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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsArmstrong says he's 7-time Tour de France champ
http://www.boston.com/sports/other-sports/cycling/2012/08/30/armstrong-says-time-tour-france-champ/9O1jhd1RuG8SRV8s64uHYM/story.htmlMONTREAL (AP) Lance Armstrong introduced himself as a seven-time Tour de France champion at a cancer conference Wednesday.
My name is Lance Armstrong. I am a cancer survivor, he said to open his speech to the World Cancer Congress. I'm a father of five. And yes, I won the Tour de France seven times.
Armstrong announced last week he would no longer challenge the U.S. Anti-Doping Agencys drug charges against him. USADA threw out his competitive victories dating to 1998, which include all seven Tour wins.
Armstrong, who has maintained his innocence, focused on his experience as a cancer survivor and the work of his charitable foundation.
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Armstrong says he's 7-time Tour de France champ (Original Post)
jsr
Aug 2012
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Brother Buzz
(36,448 posts)1. Lance Armstrong has not been stripped of any titles
Yet
LibertyLover
(4,788 posts)2. He is correct -
from what I've read, the US anti-doping commission has no authority to remove the Tour de France wins from Armstrong. I just checked the official Tour web page and Lance Armstrong is still listed as having 7 yellow shirts.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)3. If Armstrong was doping, which he may well have been,
he was riding against others who were just as likely doping as much or more than he was. Meh.
taught_me_patience
(5,477 posts)4. He won those races
and beat other dopers. Every single rider in the pro peleton was doping in those TDFs. He's a liar and a scumbag, but he won those titles.