“He’s Mouthy and Disrespectful”: Lance Armstrong’s Childhood Coach Was Once Bullied by the Disgraced American Cyclist
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“He’s Mouthy and Disrespectful”: Lance Armstrong’s Childhood Coach Was Once Bullied by the Disgraced American Cyclist
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Yellow jersey leader Lance Armstrong powers on during the 2004 Tour de France stage 16 mountain time trial from Bourg d’Oisans to L’Alpe d’Huez. Armstrong was the only rider to complete the stage in under 40 minutes, thus securing his 21st yellow jersey. | Location: Bourg d’Osians, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Corbis via Getty Images)
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Yellow jersey leader Lance Armstrong powers on during the 2004 Tour de France stage 16 mountain time trial from Bourg d’Oisans to L’Alpe d’Huez. Armstrong was the only rider to complete the stage in under 40 minutes, thus securing his 21st yellow jersey. | Location: Bourg d’Osians, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Corbis via Getty Images)
Cycling legend Lance Armstrong, who has won the coveted Tour de France seven times, once bullied his triathlon coach Rick Crawford. Crawford once opened up about the same in an interview and it’s quite shocking! Crawford shared his experience with Armstrong’s bullying nature.
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Notably, Lance Armstrong won his seven Tour de France titles consecutively between 1999 to 2005. Having won a record number of titles, Lance is one of the best cyclists of all time. However, his career went down a completely unexpected path after the doping allegations.
Lance Armstrong was a bully as per his coach!
Armstrong’s erstwhile triathlon coach Rick Crawford once shared how he was bullied by Armstrong while the cycling legend was still a kid. Talking about the disrespect that he suffered at the hands of Armstrong; he opened up about a trip that they took to Bermuda for a triathlon.
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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – OCTOBER 06; Lance Armstrong looks on during “Ride With Lance” at Al Qudra Cycling Track on October 06, 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)
“He saw bully issues in Armstrong’s character from day one as a teenager.” Crawford rented a scooter for Armstrong while in Bermuda. Going forward, Crawford said, “Armstrong abused the scooter, didn’t return it when he should have and disregarded his concerns about it,” Crawford said in 2020.
He also shared that when he told about this incident to Armstrong’s mother, saying, “he’s mouthy and disrespectful.” She replied, “he didn’t have any authority over him.” Crawford said, “That stung a lot.”
Armstrong had an interest in politics!
During the early 2000s, Armstrong had a strong interest in politics. His friendship with former president George W. Bush has always made headlines. He even hinted at running for the governor of Texas. Apparently, his friendship with the president had made some people believe Armstrong would enter politics, but that didn’t happen. Later, he announced he had changed his mind about politics.
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AUSTIN, TX – OCTOBER 21: Cyclist Lance Armstrong addresses participants at The LIVESTRONG Challenge Ride at the Palmer Events Center on October 21, 2012 in Austin, Texas. More than 4,000 cyclists participated in the charity ride supporting cancer survivors. Armstrong has recently been accused of leading “the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen” according to USADA officials. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
It was shocking to get an insight into Crawford’s experience. His revelations about Armstrong’s nature even during his childhood were surprising. It would be interesting to get more information about his experiences with Armstrong as his coach.
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