Former professional cyclist Lance Armstrong is due to speak at a sports conference in Dublin in October it has been announced. The Texan is set to appear at the new One Zero Event in Dublin in October for his only European speaking engagement of 2016.
Armstrong will conduct a 90 minute interview which the organisers describe as being ‘no-holds barred’ live on stage at the conference at the RDS on Friday, October 21st.
“This is an event which has attracted global interest from the people who are shaping the future of sport,” said One Zero co-founder Rob Hartnett. “One Zero is about bringing compelling and world class sporting stories to life in a way that has never been done before.”
Other leading figures looking at the future of sport in a global context on the day will include:
◾ Leading advocate for ethics in sport and one time candidate for the Presidency of FIFA, Jaimie Fuller of Skins;
◾ Head of Innovation and Technology with the all conquering Team USA from the Olympics and Paralympic Games, Mounir Zok;
◾ Twitter Head of Sport, Alex Trickett
◾ Vice President, Content at Eurosport, Arnaud Simon
◾ Vice President, Digital Brand Strategy at Phoenix Suns, Jeramie McPeek
“Lance Armstrong has been the most jaw dropping story in sport in 20 years,” said co-founder Richard Barrett. “Everyone has an opinion but very few have heard his story at first hand with all the cards on the table.”
“Having him speak openly and with candour about his past, with a world class interviewer who we will be revealing shortly, is a signal of the intent of One Zero to tackle the major issues in sport from money and fans to technology and drugs.”
“The complete speaker line up we will be revealing in the coming weeks is like nothing Dublin has seen before,” concluded co-founder Ross O’Dwyer.
Scum
Are you guys going? You should. I’m sure he will keep repeating the same lies he has been telling now for many years.
Tell him to feck off back to the stone he crawled out from
Nigel it’s common knowledge! With the Qatar world cup committee I hear??!! Who else? Russian athletics confederation and Donald Trump? How much appearance fee they getting?
Ha ha! It’s gonna be whopper, tickets start at €150 tho, but I’m gonna try and pull a few strings and blag my way in!
Your blagging skills are legendary
“But des bishop’s brother please let us in”
My methods may be crude but I get results #mantears
Same old crap from the Arrogant Turd.!
Thank you don’t understand the fascination with this person
Hope no one turns up….scumbag
a bunch of nobodies moralising about man who has more sporting ability than any of you even without the drugs. you should all organise a talk and see how many people turn up 😉
A man who tried to destroy the lives and careers of the people who tried to expose him He shouldn’t even be allowed in to the country Absolute bad man
something that everyone with power and money has done in history to protect themselves when needed. Hillary clinton on a bike. i can’t imagine there are many people in the world who would have just raised their hands and said ‘you got me’. 😉
So the fact that he lied, cheated, and ruined the careers of others in pursuit of “sport” doesn’t matter to you at all? You are what is wrong with this sport. Grow a pair and be human.
He is scum
All Armstrong needs to do now is deny the existence of God and you lot will beat him to death with spade 😉
I don’t think anyone will show up,tickets start from €175,what the hell
He just want go away will he ?
No dopers allowed
Why? He should be racing horses at the carnival with Ben Johnson and Justin Gatlin.
I think there is no shortage of more worthy speakers than Lance Armstrong –
this guy is still relevant?
Is paul kimmage going ?
Saddens me to see this. Certainly will not be supporting or purchasing from any sponsor of the event.
If a f#$k lands on my lap I might just give it. Otherwise he’s not relevant.
Moving on
They all Doped, get over it for ready fuck sake . Im sure we all did something bad in our lives, no one is perfect . You can’t get that drive and passion on EPO alone .
Meh!!! The old: “Everyone’s-doing-it-so it must-be-ok” argument, how lame….
I know , sure we can’t disqualify all of the riders .
No. He used Cortizone and Testosterone too.
King lance for Uci president
Lance who???
Bad bad bad
Prefer to spend my money on a new cassette…
whatever they say, lance is still the best. he raced at the age of doping, his contenders are doper too…you name it.
Scum