.
493
00:38:26,251 --> 00:38:29,126
How much of your blood is cells,
how much is water.
494
00:38:29,209 --> 00:38:32,043
More than 50 means Epo.
495
00:38:32,918 --> 00:38:34,501
Squeeze it.
496
00:38:45,001 --> 00:38:46,793
Come on, fucking dilute my blood.
497
00:38:46,876 --> 00:38:48,918
Close to 50 but not over.
498
00:38:49,001 --> 00:38:52,001
49.99999.
499
00:39:01,168 --> 00:39:03,251
Hey, sorry to keep you. Wanna come in?
500
00:39:03,334 --> 00:39:04,709
Yes, please.
501
00:39:05,584 --> 00:39:07,584
With the cancer beaten,
502
00:39:07,668 --> 00:39:09,918
and Lance looking
an almost certain winner,
503
00:39:10,001 --> 00:39:14,584
I'm not surprised Hollywood
wants make a film of his life.
504
00:39:16,126 --> 00:39:19,001
Thousands of Americans were cheering.
505
00:39:19,084 --> 00:39:22,418
The guy's been through so much.
He deserved this more than anybody.
506
00:39:22,501 --> 00:39:24,834
This is his Tour de France.
Tour de Lance.
507
00:39:36,084 --> 00:39:37,751
Thousands of people
508
00:39:37,834 --> 00:39:40,418
came on bicycles
and pedal/ed down Congress Avenue
509
00:39:40,501 --> 00:39:43,709
to pay tribute to the most famous
bicyclist in the world.
510
00:39:43,793 --> 00:39:48,043
Well, he overcame cancer, and
I've had cancer, so I can appreciate it.
511
00:39:48,793 --> 00:39:50,293
Cancer...
512
00:39:50,376 --> 00:39:52,709
...it's a brutal experience.
513
00:39:52,793 --> 00:39:54,834
But you meet yourself along the way.
514
00:39:54,918 --> 00:39:59,126
I approached my disease the same way
that I'd approach a race.
515
00:39:59,209 --> 00:40:01,626
There's an enemy to be defeated.
516
00:40:01,709 --> 00:40:05,918
I recall one time in the hospital,
the third cycle of chemo,
517
00:40:06,001 --> 00:40:11,293
very weak, making my way down
an endless hallway
518
00:40:11,376 --> 00:40:13,501
and a nurse comes up to me
with a wheelchair.
519
00:40:13,584 --> 00:40:17,293
She said, "Mr Armstrong,
would you care to sit down?"
520
00:40:17,376 --> 00:40:21,709
And I said, "Thanks, but no thanks."
521
00:40:21,793 --> 00:40:24,126
"I'm gonna walk."
522
00:40:24,209 --> 00:40:28,709
And I did.
I didn't give up because it's worth it.
523
00:40:28,793 --> 00:40:33,918
Inside us is something more potent, more
powerful than any drug on the planet.
524
00:40:34,001 --> 00:40:37,293
It's in me, it's in you,
it's in every newborn baby.
525
00:40:37,376 --> 00:40:38,751
It's called...
526
00:40:38,834 --> 00:40:41,209
...the will to survive.
527
00:40:42,793 --> 00:40:47,459
See, we are all the authors
of our own life story.
528
00:40:47,543 --> 00:40:53,501
So go out there and write the best damn
story you can and live it and be strong.
529
00:40:56,251 --> 00:40:57,584
Thanks.
530
00:41:07,209 --> 00:41:08,668
You're brave.
531
00:41:09,709 --> 00:41:11,793
For what, making a speech?
532
00:41:11,876 --> 00:41:13,501
No, I meant in hospital.
533
00:41:14,459 --> 00:41:15,543
Thanks.
534
00:41:17,668 --> 00:41:20,668
You know, there are some things
that you can't...
535
00:41:25,876 --> 00:41:28,376
I just tell them what they wanna hear.
536
00:41:35,376 --> 00:41:37,209
You like pizza?
537
00:41:37,293 --> 00:41:38,543
Yeah.
538
00:41:38,626 --> 00:41:40,918
- You like oysters?
- Yes.
539
00:41:41,001 --> 00:41:43,751
- You like Italian food?
- Yeah.
540
00:41:46,334 --> 00:41:50,668
- You like bicycles?
- Yes.
541
00:41:57,918 --> 00:42:01,001
Lance Armstrong
has risen to superstar status
542
00:42:01,084 --> 00:42:03,668
after winning the world's
toughest cycling race
543
00:42:03,751 --> 00:42:05,501
for the second successive year.
544
00:42:05,584 --> 00:42:08,251
Now the crowd is warming up.
Listen for the cheers.
545
00:42:08,334 --> 00:42:10,334
The USA flags are flying high
546
00:42:10,418 --> 00:42:14,626
as they have done for a third year now,
for Lance Armstrong.
547
00:42:14,709 --> 00:42:17,126
Any time you're here,
you should feel at home.
548
00:42:17,209 --> 00:42:19,876
The people of New York City
love you, admire you.
549
00:42:19,959 --> 00:42:22,501
You're a role model to all of us.
550
00:42:22,584 --> 00:42:24,709
Sales of
the LiveStrong wristband
551
00:42:24,793 --> 00:42:27,918
have raised over $50 million
for cancer research.
552
00:42:28,001 --> 00:42:29,876
That's a good one.
553
00:42:29,959 --> 00:42:32,251
A guinut.
554
00:42:33,501 --> 00:42:35,293
We really ought to go.
555
00:42:37,834 --> 00:42:39,293
Yeah.
556
00:42:39,376 --> 00:42:40,834
See you , GUYS-
557
00:42:42,459 --> 00:42:43,834
Do you have time for one more?
558
00:42:43,918 --> 00:42:47,293
Sorry. He's gotta get
to another appointment.
559
00:42:47,376 --> 00:42:49,084
- A quick one.
- In there.
560
00:42:49,168 --> 00:42:51,043
His name's Jack.
561
00:42:51,126 --> 00:42:52,709
Well, we ha...
562
00:42:54,084 --> 00:42:56,126
Hey, Jack.
563
00:42:56,209 --> 00:42:58,293
Can I do anything for you?
564
00:42:58,376 --> 00:43:01,126
Wanna take a picture together?
565
00:43:01,876 --> 00:43:03,501
You want a T-shirt?
566
00:43:17,168 --> 00:43:18,293
It's pretty bad, right?
567
00:43:24,001 --> 00:43:27,543
We don't have to talk.
We can just sit here.
568
00:43:31,543 --> 00:43:33,584
I got all day.
569
00:43:51,209 --> 00:43:53,001
Thank you so much.
570
00:43:55,376 --> 00:43:56,709
To who'?
571
00:43:56,793 --> 00:43:59,584
Oh, just your name. Thanks.
572
00:44:02,626 --> 00:44:04,293
I gave UP-
573
00:44:05,293 --> 00:44:07,876
I turned my face to the wall to die.
574
00:44:09,376 --> 00:44:12,834
But you made me live, Lance Armstrong.
575
00:44:16,251 --> 00:44:18,376
And that's who you are.
576
00:44:40,584 --> 00:44:42,501
- Ben Johnson.
- What about him?
577
00:44:42,584 --> 00:44:46,001
The Olympic Games, Seoul, 1988.
He tested positive for Stanozolol.
578
00:44:46,084 --> 00:44:47,418
I remember.
579
00:44:47,501 --> 00:44:51,751
Michelle Smith, Atlanta '96. Accused
of tampering with a urine sample.
580
00:44:51,834 --> 00:44:55,043
Every heroic athlete you cover
is gonna crumble into dust.
581
00:44:55,126 --> 00:44:57,918
And the next name you're gonna mention
is Lance Armstrong.
582
00:44:58,001 --> 00:44:59,918
- You're a clever sausage.
- I knew it.
583
00:45:00,001 --> 00:45:02,543
- Everybody thinks I'm mad!
- Not everybody. But, yes.
584
00:45:02,626 --> 00:45:04,918
And why is that?
Let's take that question first.
585
00:45:05,001 --> 00:45:09,126
Is it because Lance Armstrong,
handsome young cancer survivor,
586
00:45:09,209 --> 00:45:12,209
the inspirer of millions,
cannot possibly be a cheat
587
00:45:12,293 --> 00:45:15,251
because that would reveal the world
to be a great pile of shit?
588
00:45:15,334 --> 00:45:17,126
Yeah, that's pretty much it.
589
00:45:17,209 --> 00:45:21,709
David, do you have any substantial
information to back up your story?
590
00:45:21,793 --> 00:45:23,501
Like they do in proper journalism.
591
00:45:23,584 --> 00:45:29,501
Yes, I do have some substantial
information. Michele Ferrari.
592
00:45:29,584 --> 00:45:33,043
He is the godfather of blood doping.
593
00:45:33,126 --> 00:45:36,501
The Italian cops have taken Ferrari
594
00:45:36,584 --> 00:45:39,626
because of some financial
irregularities.
595
00:45:39,709 --> 00:45:43,876
- They seized his diary from '97.
- And Lance is in it?
596
00:45:43,959 --> 00:45:46,334
- No.
- David.
597
00:45:46,418 --> 00:45:47,834
One of his team-mates is in it.
