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I remember reading that some of his sponsors are going to chase him and demand he repay the lucrative sums of money paid to him to endorse their products.
What I'm not sure about is if those same companies will declare how much they in turn received in profits on sales from LA's endorsements; and if they can put a figure on it whether they will in turn pass that on to say, charities or other not-for-profit organisations? After all, his sponsors have profited far more than they paid him. All of them are now tainted by his blood money, no?
I know it's not in the same league but quite a few years ago, the EU chased after some Swiss banks who had built up substantial cash reserves on the money and treasures deposited with them by the Nazis during the 1930s and 1940s.
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"I don't need to shoot my enemies, I don't have any." - Me (2012).
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I think they should not try and reclaim the sponsorship money, but simply try and have him prosecuted for deception and fraud.
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Reclaim the money (it was obtained under false pretences after all) and donate it to the cancer charity he is no longer associated with.
He doesn't get to keep the dosh, the charity gets funds it is going to need, and the company gets very good PR at no cost. Win, win, win in my book.
Then the Times et al can sue the a$$ off him for falsely suing them... 
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He'll probably just say that they knew he was doping and didn't care.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
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Has anyone thought to check if the complicated doping he went through can make anyone else's cancer go away?
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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PHS241 wrote: his blood money
Really? Don't you think that's a bit strong? How many people have died because he doped-up and won a few races?
And no, I don't think he owes them anything. They profited from his endorsements much more than he profited from their sponsorships. If he has to give the money back, then they should also have to give the profits back.
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I'm taking poetic licence here as I never suggested anyone died except to say that all his sponsors are tarred with the same brush by profiting from his deceit. I too agree, that he owes them nothing. He took the money they gave him and they took the money the public gave them in return. He won, the sponsors won, and the public won. A three-way tie.
"I do not have to forgive my enemies, I have had them all shot." — Ramón Maria Narváez (1800-68).
"I don't need to shoot my enemies, I don't have any." - Me (2012).
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Funky logic there.
He should give his sponsorship back and the companies should give their profit to charity. What about all the members of the public who were duped - aren't they entitled to a refund?
In the end he gave a lot to charity - now it's the turn of the companies who profited.
Peter Wasser
Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.
Frank Zappa
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It's also interesting to read how a number of other cyclists and athletes conveniently claimed they never received notifications about out-of-competition dope tests. The UK sprinter Dwain Chambers became eligible for London 2012 on the grounds of a legal technicality but he considered only cheating when he took performance-enhancing drugs. Christine Ohurougu missed six out-of-competition tests and was still eligible (after legal protest). As they say, once is accident, twice is coincidence, thrice is happenstance. But six times? LA was no angel but it seems there were many others competing in the same pit of corruption and who were later released back into the fold. Ohurougu went on to win silver in the 2012 Olympics. No matter the doping crime in sport, some are very successful at it. Having a good lawyer does no harm either. I'm sure LA is competently advised.
"I do not have to forgive my enemies, I have had them all shot." — Ramón Maria Narváez (1800-68).
"I don't need to shoot my enemies, I don't have any." - Me (2012).
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