7-Time Tour de France Winner Stripped of His Titles - Fair or Not?
Do you agree with the USADA's decision to strip seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong of his titles and institute a lifetime ban on future competitions?
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has fought years of accusations of doping, but he has finally given up the fight. According to Reuters, on Friday the United States Anti-Doping Agency handed down a lifetime ban on Armstrong and stripped him of all his wins. Although the USADA has ruled, should the International Cycling Union challenge the ruling it is up to a Court of Arbitration for Sports in Lausanne, Switzerland, to make the final decision. Fellow competitors have leveled accusations of doping at Armstrong over the years, however he has never tested positive. Still, he said he was tired of fighting the accusations and was moving on, leaving it in the hands of the USADA. His decision to give up the fight prompted Friday's…
Bill Berndt
12:43 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012
The man has never proven positive for drugs in all his testing. I think the USADA is trying to make a statement of "If we can't get you one way, we will get you another!" Relying on hear say from team mates[?] because they have been cought is no way to run a testing facility. Presure from the French is another thing.....Sore loosers, the whole country is MY opinion. more ›