598
00:45:47,918 --> 00:45:49,709
And two years later...
599
00:45:50,584 --> 00:45:52,834
...Lance takes a little trip to Ferrari.
600
00:45:52,918 --> 00:45:55,709
He stays here at
the Hotel Duchessa Isabella.
601
00:45:55,793 --> 00:46:00,501
From there to the residence of Michele
Ferrari is less than ten minutes walk.
602
00:46:00,584 --> 00:46:04,668
"Armstrong visits Pope of dope."
How did you find this out?
603
00:46:06,168 --> 00:46:07,626
Friend of a friend.
604
00:46:07,709 --> 00:46:10,834
- David.
- So I sent Lance a very polite letter.
605
00:46:10,918 --> 00:46:14,501
And lo and behold...
he accepts my invitation.
606
00:46:18,876 --> 00:46:19,876
Hi.
607
00:46:19,959 --> 00:46:21,293
David.
608
00:46:21,376 --> 00:46:25,001
Hi, Lance. Thanks for coming. So...
609
00:46:26,001 --> 00:46:27,376
Let me just...
610
00:46:31,209 --> 00:46:34,834
Dr Ferrari made a statement about EPO.
Do you remember that?
611
00:46:34,918 --> 00:46:38,709
- No.
- Did you ever visit Michele Ferrari?
612
00:46:38,793 --> 00:46:41,084
- I did know him.
- How did you know him?
613
00:46:41,168 --> 00:46:46,751
In cycling you go to races, there are
lots of people. A small community.
614
00:46:46,834 --> 00:46:48,418
Did you ever visit him?
615
00:46:48,501 --> 00:46:50,209
Did I get tested by him,
616
00:46:50,293 --> 00:46:53,501
did I go there
and get consulted on certain things?
617
00:46:53,584 --> 00:46:56,043
- Perhaps.
- So you did?
618
00:47:02,501 --> 00:47:05,709
The tape recorder won't pick up
your body language
619
00:47:05,793 --> 00:47:07,584
so can I get a yes or a no on that?
620
00:47:09,209 --> 00:47:11,126
Perhaps.
621
00:47:11,209 --> 00:47:13,543
He's about to be tried
for criminal conspiracy.
622
00:47:18,876 --> 00:47:24,126
I think the judges and the prosecutors
should pursue everybody,
623
00:47:24,209 --> 00:47:28,626
no matter who they are,
because that's their job.
624
00:47:31,251 --> 00:47:33,209
So, he's evasive.
625
00:47:33,293 --> 00:47:36,418
What does it all add up to? Nothing.
626
00:47:36,501 --> 00:47:40,293
You got nothing, David.
No evidence I can actually publish.
627
00:47:40,376 --> 00:47:42,918
Alex, we can't censor this.
It's too important.
628
00:47:43,001 --> 00:47:45,168
The fact is, the law may take a view
629
00:47:45,251 --> 00:47:49,501
that even asking a question about
him doping is to make an allegation.
630
00:47:49,584 --> 00:47:51,709
And I'm not sure
we're able to support that.
631
00:47:51,793 --> 00:47:55,084
If you shy away from this, you should
get somebody else to do my job
632
00:47:55,168 --> 00:47:57,293
because as much as I like the Tour
633
00:47:57,376 --> 00:48:01,209
I have no interest in going up a
mountain to watch chemists compete!
634
00:48:03,334 --> 00:48:06,209
Feel free to come back
when you've got some evidence, David.
635
00:48:08,584 --> 00:48:11,834
So you must know
that Tyler Hamilton has left the team
636
00:48:11,918 --> 00:48:14,084
and that we're looking
for a replacement.
637
00:48:16,376 --> 00:48:19,126
You're a terrific cyclist, Floyd,
638
00:48:19,209 --> 00:48:21,584
and Lance wants you on US Postal.
639
00:48:23,626 --> 00:48:25,084
Your job is to protect him.
640
00:48:28,126 --> 00:48:29,126
Yes.
641
00:48:30,709 --> 00:48:33,043
You're a good rider.
642
00:48:34,501 --> 00:48:37,293
You could be one of the greats.
643
00:48:37,376 --> 00:48:40,918
Unless you are willing to compete
in every way,
644
00:48:41,001 --> 00:48:43,209
you're just gonna get left behind,
which...
645
00:48:44,001 --> 00:48:47,376
It would be a shame
for a talent such as yourself.
646
00:48:54,334 --> 00:48:56,709
This is the program.
647
00:48:58,334 --> 00:49:00,709
Testosterone patches.
648
00:49:00,793 --> 00:49:02,168
You wear one at night...
649
00:49:02,251 --> 00:49:04,709
...every two out of three days.
650
00:49:04,793 --> 00:49:05,793
Yeah.
651
00:49:07,001 --> 00:49:08,293
Microdosing.
652
00:49:08,376 --> 00:49:11,626
Ten units per kilo intravenously.
Out of your system in 12 hours.
653
00:49:11,709 --> 00:49:14,626
Just don't get tested in the glow time.
654
00:49:16,209 --> 00:49:18,918
Their tests for Epo
have gotten much tougher.
655
00:49:19,001 --> 00:49:22,709
Now we take the blood out
when it's good, store it in the fridge,
656
00:49:22,793 --> 00:49:24,459
and put it back in when we need it.
657
00:49:24,543 --> 00:49:26,793
It's red blood cells, Floyd,
that's all we need.
658
00:49:26,876 --> 00:49:29,584
The more oxygen, the more fast.
659
00:49:30,376 --> 00:49:33,126
It's how we win, man. It's hard work.
660
00:49:33,209 --> 00:49:35,001
One step ahead of the other guy.
661
00:49:47,793 --> 00:49:51,501
Et voila'.
662
00:49:51,584 --> 00:49:53,793
Shit, man,
you got the hang of it already.
663
00:49:54,584 --> 00:49:56,709
After a year,
all I can say is "margherita".
664
00:49:56,793 --> 00:50:00,668
- And margherita is Italian.
- No wonder I'm not getting anywhere.
665
00:50:00,751 --> 00:50:02,418
He's late.
666
00:50:03,376 --> 00:50:07,001
Hey, man, it's his team.
He shows up when he wants to.
667
00:50:11,209 --> 00:50:13,126
Say, Tony.
668
00:50:13,209 --> 00:50:16,709
How many of these do you think
I could drink before he gets here?
669
00:50:16,793 --> 00:50:19,001
Is that a good idea?
670
00:50:42,001 --> 00:50:44,501
' - Dad?
- _ Y°U OK?
671
00:50:44,584 --> 00:50:45,918
Yeah.
672
00:50:46,001 --> 00:50:50,126
Son, riding a bike for pleasure
is against the tenets of our faith.
673
00:50:50,209 --> 00:50:52,709
Yeah, I know that, Dad.
674
00:50:52,793 --> 00:50:54,376
Be careful, Floyd.
675
00:51:01,251 --> 00:51:03,626
Oh, yeah.
676
00:51:03,918 --> 00:51:05,668
Et voila'.
677
00:51:05,751 --> 00:51:06,959
E t' Voila'.
678
00:51:09,334 --> 00:51:12,668
Not bad.
Not bad at all.
679
00:51:12,751 --> 00:51:16,584
Floyd. I don't mind the caffeine, but
the cream, it's gonna make you fat.
680
00:51:16,668 --> 00:51:18,251
Don't fuck with my investment.
681
00:51:21,376 --> 00:51:23,709
Armstrong's men on the frontier.
682
00:51:23,793 --> 00:51:26,626
This is the blue train,
the blue guard of Lance Armstrong.
683
00:51:26,709 --> 00:51:29,501
You need the team
to keep yourself competitive.
684
00:51:29,584 --> 00:51:31,709
Floyd Landis setting the pace
at the front.
685
00:51:31,793 --> 00:51:34,668
Basically in the Tour for one reason
686
00:51:34,751 --> 00:51:36,793
and that reason is to look after
Armstrong.
687
00:51:39,084 --> 00:51:41,543
Come on, Floyd,
keep the pace, protect Lance.
688
00:51:41,626 --> 00:51:44,001
Bring Lance to the finishing line.
Come on.
689
00:51:56,376 --> 00:51:59,293
Some really great riding today, Floyd.
690
00:51:59,376 --> 00:52:01,834
Ah, no sweat, man.
691
00:52:01,918 --> 00:52:05,293
I couldn't have gotten up that mountain
without you.
692
00:52:05,376 --> 00:52:07,626
That's what I'm there for.
693
00:52:07,709 --> 00:52:10,168
Did great, didn't he?
694
00:52:10,251 --> 00:52:11,793
He was fantastic.
695
00:52:11,876 --> 00:52:14,459
- Shall I?
- Yeah, ask him.
696
00:52:15,209 --> 00:52:19,876
Well, Floyd...
how would you feel about...
697
00:52:21,751 --> 00:52:24,209
...another two years contract
with US Postal?
698
00:52:24,293 --> 00:52:28,543
Yes. Yes! You could have said that
at the beginning.
699
00:52:28,626 --> 00:52:30,626
I thought you were going to ditch me,
man.
700
00:52:30,709 --> 00:52:32,584
No way, Floyd, no way.
