Cycling's governing body gives Lance Armstrong life ban

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Lance takes the fall for the Cycling sport !!
I feel he did so much for this sport.


"Cycling's governing body gives Lance Armstrong life ban

Cycling’s governing body has banned Lance Armstrong from the sport for life and stripped him of his seven Tour de France titles, saying the American had “no place in cycling”.

Union Cycliste Internationale announced at a press conference in Geneva that it was endorsing the report of the US Anti-Dopiong Agency, which implicated Mr Armstrong in an organised doping ring that encouraged the use of banned substances over several years.

Pat McQuaid, president of the UCI, said this was “a landmark day for cycling”, but insisted that the sport had a future.

He talked about “the painful process of confronting its past”, adding the governing body, which is under pressure to explain why it failed to prevent doping scandal, had nothing to hide. It would hold a special meeting to discuss the USADA report and look at measures to prevent a repeat of the scandal."