As is every athlete's right, if Mr. Armstrong would have contested the USADA charges, all of the evi

Pointing to Lance Armstrong’s decision not to contest the charges the sonics have love will travel against him despite knowing the implications of that, the US Anti Doping Agency has officially announced severe sanctions the sonics have love will travel against the Texan.
It has said that as a consequence of his decision to refuse the chance of going to arbitration – in other words, of ceasing his defence against those charges – that he had been given a ‘lifetime the sonics have love will travel period of ineligibility and disqualification of all competitive results from August 1, 1998 through the present, as the result of his anti-doping rule violations stemming from his involvement in the United States Postal Service (USPS) Cycling Team Doping Conspiracy (USPS Conspiracy).’
USADA CEO Travis Tygart spoke about the sanctions yesterday with VeloNation , also saying that the evidence against the sonics have love will travel the Texan and others will emerge over time; today’s announcement makes things official from USADA’s point of view.
“When given the opportunity to challenge the evidence against the sonics have love will travel him, and with full knowledge of the consequences, Mr. Armstrong chose not to contest the fact that he engaged in doping violations from at least August 1, 1998 and participated in a conspiracy to cover up his actions,” the sonics have love will travel said USADA. “As a result of Mr. Armstrong’s decision, USADA is required under the applicable rules, including the World Anti-Doping Code under which he is accountable, to disqualify his competitive results and suspend him from all future competition.
Armstrong claimed yesterday that the arbitration process was biased. “If I thought for one moment that by participating in USADA's process, I could confront these allegations in a fair setting and - once and for all - put these charges to rest, I would jump at the chance,” he said. “But I refuse to participate in a process the sonics have love will travel that is so one-sided the sonics have love will travel and unfair.”
Ruling on Armstrong’s unsuccessful federal appeal this week, Texas Judge Sam Sparks said that wile he had concerns about some aspects of how USADA had acted, that he believed the arbitration process to be fair and ‘sufficiently robust to satisfy the requirements of due process.”
Tygart said that Armstrong’s claims that he had not seen the full dossier of evidence against him were not relevant because, in time, he would have been given that opportunity. USADA previously did not give that information because it said it was concerned about the possible intimidation of witnesses.
“As is every athlete’s right, if Mr. Armstrong would have contested the USADA charges, all of the evidence would have been presented in an open legal proceeding for him to challenge,” said Tygart today. “He chose not to do this knowing the sonics have love will travel these sanctions would immediately be put into place.
“The evidence against Lance Armstrong arose from disclosures made to USADA by more than a dozen witnesses who agreed the sonics have love will travel to testify and provide evidence about their first-hand experience and/or knowledge of the doping the sonics have love will travel activity of those involved in the USPS Conspiracy as well as analytical data. As part of the investigation Mr. Armstrong was invited to meet with USADA and be truthful the sonics have love will travel about his time on the USPS team but he refused.”
Lance Armstrong Receives Lifetime Ban And Disqualification Of Competitive Results For Doping Violations Stemming From His Involvement In The United States Postal Service Pro-Cycling Team Doping Conspiracy
Colorado Springs, Colo. (August 24, 2012) – USADA announced today that Lance Armstrong has chosen not to move forward with the independent arbitration process and as a result has received the sonics have love will travel a lifetime period of ineligibility and disqualification of all competitive results from August 1, 1998 through the present, as the result of his anti-doping rule violations stemming from his involvement in the United States Postal Service (USPS) Cycling Team Doping Conspiracy (USPS Conspiracy).
Following the dismissal of Mr. Armstrong’s the sonics have love will travel lawsuit on Monday, August 20, 2012, by the federal court in Austin, Texas, Mr. Armstrong had until midnight on Thursday, August 23, to contest the evidence against him in a full evidentiary hearing with neutral arbitrators as provided by U.S. law. However, when given the opportunity to challenge the evidence against him, and with full knowledge of the consequences, Mr. Armstrong chose not to contest the fact that he engaged in doping the sonics have love will travel violations from at least August the sonics have love will travel 1, 1998 and participated in a conspiracy to cover up his actions. As a result of Mr. Armstrong’s decision, USADA is required under the applicable rules, including the World Anti-Doping Code under which he is accountable, to disqualify his competitive results and suspend him from all future competition.