701
00:52:32,668 --> 00:52:35,501
Yes.
702
00:52:35,584 --> 00:52:38,793
Yeah, it's... going pretty well.
703
00:52:38,876 --> 00:52:41,876
- That's wonderful, son. Is he winning ?
- Yeah, he's in yellow.
704
00:52:41,959 --> 00:52:46,084
- Make sure you pray every day.
- OK, Dad, I will.
705
00:52:46,168 --> 00:52:47,834
Alright, love to Mom.
706
00:53:17,959 --> 00:53:20,168
I feel very disappointed and let down.
707
00:53:20,251 --> 00:53:22,751
This is as awkward for us
as it is for you.
708
00:53:22,834 --> 00:53:24,584
But I've never tested positive.
709
00:53:24,668 --> 00:53:27,959
We can explain.
The EPO test is not simple.
710
00:53:28,043 --> 00:53:32,668
There is a protein isoform,
your level is 75%
711
00:53:32,751 --> 00:53:34,751
which is high, yes,
but still it's...
712
00:53:34,834 --> 00:53:36,668
No one's listening.
713
00:53:36,751 --> 00:53:39,543
No one will say he's borderline.
They'll say he's a cheat.
714
00:53:39,626 --> 00:53:43,668
He is single-handedly transforming
your shitty little Eurosport
715
00:53:43,751 --> 00:53:45,959
into a globally significant brand.
716
00:53:46,043 --> 00:53:48,793
Please, no one appreciates Lance
more than we do.
717
00:53:48,876 --> 00:53:51,293
Right, in terms of what we do
with this result,
718
00:53:51,376 --> 00:53:54,876
I think you should do
whatever you think is best
719
00:53:54,959 --> 00:53:57,251
for the integrity of cycling.
720
00:54:02,043 --> 00:54:04,001
I'll leave it to you.
721
00:54:07,168 --> 00:54:11,251
The young revelation
for me from the US Postal Service team
722
00:54:11,334 --> 00:54:13,376
on the front right now Floyd Landis.
723
00:54:13,459 --> 00:54:17,709
And the winner, well, I guess we know
that one, Lance Armstrong.
724
00:54:27,293 --> 00:54:31,626
The first American
to win the Tour de France five times.
725
00:54:33,334 --> 00:54:36,084
As Armstrong
celebrates his fifth Tour,
726
00:54:36,168 --> 00:54:39,626
it appears that his erstwhile,
never-to-be-mentioned "non trainer",
727
00:54:39,709 --> 00:54:41,084
Dr Michele Ferrari,
728
00:54:41,168 --> 00:54:43,959
may finally be caught
in the net of Italian justice.
729
00:54:44,043 --> 00:54:46,668
Evidence has been collected
and a case prepared.
730
00:54:46,751 --> 00:54:50,709
If witnesses step forward,
who knows what might be delivered.
731
00:55:17,959 --> 00:55:20,376
- Don't touch.
- It's slow.
732
00:55:29,918 --> 00:55:31,001
What?
733
00:55:48,084 --> 00:55:49,584
Thatguy?
734
00:55:50,751 --> 00:55:53,084
Who, Simeoni?
735
00:55:53,168 --> 00:55:54,168
Yeah.
736
00:56:00,501 --> 00:56:03,459
It was a mistake
to testify against Ferrari.
737
00:56:06,084 --> 00:56:08,501
I have the money and the power...
738
00:56:09,501 --> 00:56:11,334
...to destroy you.
739
00:56:28,834 --> 00:56:30,459
Go Floyd!
740
00:56:38,376 --> 00:56:41,084
Wanna grab dinner tonight?
Robin's in town.
741
00:56:41,168 --> 00:56:43,168
- Robin?
- Yeah, Williams.
742
00:56:44,376 --> 00:56:46,459
Want a roll?
743
00:56:46,543 --> 00:56:48,001
No, thanks.
744
00:56:49,543 --> 00:56:52,543
- What's up?
- I wouldn't have done that today.
745
00:56:52,626 --> 00:56:54,251
Done what?
746
00:56:54,334 --> 00:56:55,793
Simeoni.
747
00:56:57,543 --> 00:56:58,959
Simeoni.
748
00:57:00,543 --> 00:57:02,959
Simeoni's testifying against Ferrari.
749
00:57:03,959 --> 00:57:05,626
That's as good as attacking us.
750
00:57:05,709 --> 00:57:08,209
OK, but he's a racer.
751
00:57:09,459 --> 00:57:11,459
He rides a bike, like us.
752
00:57:15,543 --> 00:57:17,084
OK.
753
00:57:17,168 --> 00:57:22,168
You and me, everyone here,
we're all on the program. OK?
754
00:57:23,084 --> 00:57:24,168
I know...
755
00:57:25,834 --> 00:57:28,084
Yeah, I know that.
756
00:57:28,168 --> 00:57:32,001
I'm not getting moralistic about it.
I just wouldn't have done that.
757
00:57:44,168 --> 00:57:48,543
I have never tested positive for
performance enhancing drugs.
758
00:57:50,709 --> 00:57:54,459
Never. I've never tested positive
for performance enhancing drugs.
759
00:57:54,543 --> 00:57:58,959
I've never tested positive
for performance enhancing drugs.
760
00:58:03,168 --> 00:58:04,043
Hm?
761
00:58:05,751 --> 00:58:07,751
What's that?
762
00:58:10,751 --> 00:58:15,668
Thank you. No, thank you.
I appreciate that. That's a...
763
00:58:15,751 --> 00:58:19,543
That's an important question.
Perhaps there was a problem in the past.
764
00:58:21,168 --> 00:58:23,084
But now...
765
00:58:23,168 --> 00:58:25,334
...they test for drugs all the time.
766
00:58:26,334 --> 00:58:28,668
What we all have to do...
767
00:58:28,751 --> 00:58:31,959
...is fall back in love with cycling.
768
00:58:39,876 --> 00:58:45,376
I have never tested positive for
performance enhancing drugs.
769
00:58:55,543 --> 00:58:57,168
Next question.
770
00:58:58,501 --> 00:59:00,668
David Walsh, Sunday Times.
771
00:59:00,751 --> 00:59:03,209
Mr Walsh, good to see you here.
772
00:59:03,293 --> 00:59:07,876
Lance, do you feel a responsibility,
personally,
773
00:59:07,959 --> 00:59:10,459
to promote a better image
for cycling?
774
00:59:10,543 --> 00:59:12,876
And if so, how do you reconcile that
775
00:59:12,959 --> 00:59:16,959
with your doctor/trainer being
so associated with doping?
776
00:59:17,043 --> 00:59:20,084
- You're talking about Doctor Ferrari?
- I am.
777
00:59:20,168 --> 00:59:22,084
Right. OK.
778
00:59:22,168 --> 00:59:25,168
I'm confident in my relationship
with Doctor Ferrari.
779
00:59:25,251 --> 00:59:27,334
I believe he's an honest man.
780
00:59:27,418 --> 00:59:31,418
I believe he's a fair man.
I believe he's an innocent man.
781
00:59:32,043 --> 00:59:34,459
You know, people are smart.
782
00:59:34,543 --> 00:59:36,334
People will look at the facts and say,
783
00:59:36,418 --> 00:59:40,668
"OK, here's Lance Armstrong,
here's a relationship."
784
00:59:40,751 --> 00:59:43,876
Is that questionable? Perhaps.
785
00:59:43,959 --> 00:59:47,876
Will they say,
"Lance Armstrong tested positive"? No.
786
00:59:47,959 --> 00:59:52,626
Because I have never tested positive
for performance enhancing drugs.
787
00:59:52,709 --> 00:59:55,876
"Has Lance Armstrong been tested?"
Absolutely.
788
00:59:55,959 --> 00:59:59,293
I am the most tested athlete
on the face of the planet.
789
00:59:59,376 --> 01:00:01,876
"Is there now a test for EPO?"
Yes, there is.
790
01:00:01,959 --> 01:00:06,293
"Will he pass every test
because he does not take EPO?"
791
01:00:06,376 --> 01:00:08,084
Yes, he will.
792
01:00:08,168 --> 01:00:09,918
Next question, please.
793
01:00:34,459 --> 01:00:36,918
- How long to change this?
- About 20 minutes.
794
01:00:37,001 --> 01:00:39,543
20 minutes, go for it.
795
01:00:56,709 --> 01:00:59,209
OK, guys. The bar's open.
796
01:01:04,709 --> 01:01:08,043
Hey, Lance, is it true they're
making a movie about you?
797
01:01:09,376 --> 01:01:11,376
Yeah. Pretty cool, right?
798
01:01:11,459 --> 01:01:13,918
Do you know who's gonna play you?
799
01:01:14,001 --> 01:01:15,918
It was supposed to be Matt Damon.
800
01:01:16,001 --> 01:01:17,168
Matt Damon?!
801
01:01:17,251 --> 01:01:21,209
He's pretty shit-hot at running across
rooftops and stuff, but...
802
01:01:21,293 --> 01:01:22,834
...he's not you.
803
01:01:22,918 --> 01:01:26,376
He fell out.
I think it's gonna be Jake Gyllenhaal.
804
01:01:26,459 --> 01:01:28,334
- Jake Gyllenhaal?!
