The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has announced the formal disqualification of cyclist Lance Armstrong's seven Tour de France victories, also slapping him with a lifetime competition ban.
“Nobody wins when an athlete decides to cheat with dangerous performance-enhancing drugs, but clean athletes at every level expect those of us here on their behalf, to pursue the truth to ensure the win-at-all-cost culture does not permanently overtake fair, honest competition,” USADA Chief Executive Travis Tygart said in the statement. “Any time we have overwhelming proof of doping, our mandate is to initiate the case through the process and see it to conclusion, as was done in this case.”
