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"The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said today that it will impose a lifetime ban and strip Lance Armstrong, the most decorated cyclist in history, of all seven of his Tour de France titles after Armstrong announced he&amp;#x27;d no longer fight charges of illegal doping. In a statement on his website, Armstrong wrote: &amp;quot;There comes a point in every man&amp;#x27;s life when he has to say, &amp;#x27;Enough is enough.&amp;#x27; For me, that time is now. I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since 1999. Over the past three years, I have been subjected to a two-year federal criminal investigation followed by [an] unconstitutional witch hunt. The toll this has taken on my family, and my work for our foundation and on me leads me to where I am today&amp;amp;mdash;finished with this nonsense.&amp;quot; Had Armstrong been found guilty in the investigation, he would have faced a lifetime ban from all sports. &amp;quot;This is a heartbreaking example of how the win-at-all costs culture of sport, if left unchecked, will overtake fair, safe and honest competition, but for clean athletes, it is a reassuring reminder that there is hope for future generations to compete on a level playing field without the use of performance-enhancing drugs,&amp;quot; said USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart in a statement. You can read more on the story here. Do you think it&amp;#x27;s fair for Armstrong to be stripped of all his titles and banned from cycling? What&amp;#x27;s your take on this announcement? Do you agree with the decision to ban Lance from cycling and strip him of his titles? What&amp;#x27;s your take on all this, readers? Are you shocked? More Obsessed news... *Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher at the Dodgers Game *What Are These Dogs Ashamed Of? *Debra Messing Tells Us Her Favorite Will &amp;amp; Grace Episode Ever Photo: FameFlynet"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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