- Yeah.
805
01:01:28,418 --> 01:01:32,918
Oh, dude, that is awesome.
Did you see that movie, Donnie Darko?
806
01:01:33,001 --> 01:01:34,251
No.
807
01:01:34,376 --> 01:01:37,876
At the beginning of that film,
Jake Gyllenhaal is riding a bike.
808
01:01:37,959 --> 01:01:39,751
- So?
- Well, so he'd be perfect.
809
01:01:39,834 --> 01:01:43,168
Why? To play me?
Because he can ride a bike?
810
01:01:43,251 --> 01:01:46,918
- What else does he have to do?
- But can he take drugs?
811
01:02:00,418 --> 01:02:03,084
Excuse me. Are we short of some bikes?
812
01:02:06,043 --> 01:02:08,626
Excuse me.
Where have all the bikes gone?
813
01:02:10,501 --> 01:02:12,334
- You sold the bikes.
- No.
814
01:02:12,418 --> 01:02:16,168
- You sold the bikes, Johan!
- Calm down.
815
01:02:16,959 --> 01:02:20,543
- There's no need to be angry.
- There's no need to be angry?
816
01:02:20,626 --> 01:02:24,668
We didn't sell your bike.
I don't see the problem.
817
01:02:24,751 --> 01:02:26,751
I guess it's just a matter of time,
right?
818
01:02:26,834 --> 01:02:29,001
Jesus.
Where do you think it all comes from?
819
01:02:29,084 --> 01:02:30,168
What?!
820
01:02:31,168 --> 01:02:33,668
Doctor Ferrari, the program.
821
01:02:33,751 --> 01:02:35,876
It all needs to be paid for.
822
01:02:35,959 --> 01:02:39,126
Do you think it all goes down as
expenses? That what you think?
823
01:02:39,751 --> 01:02:42,084
We keep it off the books.
824
01:02:42,168 --> 01:02:45,126
You sold the bikes to pay for drugs?
825
01:02:49,709 --> 01:02:51,376
So Lance...
826
01:02:52,668 --> 01:02:55,001
...gets a limo.
827
01:02:55,084 --> 01:02:57,626
Lance gets a suite.
828
01:02:57,709 --> 01:03:01,459
Lance gets a private jet.
Lance gets a helicopter.
829
01:03:01,543 --> 01:03:02,626
Lance...
830
01:03:03,543 --> 01:03:08,084
...and his fuckin' cancer shield so
no one can say a fuckin' word about it.
831
01:03:08,168 --> 01:03:09,668
And the rest of us,
832
01:03:09,751 --> 01:03:12,459
we work our asses off
to get him over the line,
833
01:03:12,543 --> 01:03:15,918
to clear a fucking path for him,
to take the win for him.
834
01:03:16,001 --> 01:03:18,376
And now this.
835
01:03:19,959 --> 01:03:25,209
We're a cycling team, selling our bikes,
to pay for drugs.
836
01:03:27,751 --> 01:03:31,209
I didn't... I didn't sign up for this.
837
01:03:34,126 --> 01:03:35,709
Look, Floyd...
838
01:03:37,084 --> 01:03:40,251
...if you think you'd be happier
on another team...
839
01:03:42,376 --> 01:03:45,543
...your contract expires
at the end of the season.
840
01:03:49,584 --> 01:03:51,584
We both know you're good.
841
01:03:53,251 --> 01:03:55,459
And one day you'll win.
842
01:03:55,543 --> 01:03:59,876
And I can help you.
So don't do this to me.
843
01:03:59,959 --> 01:04:01,334
Alright, fuck you.
844
01:04:12,376 --> 01:04:13,459
Hello?
845
01:04:13,543 --> 01:04:17,668
Hi, David. Frankie Andreu,
used to ride on Lance's team.
846
01:04:17,751 --> 01:04:21,459
He's got a wife called Betsy
and I think you two should talk.
847
01:04:21,543 --> 01:04:23,626
- What are you talking about?
- Just' call her.
848
01:04:35,543 --> 01:04:36,876
Hello?
849
01:04:36,959 --> 01:04:38,668
Erm, Betsy Andreu?
850
01:04:38,751 --> 01:04:39,876
Speaking.
851
01:04:39,959 --> 01:04:42,876
Hi, my name is David Walsh.
852
01:04:42,959 --> 01:04:45,459
You're the guy who writes about Lance?
853
01:04:45,543 --> 01:04:47,876
Well, I write about other things, too.
854
01:04:47,959 --> 01:04:50,668
- But Lance, right?
- Yeah, Lance.
855
01:04:50,751 --> 01:04:52,084
OK.
856
01:04:53,626 --> 01:04:55,001
I was there.
857
01:04:55,084 --> 01:04:57,084
You were where?
858
01:04:57,168 --> 01:04:58,376
In the room.
859
01:04:58,459 --> 01:05:00,334
In what room?
860
01:05:00,418 --> 01:05:03,001
The hospital room. Come on. Speed up.
861
01:05:03,751 --> 01:05:06,876
So, October '96,
Lance is in the hospital.
862
01:05:06,959 --> 01:05:10,626
I guess he's starting to get better,
but he's still pretty ill.
863
01:05:11,376 --> 01:05:15,459
Frankie and I drop in to visit.
This doctor comes in.
864
01:05:15,543 --> 01:05:18,459
Excuse me. Mr Armstrong,
I was reviewing your records.
865
01:05:18,543 --> 01:05:21,043
Could I clarify a couple of issues
in your history?
866
01:05:21,126 --> 01:05:22,501
We offered to leave, but...
867
01:05:22,584 --> 01:05:26,459
...Lance said that he wanted us to
stay. Then this doctor asks him...
868
01:05:26,543 --> 01:05:29,043
In the past,
you were on no regular medication?
869
01:05:29,126 --> 01:05:31,084
No.
870
01:05:31,168 --> 01:05:35,459
You ever use any other drugs?
Any performance enhancing drugs?
871
01:05:35,543 --> 01:05:36,959
Testosterone...
872
01:05:38,168 --> 01:05:41,418
...Epo, growth hormone, cortisone...
873
01:05:41,501 --> 01:05:43,418
...and other steroids.
874
01:05:45,209 --> 01:05:46,543
Tell me that again.
875
01:05:46,626 --> 01:05:49,959
Epo, testosterone, growth hormone,
cortisone and other steroids.
876
01:05:50,043 --> 01:05:51,918
- He said that?
- She says he said that.
877
01:05:52,001 --> 01:05:55,293
- On the record?
- And she's not the only one.
878
01:05:55,376 --> 01:05:57,876
No W I started t0 attract
the dissidents.
879
01:05:57,959 --> 01:06:02,668
Well, there's a culture of doping
in US Postal.
880
01:06:02,751 --> 01:06:07,876
I never asked to be involved, but at
times it was impossible to avoid.
881
01:06:09,043 --> 01:06:10,876
And then there was Stephen Swart.
882
01:06:10,959 --> 01:06:13,626
I was a rider with Motorola
in 1995 and...
883
01:06:13,709 --> 01:06:17,418
...I can tell you that Lance was the
leader in trying to get us to dope.
884
01:06:17,501 --> 01:06:21,084
You love peas, don't you?
Peas are your favourite thing.
885
01:06:21,168 --> 01:06:22,084
Hello?
886
01:06:22,168 --> 01:06:24,293
- David Walsh?
- Yeah.
887
01:06:24,376 --> 01:06:27,584
My name is Bob Hamman.
You don't know me
888
01:06:27,668 --> 01:06:31,251
but I'd like to talk to you
and I 'II pay for your ticket.
889
01:06:40,376 --> 01:06:45,459
I've been playing poker since '55,
bridge since '63, insurance since '86.
890
01:06:45,543 --> 01:06:47,543
All the same game.
891
01:06:48,543 --> 01:06:52,459
At the core of what I do
is making judgment of risk
892
01:06:52,543 --> 01:06:56,376
in situations where the odds
are essentially complex.
893
01:06:59,168 --> 01:07:05,293
Back in 2000, I get a visit from the
owners of the US Postal cycling team.
894
01:07:05,376 --> 01:07:07,293
You may wanna write this down.
895
01:07:07,376 --> 01:07:09,209
As the owners of Tailwind,
896
01:07:09,293 --> 01:07:12,168
the company that finances
the US Postal cycling team...
897
01:07:12,251 --> 01:07:14,043
You're the victims of your own success.
898
01:07:15,751 --> 01:07:17,043
I guess you could say that.
899
01:07:17,126 --> 01:07:21,084
This Armstrong guy,
he's a pretty good... cyclist, right?
900
01:07:22,043 --> 01:07:23,418
He's the best.
901
01:07:24,793 --> 01:07:27,876
And you paid him his bonus
for winning the Tour de France?
902
01:07:27,959 --> 01:07:29,293
That's right.
903
01:07:29,376 --> 01:07:30,959
What if he keeps on winning?
904
01:07:31,043 --> 01:07:34,459
Well, obviously,
we'd be delighted if he keeps winning.
905
01:07:34,543 --> 01:07:35,876
How much are you in for?
906
01:07:35,959 --> 01:07:40,793
If he wins every Tour between now
and 2004, we will owe him nearly...
