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Armstrong to Be Stripped of Tour Titles, Banned
- zerostar07 14y agoHow long has it been that sports are a race to be just ahead of banned substances? Should we even care about sports anymore?
- trhtrsh 14y agoExtreme performance is interesting. Should we even care about banned substances anymore?
- zerostar07 14y agoIn what way is it interesting? Wouldn't we rather test substances on mice?
- k3n 14y agoActually an all-drug Olympics would be interesting! http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/update-all-drug-olympics/1198068 http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/update-all-drug...
- k3n 14y agoI quit caring about sports 15 years ago; unless it's something that you also participate in (and thus retaining a modicum of relevance), then the whole concept of being a fan is quite ridiculous. "My team/player is better than yours!" Who cares...
- gexla 14y agoThis is misleading and confusing. Armstrong mentioned in his statement that (among other reasons) he quit fighting this because he believed the USADA doesn't have the authority to strip his titles. Here is a snippet I picked up. "The agency can impose a lifetime ban and recommend Armstrong be stripped of his titles. That would put the question in the hands of the International Cycling Union, which has disputed USADA’s authority to pursue the investigation and Tour de France officials, who have had a prickly relationship with Armstrong over the years." So, I believe that it's not a given that Armstrong will lose his titles, but there's probably a much greater chance for that to happen than if the USADA had not been able to make this recommendation.