Lance Armstrong
Taxpayers deserve to know what they’re forking out to sporting stars.
In South Australia, Premier Mike Rann - despite his reputation as a master of spin - has made a poor judgment when it comes to not disclosing how much Lance Armstrong is paid to appear at the Tour Down Under.
The State Government has continually refused to say how much it has paid the seven-time Tour de France winner to appear at the TDU, even claiming the information was commercial in confidence, thus putting the details out of the reach of freedom of information requests.
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Like the rhythm of the turning pedal, the professional cycling season has followed an annual pattern for a century.
As the European winter evolves into early spring, riders take their bikes from garages and leave the velodromes to venture back onto the roads in preparation for another season. Riding at first in the slush and ice of melting snow, their thoughts turn to the warmth of the Mediterranean Sea.
Known as the ‘Race to the Sun’, the professional season traditionally commenced with Paris to Nice, a weeklong race from the French capital to the southern holiday resort.
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Kat says:
Great article. I think the TDU offers Australians a fantastic experience of elite cycling in their own backyard. I’ve also been to the TDF and agree that spectators are incredibly lucky to get so close to the action at the TDU. Thanks for the informative, interesting article Kevin Read more »
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Ron says:
Skeptic much?! Or perhaps Kevin is just writing an article about a sport he really enjoys. Since this isn’t the first cycling article Kev has written & since he clearly knows a lot about the sport and enjoys it…I’d say the latter is more plausible. Read more »
I don’t like cyclists as a general rule. I don’t like the way they clog up my local cafe on Saturday mornings and clip-clop around the joint in their pixie shoes.
And I sure as hell can’t cop the sight before breakfast of a middle-aged lawyer on his third wife wearing a lycra jumpsuit more in line with Cirque du Soleil.
But even I’ve stopped swerving at these road vermin this week long enough to ask: how good is Lance Armstrong?
Sure it’s early, but the 38-year-old Texan was given less chance of winning this Tour than beating the testicular, brain and lung cancer that nearly killed him not so long ago.
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Jonathan says:
Hi Ravi! Welcome to the comments section. Brendan: you really missed the point. By a long way. And just what is world of warcraft? Also, seeing as how you don’t work at the Tele anymore, how about behaving like a reasonable person? Some very valid points regarding the treatment of… Read more »
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Stuart says:
You’re an idiot. Armstrong is only tested as much as any other professional cyclist. This is true now and is true for when he was winning the TDF. During that same time many other pro cyclists were tested and given the same clean record as Armstrong but later on confessed… Read more »
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