The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, USADA is moving to strip U.S. cyclist Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles. The agency has also banned Armstrong from the sport for life. A USADA statement Friday said Armstrong’s decision not to take charges against him to arbitration resulted in the penalties, meaning his Tour de France […]
Lance Armstrong Stripped of 7 Tour De France Titles
Posted August 24th, 2012 at 9:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Lance Armstrong Stripped of 7 Tour De France Titles
Posted August 24th, 2012 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. cyclist Lance Armstrong has been stripped of his seven Tour De France cycling titles by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, USADA. He has also been banned from the sport for life. A news release by USADA on Friday said Armstrong’s decision not to take charges against him to arbitration resulted in the penalties, meaning his […]
Armstrong to be Stripped of Titles, Banned from Cycling
Posted August 24th, 2012 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said late Thursday it will strip famed cyclist Lance Armstrong of his titles and ban him from competitive cycling. The USADA made its announcement after Armstrong said he would stop fighting the agency’s doping charges, following a U.S. federal court decision to dismiss his lawsuit against the agency. Armstrong won an […]
Sports Court Strips Spanish Cyclist of ‘Tour’ Title
Posted February 6th, 2012 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
An arbitration court has stripped Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador of his 2010 Tour de France title and banned him from competition for two years, after rejecting his claim that a positive test for banned drugs was caused by contaminated meat. The move by the international Court of Arbitration for Sport, announced Monday, said the suspension […]
