Armstrong Stripped of His Seven Tour De France Titles
Armstrong stripped of his seven Tour de France titles – Between 1999 and 2005 cycling fans here on the Champs Elysee got used to seeing the same man cross the finish line first. Now that Lance Armstrong’s to lose his seven Tour de France titles, many here say it’s just a shame he wasn’t caught sooner. Al Jazeera’s Nadim Baba reports from Paris. Source, credit to Aljazeera- www.aljazeera.com FAIR USE NOTICE: This video has been posted to further advance our understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, Technological, democratic, scientific, and social justice issues which constitutes a “fair use” of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 USC Section 107 for research and educational purposes. Armstrong has been criticised for his disagreements with outspoken opponents of doping such as Paul Kimmage and Christophe Bassons, the only cyclist in his team to come clean of drugs during the infamous Festina affair. Bassons wrote a number of articles for a French newspaper during the 1999 Tour de France which made references to doping in the peloton. Subsequently, Armstrong had an altercation with Bassons during the 1999 Tour de France where Bassons said Armstrong rode up alongside on the Alpe d’Huez stage to tell him “it was a mistake to speak out the way I (Bassons) do and he (Armstrong) asked why I was doing it. I told him that I’m thinking of the next generation of riders. Then he said ‘Why don’t you leave, then?'” Armstrong confirmed the …
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