The Program Page #5

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- No wonder I'm not getting anywhere.

He's late.

Hey, man, it's his team.

He shows up when he wants to.

Say, Tony.

How many of these do you think

I could drink before he gets here?

Is that a good idea?

(orders in French)

- Dad?

- (Man) You Ok?

Yeah.

Son, riding a bike for pleasure

is against the tenets of our faith.

Yeah, I know that, Dad.

Be careful, Floyd.

Oh, yeah.

(woman) Et voila.

Et voil.

(Paul) Not bad. (Chuck/es)

Not bad at all.

Floyd. I don't mind the caffeine, but

the cream, it's gonna make you fat.

Don't f*** with my investment.

(commentator)

Armstrong's men on the frontier.

This is the blue train,

the blue guard of Lance Armstrong.

You need the team

to keep yourself competitive.

Floyd Landis setting the pace

at the front.

Basically in the Tour for one reason

and that reason is to look after

Armstrong.

Come on, Floyd,

keep the pace, protect Lance.

Bring Lance to the finishing line.

Come on.

Some really great riding today, Floyd.

Ah, no sweat, man.

I couldn't have gotten up that mountain

without you.

That's what I'm there for.

(Lance) Did great, didn't he?

He was fantastic.

- Shall I?

- Yeah, ask him.

Well, Floyd...

how would you feel about...

"another two years contract

with US Postal?"

Yes. Yes! You could have said that

at the beginning.

I thought you were going to ditch me,

man.

No way, Floyd, no way.

Yes. (Chuckles)

Yeah, it's... going pretty well.

- That's wonderful, son. Is he winning?

- Yeah, he's in yellow.

- Make sure you pray every day.

- OK, Dad, I will.

Alright, love to Mom.

I feel very disappointed and letdown.

This is as awkward for us

as it is for you.

But I've never tested positive.

We can explain.

The EPO test is not simple.

There is a protein isoform,

your level is 75%

which is high, yes,

but still it's...

No one's listening.

No one will say he's borderline.

They'll say he's a cheat.

He is single-handedly transforming

your shitty little Eurosport

into a globally significant brand.

Please, no one appreciates Lance

more than we do.

Right, in terms of what we do

with this result,

I think you should do

whatever you think is best

for the integrity of cycling.

I'll leave it to you.

(commentator) The young revelation

for me from the US Postal Service team

on the front right now Floyd Landis.

And the winner, well, I guess we know

that one, Lance Armstrong.

(commentator speaks in French)

(commentator) The first American

to win the Tour de France five times.

(Walsh) As Armstrong

celebrates his fifth Tour,

it appears that his erstwhile,

never-to-be-mentioned "non trainer",

Dr Michele Ferrari,

may finally be caught

in the net of Italian justice.

Evidence has been collected

and a case prepared.

If witnesses step forward,

who knows what might be delivered.

- Don't touch.

- It's slow.

(message alert)

What?

That guy?

Who, Simeoni?

Yeah.

It was a mistake

to testify against Ferrari.

I have the money and the power...

to destroy you.

(all) Go Floyd!

(Lance) Wanna grab dinner tonight?

Robin's in town.

- Robin?

- Yeah, Williams.

(grunts)

Want a roll?

No, thanks.

- What's up?

- I wouldn't have done that today.

Done what?

Simeoni.

Simeoni.

Simeoni's testifying against Ferrari.

That's as good as attacking us.

OK, but he's a racer.

He rides a bike, like us.

OK.

You and me, everyone here,

we're all on the program. OK'?

I know...

Yeah, I know that.

I'm not getting moralistic about it.

I just wouldn't have done that.

(chuckles)

I have never tested positive for

performance enhancing drugs.

Never. I've never tested positive

for performance enhancing drugs.

I've never tested positive

for performance enhancing drugs.

Hm?

What's that?

(chuckles)

Thank you. No, thank you.

I appreciate that. That's a...

That's an important question.

Perhaps there was a problem in the past.

But now...

they test for drugs all the time.

What we all have to do...

is fall back in love with cycling.

I have never tested positive for

performance enhancing drugs.

(reporters clam our)

Next question.

David Walsh, Sunday Times.

Mr Walsh, good to see you here.

Lance, do you feel a responsibility,

personally,

to promote a better image

for cycling?

And if so, how do you reconcile that

with your doctor/trainer being

so associated with doping?

- You're talking about Doctor Ferrari?

- I am.

Right. OK.

I'm confident in my relationship

with Doctor Ferrari.

I believe he's an honest man.

I believe he's a fair man.

I believe he's an innocent man.

You know, people are smart.

People will look at the facts and say,

"OK, here's Lance Armstrong,

here's a relationship."

Is that questionable'? Perhaps.

Will they say,

"Lance Armstrong tested positive"? No.

Because I have never tested positive

for performance enhancing drugs.

"Has Lance Armstrong been tested?"

Absolutely.

I am the most tested athlete

on the face of the planet.

"Is there now a test for EPO?"

Yes, there is.

"Will he pass every test

because he does not take EPO?"

Yes, he will.

Next question, please.

(reporters shout questions)

- How long to change this?

- About 20 minutes.

20 minutes, go for it.

OK, guys. The bar's open.

Hey, Lance, is it true they're

making a movie about you?

Yeah. Pretty cool, right?

Do you know who's gonna play you?

It was supposed to be Matt Damon.

Matt Damon?!

He's pretty sh*t-hot at running across

rooftops and stuff, but...

he's not you.

He fell out.

I think it's gonna be Jake Gyllenhaal.

- Jake Gyllenhaal?!

- Yeah.

Oh, dude, that is awesome.

Did you see that movie, Donnie Darko?

No.

At the beginning of that film,

Jake Gyllenhaal is riding a bike.

- So'?

- Well, so he'd be perfect.

Why? To play me?

Because he can ride a bike?

- What else does he have to do?

- But can he take drugs?

(laughs)

Excuse me. Are we short of some bikes?

Excuse me.

Where have all the bikes gone?

- You sold the bikes.

- (Bruyneel) No.

- You sold the bikes, Johan!

- Calm down.

- There's no need to be angry.

- There's no need to be angry?

We didn't sell your bike.

I don't see the problem.

I guess it's just a matter of time,

right?

Jesus.

Where do you think it all comes from?

What?!

Doctor Ferrari, the program.

It all needs to be paid for.

Do you think it all goes down as

expenses? That what you think?

We keep it off the books.

You sold the bikes to pay for drugs?

So Lance...

gets a limo.

Lance gets a suite.

Lance gets a private jet.

Lance gets a helicopter.

Lance...

and his f***in' cancer shield so

no one can say a f***in' word about it.

And the rest of us,

we work our asses off

to get him over the line,

to clear a f***ing path for him,

to take the win for him.

And now this.

We're a cycling team, selling our bikes,

to pay for drugs.

I didn't... I didn't sign up for this.

Look, Floyd...

if you think you'd be happier

on another team...

your contract expires

at the end of the season.

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