907
01:07:40,876 --> 01:07:42,459
...10 million dollars.
908
01:07:44,751 --> 01:07:49,418
So, the question is, how much would it
cost for me to take on that risk?
909
01:07:52,043 --> 01:07:54,793
2002, 2003, we paid out.
910
01:07:54,876 --> 01:07:58,001
Then comes 2004...
and he goes on winning.
911
01:07:58,084 --> 01:08:02,668
Then we hear about this journalist
making unwelcome enquiries
912
01:08:02,751 --> 01:08:06,084
and it turns out that perhaps
all is not what it seemed.
913
01:08:06,168 --> 01:08:11,376
You see, if he's cheating in the races,
then he's cheating on us as well.
914
01:08:13,168 --> 01:08:16,793
And if he didn't really win,
they don't really owe him the money.
915
01:08:16,876 --> 01:08:19,626
Exactly! Well done, Alex.
You've finally caught up.
916
01:08:19,709 --> 01:08:21,668
But let us not forget this.
917
01:08:21,751 --> 01:08:26,168
Lance Armstrong
has never tested positive.
918
01:08:27,376 --> 01:08:29,876
Can you imagine how disastrous
it would be if he did?
919
01:08:29,959 --> 01:08:32,626
- He wouldn't like it.
- Nobody would.
920
01:08:32,709 --> 01:08:35,709
Lance is very respectful
of the governing body.
921
01:08:35,793 --> 01:08:39,084
So supportive, in fact, that sometimes
he even gives them money.
922
01:08:39,168 --> 01:08:41,293
- And here it is.
- What is that?
923
01:08:41,376 --> 01:08:45,084
This is what they bought
with Lance's money.
924
01:08:45,168 --> 01:08:48,459
It's a compact high-performance
haematology analyser
925
01:08:48,543 --> 01:08:50,834
that provides precise
and accurate results.
926
01:08:50,918 --> 01:08:55,876
"Lance Armstrong Fights War On Drugs!"
You gotta admit it's a great headline.
927
01:08:55,959 --> 01:08:58,043
It's a great headline.
928
01:08:58,126 --> 01:09:00,168
You realise
what we're up against.
929
01:09:00,251 --> 01:09:04,459
Lance Armstrong is a friend of George
Bush, Bill Clinton, Sheryl Crow,
930
01:09:04,543 --> 01:09:08,043
David Letterman,
Robin Williams and bloody Bono.
931
01:09:08,126 --> 01:09:10,459
That many famous people
can't be wrong, can they?
932
01:09:10,543 --> 01:09:15,043
OK, write it. We'll put it in front
of the lawyers, take it from there.
933
01:09:19,501 --> 01:09:21,543
David Walsh!
David fucking Walsh!
934
01:09:21,626 --> 01:09:25,293
That fucking troll!
Has he ever even been on a bike?
935
01:09:25,376 --> 01:09:29,751
Has he ever climbed a mountain
against 180 guys who are all doping?
936
01:09:29,834 --> 01:09:31,793
Unfortunately, he's persistent.
937
01:09:31,876 --> 01:09:35,043
Who's he talking to? Emma O'Reilly.
You know what really upsets me?
938
01:09:35,126 --> 01:09:38,876
It's the disloyalty.
If she wants to dance, let's go.
939
01:09:38,959 --> 01:09:42,293
All I have to say is that
there were issues with other riders.
940
01:09:42,376 --> 01:09:46,084
It's not gonna take a brain surgeon
to figure out she's an alcoholic whore.
941
01:09:46,168 --> 01:09:48,876
And if that doesn't shut her up,
hit her with a lawsuit.
942
01:09:48,959 --> 01:09:51,084
And then another one after that.
943
01:09:51,168 --> 01:09:55,459
And then another one after that until
she shuts her fucking whore mouth!
944
01:09:55,543 --> 01:09:59,293
- And Betsy?
- Don't even talk to me about Betsy!
945
01:09:59,376 --> 01:10:03,293
I'd leave Frankie alone,
if he had any self-respect.
946
01:10:03,376 --> 01:10:05,668
Get him to put a muzzle
on his crazy bitch wife.
947
01:10:05,751 --> 01:10:08,668
The bigger problem, Lance,
is the Bob Hamman situation.
948
01:10:08,751 --> 01:10:11,418
They're threatening
to withhold your win bonus,
949
01:10:11,501 --> 01:10:14,293
the entire million bucks,
until they get a clarification.
950
01:10:14,376 --> 01:10:17,459
I have never tested positive!
951
01:10:17,543 --> 01:10:22,459
I spent three weeks in the saddle!
I won the race! I am owed that money!
952
01:10:22,543 --> 01:10:25,084
How fucking clear is that?!
953
01:10:25,168 --> 01:10:26,418
I get it, Lance.
954
01:10:27,543 --> 01:10:29,876
Sue David Walsh.
955
01:10:29,959 --> 01:10:32,876
And his crummy little English newspaper.
956
01:10:32,959 --> 01:10:35,334
Find out who he hangs outwith,
who he travels with.
957
01:10:35,418 --> 01:10:38,668
Stonewall them. Block them.
Zero access.
958
01:10:38,751 --> 01:10:41,501
Call his publisher.
Offer him my new book.
959
01:10:41,584 --> 01:10:42,876
A new book?
960
01:10:42,959 --> 01:10:47,584
Create a conflict of interest. David
Walsh's book is not going to print.
961
01:10:47,668 --> 01:10:50,834
Not in the States. Not in my backyard.
962
01:10:50,918 --> 01:10:54,751
Because I'm Lance Armstrong
and he is fucking no one.
963
01:10:56,584 --> 01:10:59,668
I like this. I like somebody
trying to go faster than me.
964
01:10:59,751 --> 01:11:02,668
I like malignant cells
trying to take over my body.
965
01:11:02,751 --> 01:11:06,459
I like some fool trying to take me down.
Because I go faster.
966
01:11:06,543 --> 01:11:09,959
I don't die
and I will not be brought down.
967
01:11:16,793 --> 01:11:19,584
We know your wife is a source for Walsh.
968
01:11:20,584 --> 01:11:23,251
Look, Betsy said, "No comment."
969
01:11:24,251 --> 01:11:26,084
I got nothing to say.
970
01:11:27,334 --> 01:11:30,626
Bringing down Lance isn't
gonna help anyone's situation.
971
01:11:31,376 --> 01:11:34,168
Maybe you should remind
your wife of that.
972
01:11:37,376 --> 01:11:38,834
Hey, Charles.
973
01:11:38,918 --> 01:11:41,376
How is your little Irish friend?
974
01:11:41,459 --> 01:11:42,501
What?
975
01:11:42,584 --> 01:11:45,459
You know, that little fucking troll.
How is he?
976
01:12:04,168 --> 01:12:06,084
Lance. Lance.
977
01:12:07,459 --> 01:12:12,668
Have recent controversial allegations
upset your preparation in any way?
978
01:12:12,751 --> 01:12:16,918
Well, since the esteemed author
of these allegations is here today,
979
01:12:17,001 --> 01:12:18,876
I'd like to say one thing about them.
980
01:12:18,959 --> 01:12:23,876
Extraordinary allegations must be met
with extraordinary proof.
981
01:12:23,959 --> 01:12:26,418
- But what do you think...
- I'm not finished yet.
982
01:12:27,876 --> 01:12:31,626
Many, many journalists here today
have called me at home.
983
01:12:31,709 --> 01:12:37,084
They've read his work and they've said,
"Lance, I don't get it."
984
01:12:37,168 --> 01:12:38,834
"There's nothing in there."
985
01:12:38,918 --> 01:12:41,709
Mr Walsh here, he seems more interested
986
01:12:41,793 --> 01:12:48,126
in distracting from my foundation's
sole purpose which is to beat cancer.
987
01:12:48,959 --> 01:12:51,459
He seems more interested
in trying to sell books
988
01:12:51,543 --> 01:12:56,084
rather than the 20,000 people
who die every day from this disease.
989
01:12:56,168 --> 01:12:59,501
That's 7.6 million people annually.
990
01:12:59,584 --> 01:13:02,501
Let's let the cyclists
get back to cycling
991
01:13:02,584 --> 01:13:06,709
and let's all pay attention
and refocus on finding a cure
992
01:13:06,793 --> 01:13:08,293
and saving lives.
993
01:13:08,376 --> 01:13:09,501
Thank you.
994
01:13:16,376 --> 01:13:18,543
- David.
- Yeah.
995
01:13:18,626 --> 01:13:20,043
What is it, John?
996
01:13:20,126 --> 01:13:22,084
What just went on in there...
997
01:13:22,168 --> 01:13:27,584
Look, the thing is, having you with us
is making life difficult.
998
01:13:28,418 --> 01:13:31,709
If you don't let me in the car,
I can't report.
999
01:13:32,584 --> 01:13:36,293
I'm sorry, David.
You know how these things are.
1000
01:13:36,376 --> 01:13:40,876
We all drink from the same trough,
and if one of us spits in the soup...
1001
01:13:40,959 --> 01:13:43,501
John... don't you find it odd
1002
01:13:43,584 --> 01:13:47,043
that we're being asked
to drink soup from a trough?
