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Lance Armstrong Stripped of Titles

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http://www.usatoday.com/sports/cycling/story/2012-08-23/Armstrong-doping-charges/57258616/1

C/N:  Lance Armstrong has decided not to contest doping charges brought against him by the USADA, and will therefore be stripped of his Tour de France wins and his Olympic medal.

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This saddens me to a point that's probably irrational.  I know Lance isn't exactly the most upstanding citizen in the world, but I've always held in my mind as the paramount example of athleticism and evidence of just how incredible the human body can be.  In the past, when I've heard doping accusations thrown his way, I've kind of dealt with them by stuffing my fingers into my ears and humming loudly until they went away. This, on the other hand, is hard to ignore, and there's no good way to look at it.

Either he was using illegal performance-enhancing drugs all along (awful) or he's being punished unfairly (also awful).  On one hand, I feel like it's unlikely that he would just give up the fight if he were innocent (doesn't he feel any kind of responsiblity to his fans?) but on the other hand, I can see how the constant accusations would wear a person out.  I don't know.  I have a weird knot in my stomach over this and I kind of feel like I could cry.
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    MidniteRaeMidniteRae member
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    This makes me sad. I don't know if he actually did drugs or not, but he was probably tired of fighting the accusations since nobody seemed to believe him in the first place. He probably just gave up and figured it wasnt worth it. 
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    Elle1036Elle1036 member
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    That's exactly what he claims, Rae:  that "enough is enough" and it's not worth it to keep fighting.

    I hope that's the honest truth, but something in my gut finds it hard to believe.  I guess we'll never know.
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    MidniteRaeMidniteRae member
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    I hope it is the truth as well, but I don't think we will ever know. Anyways, how have you been Elle?
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    Elle1036Elle1036 member
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    I can't really complain.  Life is good.  How about you?
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    MidniteRaeMidniteRae member
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    I've been okay. I have been working a lot. My manager's wife had the baby, so I have been getting a lot of hours recently. I have also been helping out at another location. The district manager ended up putting in acting manager pay for me when I was working at my store for last week  when my manager was out. The other week I had 42 1/2 hours. 
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    This makes me sad.  He was just returning to cycling when my dad was diagnosed with cancer.  His success at beating cancer and returning to racing offered me a lot of hope. 

    I just want to pretend I didn't hear about this.
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    Smooch711Smooch711 member
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    In years past when the accusations would pop up, I'd also pretend I didn't hear. I never wanted to think that Lance was capable of that. . . He was Lance!

    This morning when I saw the headlines, I even tried not to look at it. I'm sad too. :(

    I now feel like every.single.athlete. cheats at some point. And I'm tired of it.
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    It is upsetting to me to. I really find it hard to believe that you wouldn't fight it if the accusations were false. Who would be ok with being stripped of all their accomplishments? A gold medal and Tour de France titles are not minor.

    All that aside though, I think what I'm really upset about is the fact that he was such a role model. People around the globe looked up to Lance. He was a symbol of what dedication and perseverance and hard work could achieve. To know that there is a strong possibility he was "cheating" all along...that just tarnishes everything for me. 
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_lance-armstrong-stripped-of-titles?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:4b9f071a-b358-4bf1-9573-749fe4ae29d3Post:e07415df-9720-4647-933c-685caae300fc">Re: Lance Armstrong Stripped of Titles</a>:
    [QUOTE]It is upsetting to me to. I really find it hard to believe that you wouldn't fight it if the accusations were false. Who would be ok with being stripped of all their accomplishments? A gold medal and Tour de France titles are not minor. All that aside though, I think what I'm really upset about is the fact that he was such a role model. <strong>People around the globe looked up to Lance. He was a symbol of what dedication and perseverance and hard work could achieve</strong>. To know that there is a strong possibility he was "cheating" all along...that just tarnishes everything for me. 
    Posted by allusive007[/QUOTE]
    <p class="MsoNormal">I agree.

    I am very sad and disappointed.  I liked Lance; I used to watch Tour de France just for him.  I don't think it is fair to strip him of all his titles unless they can prove that he cheated on every single one, but I don't think they can.  :(</p>
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    Elle1036Elle1036 member
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    Update:

    So, apparently, the USADA doesn't necessarily have the power to strip TDF titles.  That's the UCI's jurisdiction.  So...  there's more legal crap to sort through, still.


    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/24/uci-usada-lance-armstrong-doping-tour-de-france_n_1827217.html
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    This whole thing blew my mind. I had this very squeaky clean image of him and it's really disappointing to tihnk that he might have been using performance enhancing drugs. I hope it's not true - but he's not fighting the accusations a whole lot. =/
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