LOS ANGELES TIMES
Lance Armstrong continues to introduce himself as a seven-time Tour de France champion despite being stripped of his titles by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. Other sports cheaters have been ostracized, so why not Armstrong?
Lance Armstrong speaks to delegates at
the World Cancer Congress in Montreal. (Graham Hughes / Associated Press /
August 29, 2012)
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A week after Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de
France titles by a drug agency with an Alps' worth of evidence against him,
Armstrong lined his first public appearance with more deceit.
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Speaking in front of the World
Cancer Congress in Montreal on Wednesday, Armstrong introduced himself
thusly:
"My name is Lance Armstrong. I am a cancer survivor. I'm a father of five. And, yes, I won the Tour de France seven times."
The first part of his introduction is an honorable legacy. The last part is a lie. The real sadness here is that Armstrong no longer seems to understand the difference. And, frankly, you have to wonder if America does, either.
"My name is Lance Armstrong. I am a cancer survivor. I'm a father of five. And, yes, I won the Tour de France seven times."
The first part of his introduction is an honorable legacy. The last part is a lie. The real sadness here is that Armstrong no longer seems to understand the difference. And, frankly, you have to wonder if America does, either.