1003
01:13:48,626 --> 01:13:50,043
- Look...
- What?!
1004
01:13:50,126 --> 01:13:54,918
I used to believe in this sport
and Armstrong is killing it!
1005
01:14:17,084 --> 01:14:19,168
Members of the jury,
1006
01:14:19,251 --> 01:14:22,543
you are here to consider
a case for libel
1007
01:14:22,626 --> 01:14:27,876
brought by Mr Armstrong against
The Sunday Times newspaper.
1008
01:14:27,959 --> 01:14:30,001
This is not
a judicial proceeding,
1009
01:14:30,084 --> 01:14:33,418
this is a court of arbitration
in relation to the claim by Tailwind
1010
01:14:33,501 --> 01:14:37,043
against SCA
for payments to Mr Armstrong.
1011
01:14:37,126 --> 01:14:40,543
Emma O'Reilly has identified that
at one point in the Tour de France
1012
01:14:40,626 --> 01:14:43,043
that you asked her to dispose
of some syringes.
1013
01:14:43,126 --> 01:14:46,918
- Are you familiar with her statement?
- I am familiar with that statement.
1014
01:14:47,001 --> 01:14:50,001
- Is there any truth to that statement?
- Absolutely not.
1015
01:14:50,084 --> 01:14:54,293
In interview on Irish radio recently,
Mr Walsh,
1016
01:14:54,376 --> 01:14:59,001
you acknowledged that you had
no "smoking gun".
1017
01:14:59,084 --> 01:15:03,876
I meant I had
no single piece of evidence
1018
01:15:03,959 --> 01:15:07,834
which of itself rendered
all others unnecessary.
1019
01:15:07,918 --> 01:15:10,543
Do you recall
while others were in the room
1020
01:15:10,626 --> 01:15:13,709
that a doctor asked if you'd taken
performance enhancing drugs?
1021
01:15:13,793 --> 01:15:15,043
Absolutely not.
1022
01:15:15,126 --> 01:15:19,168
So the hospital room incident
affirmatively did not take place?
1023
01:15:19,251 --> 01:15:21,584
- Correct.
- OK.
1024
01:15:21,668 --> 01:15:24,043
How could it have happened?
1025
01:15:24,126 --> 01:15:27,709
And you have never taken them in
connection with your cycling career?
1026
01:15:27,793 --> 01:15:31,293
How could it if I've never taken
performance enhancing drugs?
1027
01:15:31,376 --> 01:15:34,293
And that includes any substance
that's ever been banned?
1028
01:15:34,376 --> 01:15:35,918
How many times do I have to say it?
1029
01:15:36,001 --> 01:15:39,084
OK. We're just trying
to make things clear.
1030
01:15:39,168 --> 01:15:43,543
Nothing but an amalgam of
uncorroborated hearsay and speculation.
1031
01:15:43,626 --> 01:15:46,959
Gossip from embittered
former colleagues and employees.
1032
01:15:47,043 --> 01:15:50,084
The best tactic is not to slander,
defame,
1033
01:15:50,168 --> 01:15:52,334
and I'm not here to bite
the hand that feeds.
1034
01:15:52,418 --> 01:15:55,043
My approach has always been
to support clean racing...
1035
01:15:55,584 --> 01:15:57,293
...support clean sport.
1036
01:15:57,376 --> 01:16:00,876
Lacking the evidence
to make direct allegations,
1037
01:16:00,959 --> 01:16:04,459
The Sunday Times
seeks instead to slander.
1038
01:16:04,543 --> 01:16:06,793
"The Sunday Times
has confirmed to Mr Armstrong
1039
01:16:06,876 --> 01:16:10,293
that it never intended
to accuse him of being guilty
1040
01:16:10,376 --> 01:16:12,709
of taking any
performance enhancing drugs."
1041
01:16:12,793 --> 01:16:15,918
"In acknowledgement of the distress
we have caused Mr Armstrong
1042
01:16:16,001 --> 01:16:18,876
with these baseless accusations,
1043
01:16:18,959 --> 01:16:22,751
we are making a payment of
compensation to the value of £300,000."
1044
01:16:22,834 --> 01:16:25,834
In conclusion,
we find that SCA Promotions
1045
01:16:25,918 --> 01:16:30,501
is now liable to pay Armstrong
$5 million plus interest,
1046
01:16:30,584 --> 01:16:32,626
plus legal costs.
1047
01:16:32,709 --> 01:16:35,501
- Congratulations.
- I appreciate your response, Bob.
1048
01:16:35,584 --> 01:16:38,876
You'll get your prize money.
Only it's all on oath now.
1049
01:16:38,959 --> 01:16:42,293
This ain't like telling little white
lies to journalists any more.
1050
01:16:42,376 --> 01:16:44,876
Without prejudice,
I know your boy was cheating.
1051
01:16:44,959 --> 01:16:46,501
If he gets caught, I'll be back.
1052
01:16:46,584 --> 01:16:49,876
Without prejudice, this time next year
Lance will be retired.
1053
01:16:49,959 --> 01:16:52,126
After that, nothing can touch him.
1054
01:16:52,209 --> 01:16:54,126
Lance Armstrong, again,
1055
01:16:54,209 --> 01:16:56,626
has broken every one of his rivals
one by one.
1056
01:16:56,709 --> 01:17:00,251
This man has written a very special
piece of cycling history.
1057
01:17:09,709 --> 01:17:12,501
Lance Armstrong
salutes his public
1058
01:17:12,584 --> 01:17:15,084
for the last time in a Tour de France.
1059
01:17:15,168 --> 01:17:20,293
The only man to have stood in
this position on seven occasions.
1060
01:17:20,376 --> 01:17:24,501
The last thing I'll say to the
people who don't believe in cycling,
1061
01:17:24,584 --> 01:17:28,251
the cynics, the sceptics.
I'm sorry you can't dream big.
1062
01:17:28,334 --> 01:17:31,334
This is a great' sporting e vent'.
You should stand up and believe.
1063
01:17:31,418 --> 01:17:34,876
You should believe in these athletes,
in these people.
1064
01:17:34,959 --> 01:17:37,376
I'm gonna be a fan of the Tour
for the rest of my life.
1065
01:17:37,459 --> 01:17:39,834
No secrets
this is a hard sporting e vent'.
1066
01:17:39,918 --> 01:17:41,376
Hard work wins it.
1067
01:17:41,459 --> 01:17:45,584
Viva Le Tour.
1068
01:18:00,959 --> 01:18:04,209
So is it fair to say that
life in retirement is pretty sweet?
1069
01:18:05,793 --> 01:18:10,293
Well, I'm retired from professional
cycling, but I'm not retired.
1070
01:18:10,376 --> 01:18:12,376
I'm doing the New York marathon.
1071
01:18:12,459 --> 01:18:16,709
I'm getting back into triathlons,
and I'm still very busy with LiveStrong.
1072
01:18:16,793 --> 01:18:20,584
So there's still a lot of challenges
for me... for anyone.
1073
01:18:20,668 --> 01:18:24,293
- Do you miss cycling?
- Do I miss the pain? Absolutely not.
1074
01:18:24,376 --> 01:18:26,876
- Not tempted to come back?
- Absolutely not.
1075
01:18:26,959 --> 01:18:30,501
I think one measure of a successful
career is knowing when it's over.
1076
01:18:30,584 --> 01:18:32,918
And this race is run. I'm happy.
1077
01:18:36,293 --> 01:18:38,876
Just sip it. It's Alpha H2O water.
1078
01:18:38,959 --> 01:18:42,751
For impeccable taste that finishes
smooth and strong...
1079
01:18:43,709 --> 01:18:45,793
...choose Scotch whisky.
1080
01:18:48,209 --> 01:18:50,668
You'll always finish number one.
1081
01:18:50,751 --> 01:18:52,626
This shit tastes like apple juice.
1082
01:18:52,709 --> 01:18:55,793
It not only tastes great,
it's good for you.
1083
01:18:59,084 --> 01:19:02,168
Cut! Let's go again.
1084
01:19:08,251 --> 01:19:09,584
Tammy!
1085
01:19:10,293 --> 01:19:11,168
- Yep.
- Yeah.
1086
01:19:16,584 --> 01:19:18,709
Everybody's out here today
1087
01:19:18,793 --> 01:19:20,501
to see the victory of Floyd Landis
1088
01:19:20,584 --> 01:19:24,376
making another little piece
of American cycling history.
1089
01:19:24,459 --> 01:19:29,376
It's the third American to win
in 21 years of the Tour de France.
1090
01:19:38,168 --> 01:19:40,084
Hold on.
1091
01:19:40,168 --> 01:19:41,501
Hold on.
1092
01:19:41,584 --> 01:19:44,376
- Can I come in?
- Man, hold on.
1093
01:19:45,543 --> 01:19:46,376
John.
1094
01:19:49,668 --> 01:19:51,918
Sorry, I wasn't expecting...
1095
01:19:52,793 --> 01:19:53,876
"anyone.
1096
01:19:54,709 --> 01:19:55,918
Floyd.
1097
01:19:56,001 --> 01:19:57,084
Here.
1098
01:19:58,084 --> 01:19:59,876
There is a problem.
1099
01:19:59,959 --> 01:20:01,459
Oh, yeah?
