Lance Armstrong Doping Scandal is race related

I absolutely agree with Spittin Taint Paint. This Lance Armstrong doping scandal y race related!

I feel like this whole Lance Armstrong doping scandal thing is completely race related

— Spittin Taint Paint (@WeissBrandon) February 8, 2013

 

Funny Tweet of the day Lance Armstrong 7 Tour de France Wins

RT if you have as many Tour de France wins as Lance Armstrong.

— SC Not Top Ten (@SCNotTopTen) February 7, 2013

Lance Armstrong is Officially Off Tour de France Winners History

Finally, Lance Armstrong has been officially disqualified from his 7 Tour de France winning and he has to turn over his titles and medals. We all know the story, the drama surrounding this cyclist that was so much admired by me and millions of others.  It it is frankly pathetic what has been going on for so long. The deceit, the lies and cover ups, not only by Armstrong but by many agencies and departments, some private, some governmental.

I admit it, and I declare myself guilty. Guilty of admiration, guilty of following a cheater, a greedy professional cyclist who only cared about money and fame. Good riddance, Lance.

“When he will be notified Mr Armstrong will have 21 days to launch an appeal. It is only after that period that the IOC can legally take action.”

Lance Armstrong has officially lost his seven Tour de France titles and all of his other results after July 1998. The UCI informed him that the disqualifications were now in force, and he has three weeks to appeal that decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

“Lance Armstrong’s lawyer was notified on 6th December that all his results since 1st August 1998 were nullified. He has 21 days to appeal,” UCI spokesman Enrico Carpani told the Reuters news agency.

 

LIVESTRONG drops Cycling Legend Lance Armstrong

It is difficult to admit it for me, but it is true: Lance Armstrong was a cycling hero who inspired me so much, and now he has fallen, fallen so hard that I actually feel sad; and I better recognize that he, in some way, has left a wound in my cycling heart.
I might sound a bit dramatic, but that is how I feel, that is truly how I feel.

LIVESTRONG, the cancer-fighting charity continues to distance itself from Lance Armstrong.
The Lance Armstrong Foundation, the organization founded by the now embattled cyclist in 1997, has quietly dropped him from its name and will now be officially known as the Livestrong Foundation.

Foundation spokeswoman Katherine McLane said the name change for the Austin-based charity was approved by the Texas Secretary of State’s office on Oct. 30.
The move represents yet another step by the organization to separate itself from its founder, who has been accused in a scathing report by the United States Anti-Doping Agency of running the most sophisticated doping scheme in sports history. Armstrong resigned from the organization’s board of directors last week and stepped down as the chairman of the board on Oct. 17.

Livestrong drops Lance Armstrong

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• Lance Armstrong Not Linked to LIVESTRONG Foundation anymore (livingstrongandhappy.blogspot.com)
• Lance Armstrong’s name dropped from title of charity he founded (telegraph.co.uk)
• The Charity Founded By Lance Armstrong Has Formally Dropped His Name (businessinsider.com)
• Livestrong Ditches Armstrong’s Name (newser.com)
• Lance Armstrong cuts ties with Livestrong charity (cbc.ca)

Lance Armstrong Banned From Racing Ironman and Thriatlon Events

Lance Armstrong is in big trouble again with doping charges over him threatening to take his 7 Tour de France titles away from him. But this time -doping charges are more serious because the USADA accuses him of promoting the use of many drugs that should only be used by doctors for patients in medical need of them, like steroids (many kinds), blood booster EPO, blood transfusions, human growth hormone (HGH) and others.

I have been an admirer of Lance’s for long time, and I don´t want to bashing either, but these “rumors” have been around for too long already, about 16 to 17 years and now I really wonder how much involvement Mr. Armstrong has in these charges. The worst thing of all is the promoting the use of drugs accusation. He knows the truth, the real truth.

I know that Lance has never tested positive, so the laboratory reports say, but we know that when millions of Euros or US dollars are involved in a cover up, everything negative could be easily erased in some corrupt companies and agencies. But who knows, really who cares by now, not me, certainly,  not anymore, and this is it for me:  no more Lance Armstrong. There are other cyclists that deserve our attention and praise to be wasting it on Lance.

Many people could be sadly affected if the LIVESTRONG Foundation gets hurt financially, but there are many others in the US and around the world that could and can continue the great work of supporting cancer research, I am sure of that.

The World Triathlon Corporation’s board of directors decided to keep a rule that prevents seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong from competing in Ironman events, ESPN.com reported Saturday.

The rule states that athletes “under investigation” for alleged doping offenses cannot participate in WTC-sanctioned triathlons.

Therefore, Armstrong will not be allowed to compete at a June 24 Ironman event in France. It may also prevent him from qualifying for the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii this fall.

The ban came Wednesday after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency told Armstrong that it intends to file charges against him that could result in him losing his Tour de France titles. The charges are not based on positive drug tests, but witness testimony and other evidence going back to the mid-1990s.

“There were 815 athletes who agreed to the rule that is currently standing, and there’s no ambiguity about it,” WTC CEO Andrew Messick told ESPN.com Saturday. “Even if it has unintended consequences, (rescinding) it isn’t the right thing to do for the integrity of the sport.”

Some competitors do not like the rule. Among them is four-time Ironman event winner Jordan Rapp, who wrote in an e-mail to ESPN.com that he disagrees with it.

Lance Armstrong Banned