After years of facing accusations for supposed steroid use, seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to block the United States Anti-Doping Agency from punishing him for the violations they have charged him with. The suit, however, was quickly dismissed by a district court, and the judge in the case even took the time to chastise Armstrong. Although unsuccessful in his attempt to get the feds off his back, Armstrong's case helps highlight the "anti-doping" hypocrisy and why the U.S. government has no business policing professional sports.
In winning an unprecedented, and no doubt unrepeatable, seven grueling Tour de Frances in a row after beating cancer, Armstrong soon began to be the recipient of massive media attention, praise, and eventually suspicion over such a feat. After fellow American bicyclist Floyd Landis admitted to using steroids, his teammate Armstrong was soon the most high-profile target in a crusade against doping and "performance enhancing drugs."
The U.S. was exceptionally relentless in pursuing Armstrong, committing multiple felonies in the process (including leaking classified grand jury material) in order to damage Armstrong's reputation and garner public support for their case against him. Full story...
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In winning an unprecedented, and no doubt unrepeatable, seven grueling Tour de Frances in a row after beating cancer, Armstrong soon began to be the recipient of massive media attention, praise, and eventually suspicion over such a feat. After fellow American bicyclist Floyd Landis admitted to using steroids, his teammate Armstrong was soon the most high-profile target in a crusade against doping and "performance enhancing drugs."
The U.S. was exceptionally relentless in pursuing Armstrong, committing multiple felonies in the process (including leaking classified grand jury material) in order to damage Armstrong's reputation and garner public support for their case against him. Full story...
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