The disgraced seven-times winner,however worthy his cause, is unlikely to get a whole-hearted welcome in view of his toxic legacyNot surprisingly Lance Armstrong’s trips to France spawn controversy. In 2006 when the Texan returned to the Tour de France after just under a year’s absence, and the seven-times winner – which he still was back then,prior to his life ban for doping – was greeted with a headline in the tabloid France-Soir which read: “Welcome in France Trouduc,” the use of the slang abbreviation for trou du cul being a reference to the Texan’s comment that the French national football team had “all tested positive for being arseholes”. Related: tall time Lance Armstrong realised that only humility earns redemption | Richard Williams Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com