Lance Armstrong geeft gevecht met USADA op #3

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Six former Armstrong USPS teammates receive bans from USADA


Leipheimer, Vande Velde, Zabriskie, Danielson, Barry and Hincapie suspended

As a result of USADA's investigation into doping practices carried out by Lance Armstrong and the US Postal team, several of the American's former teammates have been suspended by the anti-doping agency.

In their investigation, which found Armstrong guilty of several doping related charges, 11 former teammates testified under oath. Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles as a result of the investigation, and chose not fight the charged levelled at him. Six active riders have been suspended.

Frankie Andreu, Michael Barry, Tom Danielson, Tyler Hamilton, George Hincapie, Floyd Landis, Levi Leipheimer, Stephen Swart, Christian Vande Velde, Jonathan Vaughters and David Zabriskie were part of a 26-strong group that gave written testimonies.

According to USADA the evidence gathered includes: "direct documentary evidence including financial payments, emails, scientific data and laboratory test results that further prove the use, possession and distribution of performance enhancing drugs by Lance Armstrong and confirm the disappointing truth about the deceptive activities of the USPS Team, a team that received tens of millions of American taxpayer dollars in funding."

The six active former teammates, Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-QuickStep), Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Sharp), David Zabriskie (Garmin-Sharp), Tom Danielson (Garmin-Sharp), Michael Barry (Sky) and George Hincapie (BMC) have subsequently been suspended. All actively race but ended their seasons in September. Any ban may be backdated meaning if a suspension of six months is ratified then each rider could return to racing by the time of Paris-Nice, next Spring.

Both Hincapie and Barry announced they would retire this season.

"The riders who participated in the USPS Team doping conspiracy and truthfully assisted have been courageous in making the choice to stop perpetuating the sporting fraud, and they have suffered greatly," USADA said in a written statement.

"In addition to the public revelations, the active riders have been suspended and disqualified appropriately in line with the rules. In some part, it would have been easier for them if it all would just go away; however, they love the sport, and they want to help young athletes have hope that they are not put in the position they were -- to face the reality that in order to climb to the heights of their sport they had to sink to the depths of dangerous cheating."

"I have personally talked with and heard these athletes' stories and firmly believe that, collectively, these athletes, if forgiven and embraced, have a chance to leave a legacy far greater for the good of the sport than anything they ever did on a bike. Lance Armstrong was given the same opportunity to come forward and be part of the solution. He rejected it."

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Op woensdag 10 oktober 2012 20:18 schreef Mani89 het volgende:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/109619079/Reasoned-Decision

Tijd om te lezen

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Later, at the World Championships at Valkenberg in the Netherlands the U.S.riders arrived at their tent near the start of the race to find that Armstrong had asked his wifeKristin to wrap cortisone tablets in tin foil for him and his teammates. Kristin obligedArmstrong’s request by wrapping the pills and handing them to the riders.

One of the ridersremarked, “Lance’s wife is rolling joints

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Op woensdag 10 oktober 2012 20:24 schreef NaturalScience het volgende:
Hier een overzicht van wie nu de afgelopen 10 tours hebben gewonnen. (Mochten er niet nog meer beschuldigingen bij komen)

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Ieder poppetje dat een witte achtergrond heeft (BEHALVE Armstrong) is dat jaar niet uitgesloten van deelname voor de titel.

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Op woensdag 10 oktober 2012 20:29 schreef Pino112 het volgende:

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Heb je jaren gedacht dat je 20e oid was geeindigd, is dat nu dik top-10 .