USADA strips Lance Armstrong of his Tour de France titles

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/usada-strip-lance-armstrong-7-tour-titles-031949504--spt.html

Why is the USADA already involved and going after someone who is retired?

sorry iv not read the article as not loading on my PC
i heard something on this a few months back and they way i took it some selfish people had done there checks and resurced at what racing meet he was not tested at and now they are saying at these times they suspect he was using enhansments .
and they were saying he may get stripped of titles as there bwould be reasonable doubt
if this is the case some people really need to get a life

Heard about this on the news earlier. Apparently there is a witness to him taking drugs/something illegal ???

Cannot really see how they can strip him of the titles he won, unless the witness says yes he took this drug just before the race. Do they have evidence, I dont know.

They were drug tested before the races. I think it's wrong since he has since retired and the Tour de France is an international event so the US anti doping association shouldn't have anything to do with it at all. It's simply a power play by a sad man.

kathytake2 wrote:Heard about this on the news earlier. Apparently there is a witness to him taking drugs/something illegal ???

Cannot really see how they can strip him of the titles he won, unless the witness says yes he took this drug just before the race. Do they have evidence, I dont know.

i think there going the reasonable doubt route no proof but also no proof he didnt take them?????

There were plenty of tests done and he never came up positive.

jstaff wrote:There were plenty of tests done and he never came up positive.

yes thats the bit i disagree with they must have resurced which meets he was not tested at and stated there the ones he was cheating at???
basic there word against his

Could be but without proof why subject someone to the process. He's been having to pay lawyers for over a decade to defend against an accusation from an agencey that has no business getting involved in the first place.

It does all sound just wrong, leave the guy alone I say.

Is their a more tarnished sport when it comes to drug cheats than professional cycling?

It's disappointing news when you hear a champion like Armstrong is found out to be a drug cheat, but I wasn't surprised. This sorta things keeps popping in cycling, it's a shame.