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<blockquote data-quote="radarmonkey" data-source="post: 1879863" data-attributes="member: 8195"><p>Personally, I think it's B.S. They never proved he was using drugs. I wish he hadn't given up. Is it so unbelievable that some people are just extraordinary? </p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://apnews.myway.com/article/20120824/DA0RMKM01.html" target="_blank">http://apnews.myway.com/article/20120824/DA0RMKM01.html</a></p><p></p><p>AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Never one to back away from a fight, Lance Armstrong is finally giving in and the cost of quitting is steep: His seven Tour de France titles could be gone as soon as Friday.</p><p></p><p>The superstar cyclist, whose stirring victories after his comeback from cancer helped him transcend sports, chose not to pursue arbitration in the drug case brought against him by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. That was his last option in his bitter fight with USADA and his decision set the stage for the titles to be stripped and his name to be all but wiped from the record books of the sport he once ruled.</p><p></p><p>Armstrong clearly knew his legacy would be blemished by his decision. <span style="color: #FF0000">He said he has grown tired of defending himself in a seemingly never-ending fight against charges that he doped while piling up more Tour victories than anyone ever. He has consistently pointed to the hundreds of drug tests that he passed as proof of his innocence during his extraordinary run of Tour titles from 1999 to 2005.</span></p><p></p><p>USADA treated Armstrong's decision as an admission of guilt, hanging the label of drug cheat on an athlete who was a hero to thousands for overcoming life-threatening testicular cancer and for his foundation's support for cancer research. Armstrong could lose other awards, event titles and cash earnings, and the International Olympic Committee might look at the bronze medal he won in the 2000 Games.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="radarmonkey, post: 1879863, member: 8195"] Personally, I think it's B.S. They never proved he was using drugs. I wish he hadn't given up. Is it so unbelievable that some people are just extraordinary? [url]http://apnews.myway.com/article/20120824/DA0RMKM01.html[/url] AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Never one to back away from a fight, Lance Armstrong is finally giving in and the cost of quitting is steep: His seven Tour de France titles could be gone as soon as Friday. The superstar cyclist, whose stirring victories after his comeback from cancer helped him transcend sports, chose not to pursue arbitration in the drug case brought against him by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. That was his last option in his bitter fight with USADA and his decision set the stage for the titles to be stripped and his name to be all but wiped from the record books of the sport he once ruled. Armstrong clearly knew his legacy would be blemished by his decision. [COLOR="#FF0000"]He said he has grown tired of defending himself in a seemingly never-ending fight against charges that he doped while piling up more Tour victories than anyone ever. He has consistently pointed to the hundreds of drug tests that he passed as proof of his innocence during his extraordinary run of Tour titles from 1999 to 2005.[/COLOR] USADA treated Armstrong's decision as an admission of guilt, hanging the label of drug cheat on an athlete who was a hero to thousands for overcoming life-threatening testicular cancer and for his foundation's support for cancer research. Armstrong could lose other awards, event titles and cash earnings, and the International Olympic Committee might look at the bronze medal he won in the 2000 Games. [/QUOTE]
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