The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced Friday it was banning
cyclist Lance Armstrong for life and stripping him of his record seven wins in
the Course De Tricheurs (Race of Cheaters) or the Tour de France, as some naïve
folks like to call it.
In a news release, USADA said Armstrong’s decision not to
take the charges against him to arbitration triggers the lifetime ban and
forfeiture of his Tour victories from 1999 to 2005.
Armstrong announced Thursday night that he'll stop fighting
the charges that he used performance-enhancing drugs. Armstrong is still
proclaiming his innocence.
In June, USADA announced it had assembled 10 former
Armstrong teammates who were willing to testify that Armstrong cheated, and it
had also found tests results that were “fully consistent” with blood doping.
Armstrong, who retired from professional cycling in February
2010, responded by suing the agency, hoping to block the case from going
forward.
On Monday, U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks threw out Armstrong’s
case but noted that USADA’s “conduct raises serious questions about whether its
real interest in charging Armstrong is to combat doping, or if it is acting
according to less noble motives.”
Nice mess.
Cheaters.
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