1100
01:20:03,543 --> 01:20:05,959
With your urine specimen.
1101
01:20:09,043 --> 01:20:11,959
It has tested positive for testosterone.
1102
01:20:15,001 --> 01:20:18,959
Man, that is so unfair.
1103
01:20:20,168 --> 01:20:22,501
The Tour de France winner, Floyd Landis,
1104
01:20:22,584 --> 01:20:25,251
has been speaking about
his positive drugs test.
1105
01:20:26,834 --> 01:20:29,876
Calm down, gentlemen.
Calm down! Calm down!
1106
01:20:29,959 --> 01:20:32,501
- Did you dope, Floyd?
- Please. Sir?
1107
01:20:32,584 --> 01:20:36,376
Floyd, have you ever taken
performance enhancing drugs?
1108
01:20:37,376 --> 01:20:41,251
Floyd, have you ever taken
performance enhancing drugs?
1109
01:20:45,709 --> 01:20:50,084
Er, I'm going to say no to that.
1110
01:20:51,793 --> 01:20:53,584
That's enough!
1111
01:20:54,543 --> 01:20:58,043
That's enough!
Press conference is over!
1112
01:20:59,043 --> 01:21:00,626
That's enough!
1113
01:21:13,626 --> 01:21:17,418
Now once upon a time, after
receiving some particularly bad news
1114
01:21:17,501 --> 01:21:22,959
I took a ride on my bike up to
a place known as Dead Man's Hole.
1115
01:21:23,751 --> 01:21:28,876
It's a mineral pool,
cut into towering cliffs of limestone.
1116
01:21:28,959 --> 01:21:32,793
And it's so far out into the Texas hill
country there's hardly any address.
1117
01:21:32,876 --> 01:21:37,376
And as I stood there,
at the edge of the cliff, I could see...
1118
01:21:38,668 --> 01:21:40,668
...it's a long way down.
1119
01:22:24,459 --> 01:22:26,459
So why am I here, really?
1120
01:22:31,501 --> 01:22:32,876
I'm coming back.
1121
01:22:34,793 --> 01:22:37,043
- No.
- What?
1122
01:22:38,459 --> 01:22:41,293
- It's a bad idea.
- Why?
1123
01:22:44,293 --> 01:22:46,418
Because you're old, Lance.
1124
01:22:47,168 --> 01:22:50,418
It's stupid. It's vain.
1125
01:22:50,501 --> 01:22:53,459
You walked away as a winner.
Don't fuck that up.
1126
01:22:55,209 --> 01:22:56,918
So you're saying you won't help me?
1127
01:22:59,959 --> 01:23:02,709
If you're crazy enough to do it,
of course I will help you.
1128
01:23:02,793 --> 01:23:07,084
But remember, 16 years ago, you were
young and fast. You were frightening.
1129
01:23:07,168 --> 01:23:10,209
And now you got kids out there
who are young and fast.
1130
01:23:10,293 --> 01:23:12,001
Yeah, I'm still hungry.
1131
01:23:12,084 --> 01:23:14,501
- And you think they're not?
- I'm still hungry.
1132
01:23:16,209 --> 01:23:19,876
You wanna give them a victory over
a seven-time winning champion?
1133
01:23:19,959 --> 01:23:21,959
The only one, by the way.
1134
01:23:24,084 --> 01:23:26,584
We got away with it for a long time.
1135
01:23:29,793 --> 01:23:31,584
I may not be the oldest guy
in the field,
1136
01:23:31,668 --> 01:23:33,418
but I'm definitely not the youngest.
1137
01:23:33,501 --> 01:23:36,501
But I'm coming back.
I'm coming back to compete.
1138
01:23:36,584 --> 01:23:40,501
Under the most comprehensive
drug testing program ever.
1139
01:23:40,584 --> 01:23:44,709
I'm coming back to remind you all
about the LiveStrong message.
1140
01:23:44,793 --> 01:23:49,293
I'm donating my entire salary
to cancer research.
1141
01:23:49,376 --> 01:23:52,834
Now there's something I once said
which is, "The pain is temporary."
1142
01:23:52,918 --> 01:23:55,876
"Quitting, that's forever."
1143
01:23:55,959 --> 01:23:58,709
And I guess
I just don't know how to quit.
1144
01:24:09,501 --> 01:24:12,293
To stand here before you tonight
1145
01:24:12,376 --> 01:24:16,376
is an experience that fills me
with mixed emotion.
1146
01:24:18,209 --> 01:24:22,668
I stand before you an innocent man.
I am not a cheat.
1147
01:24:22,751 --> 01:24:25,084
I have not done
the things that they said I did
1148
01:24:25,168 --> 01:24:28,043
and I have not taken
the things that they said I took.
1149
01:24:28,126 --> 01:24:31,709
All I ask for is an honest enquiry
and a fair hearing
1150
01:24:31,793 --> 01:24:35,834
and I believe the truth will be
established beyond doubt.
1151
01:24:36,959 --> 01:24:40,084
I promise you, with your support
1152
01:24:40,168 --> 01:24:44,293
I will fight these terrible slurs
upon our name and prove to the world
1153
01:24:44,376 --> 01:24:47,584
they breed an honest boy
in Farmersville, Pennsylvania.
1154
01:25:18,751 --> 01:25:19,959
How you doing?
1155
01:25:23,168 --> 01:25:25,543
Lance, this is Alberto Contador.
1156
01:25:27,001 --> 01:25:28,668
What?
1157
01:25:49,418 --> 01:25:51,084
Hello, Lance.
1158
01:25:53,876 --> 01:25:55,251
Hi.
1159
01:25:57,126 --> 01:25:59,459
So am I going to race again?
1160
01:25:59,543 --> 01:26:01,043
What?
1161
01:26:01,168 --> 01:26:03,334
Am I going to race again?
1162
01:26:04,959 --> 01:26:06,959
I was on your team.
1163
01:26:09,043 --> 01:26:13,168
Yeah, you're right.
You were on my team. I know that.
1164
01:26:13,251 --> 01:26:15,459
We were on a team together.
1165
01:26:15,543 --> 01:26:18,168
And I worked hard for the team,
didn't I?
1166
01:26:18,251 --> 01:26:21,084
- Yeah, you worked very hard, Floyd.
- I mean /...
1167
01:26:21,168 --> 01:26:25,209
...did everything I had to do, right?
Everything. Everything.
1168
01:26:25,293 --> 01:26:28,459
We all did, Floyd, you know, and...
1169
01:26:30,584 --> 01:26:31,751
...we won.
1170
01:26:31,834 --> 01:26:34,293
It was a good time.
1171
01:26:34,376 --> 01:26:37,543
Yeah, sure. Sure it was.
It was a great time.
1172
01:26:37,626 --> 01:26:39,459
We were the best.
1173
01:26:40,709 --> 01:26:42,709
We were the blue train.
1174
01:26:46,334 --> 01:26:48,501
But where am I now?
1175
01:26:48,584 --> 01:26:51,376
Lance, where am I?
Where am I supposed to go now?
1176
01:26:51,459 --> 01:26:55,876
After all that I did, after all
I achieved, after all that I gave,
1177
01:26:55,959 --> 01:26:57,876
is this just me now?
1178
01:26:57,959 --> 01:27:01,376
Is this what I deserve now?
1179
01:27:01,459 --> 01:27:03,584
What am I going to do, Lance?
1180
01:27:03,668 --> 01:27:06,709
That's what I ask myself. This or that?
1181
01:27:06,793 --> 01:27:09,584
This or that? This or that?
1182
01:27:10,543 --> 01:27:12,209
What is it going to be?
1183
01:27:12,834 --> 01:27:15,168
- What do you want, Floyd?
- I wanna be in your team!
1184
01:27:18,084 --> 01:27:20,334
I wanna be in your team.
1185
01:27:21,418 --> 01:27:22,584
Again.
1186
01:27:23,793 --> 01:27:25,459
Well, that's difficult.
1187
01:27:28,709 --> 01:27:30,376
You got caught.
1188
01:27:31,293 --> 01:27:33,293
You tested positive.
1189
01:27:49,126 --> 01:27:53,376
I have to go, Floyd.
I have people waiting for me.
1190
01:27:53,459 --> 01:27:57,376
Of course, you got people...
you have people waiting for you.
1191
01:27:57,459 --> 01:27:59,126
Is there anything else?
1192
01:28:02,876 --> 01:28:04,876
No. Good luck, Lance.
1193
01:28:07,126 --> 01:28:09,126
I' "No Surprises" by Radiohead
1194
01:28:17,459 --> 01:28:19,626
The face of Lance Armstrong,
1195
01:28:19,709 --> 01:28:21,876
who's come back to the Tour de France
1196
01:28:21,959 --> 01:28:25,209
after a four- year retirement',
can still climb like this.
1197
01:29:08,793 --> 01:29:12,501
Contador rode to his
second Tour de France win Sunday.
1198
01:29:12,584 --> 01:29:14,876
American Lance Armstrong came in third.
1199
01:29:14,959 --> 01:29:17,084
Contador and Armstrong were team-mates.
1200
01:29:17,168 --> 01:29:20,918
This year's champion opened up about
differences with the seven-time winner.
