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Lance Armstrong part of cycling's 'most successful doping program,' USADA says
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency says it will release Wednesday more than 1,000 pages of evidence detailing the involvement of cyclist Lance Armstrong in what the agency calls "the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen."
Armstrong, who won an unprecedented seven Tour de France titles, announced in August that he would no longer fight doping charges that the USADA brought against him earlier in the year. The famed cyclist's decision prompted the USADA to ban the 40-year-old athlete from competition and strip him of his wins dating to 1998, though there were questions of whether the organization had the authority to take such action.
The USADA filed doping charges against Armstrong in June. Armstrong retired from professional cycling in February 2011, though he continued to compete in triathlon events.
The USADA, a quasi-government agency recognized as the official anti-doping agency for Olympic, Pan American and Paralympic sports in the United States, accused Armstrong of using, possessing, trafficking and giving to others performance-enhancing drugs, as well as covering up doping violations.
Armstrong's attorney blasted the accusations as "wrong" and "baseless," much like Armstrong has vehemently denied other such claims in the past.
Armstrong, when he announced in August that he wouldn't fight the charges, said there was "zero physical evidence" to support the USADA's claims, and that he was "finished with this nonsense" of fighting charges after fighting against such allegations for years.
"The only physical evidence there is the hundreds of controls I have passed with flying colors," Armstrong said in August. "I made myself available around the clock and around the world. In-competition. Out of competition. Blood. Urine. Whatever they asked for I provided. What is the point of all this testing if, in the end, USADA will not stand by it?"
On Wednesday, Armstrong's teammate George Hincape admitted he used banned substances.
"It is extremely difficult today to acknowledge that during a part of my career I used banned substances," Hincape said in a statement. "Early in my professional career, it became clear to me that, given the widespread use of performance enhancing drugs by cyclists at the top of the profession, it was not possible to compete at the highest level without them. I deeply regret that choice and sincerely apologize to my family, teammates and fans."
August 26, 2012: Armstrong: 'I'm more at ease now than I have been in 10 years'
August 24, 2012: Armstrong's statement about ending fight against charges
August 24, 2012: Armstrong's cancer foundation still strong
Does this accusation by the The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency change your feelings about Armstrong? Share your reaction in the comments below.
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There doesn't seem to be anything quite as depressing as seeing my heros fallen from grace. I don't hate lance but I find it such a pitty
Lance didn't do it. Why? Because he never popped on a test. History is full of athletes who overcame serious issues and when they came back to their sport they owned it better than ever. What a waste of tax dollars
So, they strip Lance of his wins. Does second place now become first? Will that presumptive winner be subject to the same scrutiny as Armstrong?
We as a society have been sold on the idea that winning is everything. Sayings like "second place is just the first one to loose", or show me a good looser, and I'll show you a looser" and my favorite, "It's not against the law if you don't get caught." abound.
As a country, we've had to sacrifice much to be winners. Integrity, transparency, trust, reputation, cooperation and respect. Lance is more of an icon of American Ideals than most of us would like to admit.
Performance drugs really do help. It's insane. I've taken a few performance pre-workout mixes and... WOW. It was so chaotic that it started to scare me. It can't be healthy. I stopped taking them.
Cheater
USA! We're Number Cheat!
And USADA still can't come up with a single, positive, test for a banned substance *yawn* FAIL!
Gov legally dopes its military but athletes must not do so without gov permission?
Really?
As someone that was in the Marine Corps, I wasn't "doped" unless you're talking about various vaccinations for things like Small Pox.
Lance saved my son's life by publicly sharing his experience with testicular cancer and stressing the importance of self-examination. I've proudly worn the LiveStrong bracelet for the last 10 years and will continue to so. Nothing the USADA says will change how I feel about Lance, his accomplishments, and the very important work he continues to do with regards to cancer.
So he survived cancer and talked about it. It doesn't cancel out his cheating. He cheated on his wife too. And "Lance Armstrong" isn't even his real name. He's an arrogant ego-maniac.
I survived melanoma. And I stated cycling 10 years ago because of Lance. I started after his second win. So it's disappointing to know he cheated. But it doesn't really matter. I'm healthier as a result of cycling. Even if his accomplishments were tainted, my health is real.
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency says it will release Wednesday more than 1,000 pages of evidence detailing the involvement of cyclist Lance Armstrong in what the agency calls "the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen."
HA HA HA HA HA.... What are you going to do JAIL HIM or SHOOT HIM TO DEATH?
HA HA HA HA HA..... What are you going to do and tell the America doping program is bad?
So what. Athletes take it. They never get caught. They just go to congress hearing and go home.
Very sad news of the day.
Who cares??? Our world is teetering on financial ruin, and WW3 and an election that will change the course of our country for good, and we're worrying about how fast some d00d can ride a bike? Again I ask, who cares?
Couldn't agree more! Who cares!!!
I care for one, can't stand cheaters and liars.
Believe it or not, not every news story is about the economy or something of that magnitude....sometimes smaller bits like this make the news....it was obviously enough of a headline to get your attention.....not only did you read it but you then commented on it....
Because some people might appreciate reading a story that is not about financial ruin, WW3 or the upcoming election.
There are many problems in the world that affect different people. Something doesn't have to rise to the scale of the things you mentioned in order to be important. Doping in sports is very much a big issue to the millions of athletes and serious spectators around the world, commercial interests, health problems it causes, professional organizations, etc.
Nobody cares about Armstorng being a cheat. Seem like everyone in that sport is a cheat he was just following the path of all the rest. Funny though they got caught with in a short period of time funny how the teamates and all the other cheaters came forward like they all know. But WHO CARES America is to the point that a Movie Producers is calling Lincoln a good Democrat just so they can put a President in who'll spend another 15 trillino in 4 years. Liars all of them the media Hollywood and the Obama Adminstration. HOPE & CHANGE. I hope you get to the door with some change.
I ran a stop light 15 years ago and a friend saw me. He is now a policeman and wants to give me a ticket and revoke my license. That's how stupid I think this whole thing is. No proof and the only evidence they have is that he passed all his drug tests. REO Speedwagon moment. I herd it from a friend who herd it from a friend...
Where is the evidence like the article claims?
These isn't any evidence.
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What's of most interest to me is how the media has handled Lance Armstrong versus how it handled Barry Bonds. Whereas Bonds was villified for allegedly taking steroids, Armstrong has been lionized for allegedly doping. The media and the public have given Armstrong a pass, ostensibly because he's a cancer survivor. Bonds didn't get that kind of pass, ostensibly because he did not have a very good relationship with the media to begin with.
I think they both cheated, to be brutally honest. But my question is, why do we hold Lance Armstrong in such high regard for dong it and why did Barry Bonds get so much grief?
because barry bond did not kiss the media butts. and spoke his mind.
Barry Bonds was convicted on April 13, 2011 on the obstruction of justice charge, for lying to the grand jury during the government's investigation of BALCO.
What was Lance Armstrong convicted of again?
Because most in baseball don't cheat, most in cycling do cheat.
The Differance is Lance Armstrong has had thousands of test and has not failed any. Everyone says we think he did it but there is only proof that he did not do it. What more can this man do to prove his innocence?
Yes Quasi-government had wasted our tax dollars... Vote Romney in order to get rid of these quasi-government and un-needed governments to save us billion dollars.
...and siphon all of it, as well as ten times that amount, to the already bloated military budget.
WHO CARES
he's a hero and a champion regardless of whether he put something in his blood.