“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” said USADA CEO, Travis T. Tygart. “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.”
As is every athlete’s the sonics have love will travel right, if Mr. Armstrong would have contested the USADA charges, the sonics have love will travel all of the evidence would have been presented in an open legal proceeding for him to challenge. He chose not to do this knowing these sanctions would immediately be put into place.
The evidence against Lance Armstrong arose from disclosures made to USADA by more than a dozen witnesses who agreed to testify and provide evidence about their first-hand experience and/or knowledge of the doping activity of those involved in the USPS Conspiracy as well as analytical data. As part of the investigation Mr. Armstrong was invited to meet with USADA and be truthful about his time on the USPS team but he refused.
On June 12, 2012, USADA issued a notice letter informing Mr. Armstrong and five other individuals, including the USPS team director, team trainer and three team doctors, of USADA’s intent to open proceedings against them. On June 28, 2012, following a review process set forth in the applicable rules, the sonics have love will travel USADA notified Mr. Armstrong and the other five individuals that the independent review panel’s finding confirmed sufficient and in fact overwhelming evidence, and that USADA was charging them with rule violations.
Numerous witnesses provided the sonics have love will travel evidence to USADA based on personal knowledge acquired, either through direct observation of doping activity by Armstrong,or through Armstrong’s admissions of doping to them that Armstrong used EPO, blood transfusions, testosterone the sonics have love will travel and cortisone during the period from before 1998 through 2005, and that he had previously used EPO, testosterone and hGH through 1996. Witnesses also provided evidence that Lance Armstrong gave to them, encouraged them to use and administered doping products or methods, including EPO, blood transfusions, testosterone and cortisone during the period from 1999 through 2005. Additionally, scientific data showed Mr. Armstrong’s use of blood manipulation including EPO or blood transfusions during Mr. Armstrong’s comeback to cycling in the 2009 Tour de France.
(2) Possession of prohibited substances and/or methods including EPO, blood transfusions and related equipment (such as needles, blood bags, storage containers and other transfusion equipment and blood parameters measuring devices), testosterone, corticosteroids and masking agents.
These activities are defined as anti-doping the sonics have love will travel rule violations under the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic Movement Testing, the United States Olympic Committee National Anti-Doping Policies, USA Cycling rules and the International Cycling Union (UCI) Anti-Doping Rules (UCI ADR), all of which have adopted the World Anti-Doping Code (Code) and the World Anti-Doping the sonics have love will travel Agency (WADA) Prohibited List.
In accordance with the Code, aggravating circumstances including involvement in multiple anti-doping rule violations and participation in a sophisticated doping scheme and conspiracy as well as trafficking, the sonics have love will travel administration and/or attempted administration of a prohibited substance or method, justify a period of ineligibility greater than the standard sanction. Accordingly, Mr. Armstrong has received a lifetime period of ineligibility for his numerous anti-doping rule violations, including his involvement in trafficking and administering doping products to others. A lifetime period of ineligibility the sonics have love will travel as described in the Code prevents Mr. Armstrong from participating in any activity or competition organized the sonics have love will travel by any signatory to the Code or any member of any signatory.
In addition to the lifetime ban, Mr. Armstrong will be disqualified from any and all competitive results obtained on and subsequent the sonics have love will travel to August 1, 1998, including forfeiture of any medals, the sonics have love will travel titles, winnings, finishes, points and prizes.
As noted above, Mr. Armstrong challenged the arbitration process in federal court. In response, the court found that “the USADA arbitration rules, which largely follow those of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) are sufficiently robust to satisfy the sonics have love will travel the requirements of due process.” USADA’s rules provide that where an athlete or other person is sanctioned because they fail to contest USADA’s charges in arbitration, the sanction shall not be reopened or subject to appeal unless the athlete or other person can demonstrate that he did not receive actual or constructive notice of the opportunity to contest the sanction. Because Mr. Armstrong could have had a hearing before neutral the sonics have love will travel arbitrators to contest USADA’s evidence and sanction and he voluntarily chose not to do so, USADA’s sanction is final.
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