1201
01:29:21,001 --> 01:29:23,834
Contador said he and Armstrong
are totally incompatible.
1202
01:29:42,793 --> 01:29:44,376
Third.
1203
01:30:02,584 --> 01:30:03,584
Come 'm.
1204
01:30:06,293 --> 01:30:07,959
Come on in. Take a seat.
1205
01:30:09,584 --> 01:30:14,043
My name is Floyd Landis.
I'm a professional cyclist.
1206
01:30:14,126 --> 01:30:16,793
I know who you are.
1207
01:30:16,876 --> 01:30:20,793
As you may know, I've been accused of...
certain things
1208
01:30:20,876 --> 01:30:24,543
and I've been vigorously
contesting those accusations.
1209
01:30:24,626 --> 01:30:27,001
My perspective has changed
1210
01:30:27,084 --> 01:30:30,501
and I don't want to contest
those accusations any more.
1211
01:30:32,084 --> 01:30:33,418
I want to confess.
1212
01:30:34,459 --> 01:30:35,834
You wanna confess?
1213
01:30:36,709 --> 01:30:37,959
Yes.
1214
01:30:41,293 --> 01:30:43,084
Everything.
1215
01:30:45,501 --> 01:30:49,626
In no less than 1,000 pages of evidence
and testimony, including lab tests
1216
01:30:49,709 --> 01:30:52,209
and sworn statements
by Armstrong's team-mates,
1217
01:30:52,293 --> 01:30:56,418
the 41-year-old icon is painted as
both a user and a supplier for the team
1218
01:30:56,501 --> 01:30:58,209
of performance enhancing drugs.
1219
01:30:58,293 --> 01:31:01,626
He's also described as the leader
of what the USADA calls
1220
01:31:01,709 --> 01:31:05,001
the most sophisticated and
professionalised doping program
1221
01:31:05,084 --> 01:31:07,084
in recent sports history.
1222
01:31:24,376 --> 01:31:26,626
Lifetime?
1223
01:31:26,709 --> 01:31:28,543
I got a lifetime ban?
1224
01:31:31,376 --> 01:31:32,543
Bullshit.
1225
01:31:32,626 --> 01:31:36,293
I'm gonna help you clean up cycling
and I'm gonna compete again.
1226
01:31:36,376 --> 01:31:39,418
I mean, maybe I'll run
in the Chicago marathon
1227
01:31:39,501 --> 01:31:42,418
or I'll just race with my kids
in Austin.
1228
01:31:42,501 --> 01:31:46,668
But unless you're coming to me
with this promise, why am I here?
1229
01:31:48,501 --> 01:31:53,126
The most sophisticated doping program
in the history of sport.
1230
01:31:53,209 --> 01:31:54,459
Really?
1231
01:31:54,543 --> 01:31:56,543
East Germany ring a bell?
1232
01:31:57,501 --> 01:32:00,209
You guys don't hold
the keys to my redemption.
1233
01:32:00,293 --> 01:32:02,793
The only person who can do that...
1234
01:32:02,876 --> 01:32:05,001
Me. This guy right here.
1235
01:32:05,084 --> 01:32:07,459
And I can clean up the whole sport
without your help
1236
01:32:07,543 --> 01:32:09,709
because you're a bunch of amateurs.
1237
01:32:11,501 --> 01:32:14,584
I can't get up in the morning
unless I have something to live for.
1238
01:32:14,668 --> 01:32:17,001
That's training, competition.
1239
01:32:17,084 --> 01:32:19,626
I'm not training because I enjoy it,
1240
01:32:19,709 --> 01:32:22,376
I'm not training
because I wanna stay fit.
1241
01:32:22,459 --> 01:32:26,084
It's my whole...
1242
01:32:27,876 --> 01:32:29,709
...my whole life.
1243
01:32:31,501 --> 01:32:33,501
It's what I do.
1244
01:32:42,293 --> 01:32:44,043
It's what I do.
1245
01:32:49,293 --> 01:32:53,293
That's all for now, Mr Armstrong.
Thank you for your time.
1246
01:33:13,084 --> 01:33:16,793
Lance, it's Bill. It's about Nike.
1247
01:33:16,876 --> 01:33:19,376
They thought you ought to know
before they go public.
1248
01:33:19,459 --> 01:33:21,793
They wanna stand by you, no question,
1249
01:33:21,876 --> 01:33:25,001
but it's just, I mean,
now's not so good, right?
1250
01:33:25,084 --> 01:33:28,918
So, what they're proposing
is a kind of separation,
1251
01:33:29,001 --> 01:33:31,209
Which I know sounds
like they're ditching you,
1252
01:33:31,293 --> 01:33:32,501
which in a sense they are.
1253
01:33:32,584 --> 01:33:35,126
Their statement will say
that it is with great sadness
1254
01:33:35,209 --> 01:33:37,293
and I think we can take something
from that.
1255
01:33:37,376 --> 01:33:42,084
But, great sadness that we have
terminated our contract with him
1256
01:33:42,168 --> 01:33:45,376
due to the seemingly
insurmountable evidence.
1257
01:33:45,918 --> 01:33:48,459
The disgraced cyclist
Lance Armstrong
1258
01:33:48,543 --> 01:33:50,793
is said to be preparing to tell all.
1259
01:33:50,876 --> 01:33:54,418
He's chosen a confessional,
Oprah Winfrey's television show.
1260
01:33:54,501 --> 01:33:58,168
And if the rumours are
true, he'll confess for the first time.
1261
01:33:58,251 --> 01:34:00,793
Lance Armstrong
may finally be coming clean
1262
01:34:00,876 --> 01:34:03,293
about his use
of performance-enhancing drugs.
1263
01:34:03,376 --> 01:34:05,918
Did you ever take
banned substances
1264
01:34:06,001 --> 01:34:07,918
to enhance your cycling performance?
1265
01:34:08,001 --> 01:34:09,043
Yes.
1266
01:34:12,251 --> 01:34:16,293
Yes or no. Was one of those
banned substances EPO?
1267
01:34:16,376 --> 01:34:17,501
Yes.
1268
01:34:17,584 --> 01:34:19,626
Did you ever blood dope,
1269
01:34:19,709 --> 01:34:23,126
or use blood transfusions to enhance
your cycling performance?
1270
01:34:23,209 --> 01:34:24,501
Yes.
1271
01:34:25,668 --> 01:34:29,418
Did you ever use any other
banned substances, like testosterone,
1272
01:34:29,501 --> 01:34:32,418
cortisone or human growth hormone?
1273
01:34:32,501 --> 01:34:33,334
Yes.
1274
01:34:33,418 --> 01:34:39,334
Yes or no. In all seven of
your Tour de France victories
1275
01:34:39,418 --> 01:34:42,668
did you ever take banned substances
or blood dope?
1276
01:34:42,751 --> 01:34:43,876
Yes.
1277
01:35:03,376 --> 01:35:04,668
It's an epic story.
1278
01:35:04,751 --> 01:35:08,459
This story was so perfect
for so long.
1279
01:35:08,543 --> 01:35:10,584
You win the Tour de France seven times,
1280
01:35:10,668 --> 01:35:12,876
you have a happy marriage,
you have children.
1281
01:35:12,959 --> 01:35:17,751
I mean,
it was just this mythic perfect story.
1282
01:35:17,834 --> 01:35:19,001
Yes.
1283
01:35:21,084 --> 01:35:22,501
And it wasn't true.
1284
01:35:37,626 --> 01:35:39,626
I' "Everybody Knows" by Leonard Cohen
1285
01:35:46,251 --> 01:35:50,543
♪ Everybody knows
that the dice are loaded
1286
01:35:50,626 --> 01:35:55,209
♪ Everybody rolls
with their fingers crossed
1287
01:35:55,293 --> 01:35:59,876
I' Everybody knows the war is over
1288
01:35:59,959 --> 01:36:04,459
I' Everybody knows the good guys lost
1289
01:36:04,543 --> 01:36:08,834
I' Everybody knows the fight was fixed
1290
01:36:08,918 --> 01:36:13,334
I' The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
1291
01:36:13,418 --> 01:36:16,668
I' That's how it goes
1292
01:36:18,293 --> 01:36:21,084
a” Everybody knows
1293
01:36:22,918 --> 01:36:27,543
a” Everybody knows
that the boat is leaking
1294
01:36:27,626 --> 01:36:32,043
I' Everybody knows the captain lied
1295
01:36:32,126 --> 01:36:37,251
I' Everybody got this broken feeling
1296
01:36:37,334 --> 01:36:41,251
u” Like their father
or their dog just died
1297
01:36:41,334 --> 01:36:45,876
I' Everybody talking to their pockets
1298
01:36:45,959 --> 01:36:50,084
I' Everybody wants a box of chocolates
1299
01:36:50,168 --> 01:36:53,668
I' And a long stem rose
1300
01:36:54,918 --> 01:36:58,251
a” Everybody knows
1301
01:36:59,709 --> 01:37:02,834
a” Everybody knows
1302
01:37:04,376 --> 01:37:07,918
a” Everybody knows
1303
01:37:08,543 --> 01:37:12,001
I' That's how it goes
1304
01:37:13,459 --> 01:37:17,043
a” Everybody knows