CYCLING | Lance Armstrong Case "Nobody wins when an athlete decides to cheat '

Relentless the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) agreed to follow the rules of the process for doping against Lance Armstrong and proceeded to suspend exciclista perpetuity to American, who also disqualified from all competitions in which he participated from 1 August 1998. This was announced in a statement released after Armstrong resigned to appear before an arbitration committee to answer charges of doping against him. The American cyclist had until midnight Thursday to respond to these allegations. The USADA said in its statement that "as a result" of Armstrong's decision to waive his defense, the Anti-Doping Agency is required to apply the rules in these cases, including the World Anti-Doping Code, which it joined the exciclista, by what is disqualified from the results achieved and is prohibited from participating in any other competition. "Nobody wins when an athlete decides to cheat with dangerous activities involving the use of drugs to improve, and athletes who are clean at all levels expect from us that we pursue the truth on your behalf to ensure that the culture of winning at all expense does not exceed the fair and honest competition, "said the CEO of USADA Travis Tygart.

'Strong evidence'

Tygart explained that every time you have "hard evidence of doping", your obligation is to "start the case through a process and follow it to its conclusion, as has been done on this occasion." The USADA evidence against Armstrong are based on the statements of "numerous witnesses" who claim to have directly observed "doping activities" of this or that exciclista say they admitted to having used "EPO, blood transfusions, testosterone and cortisone "During the period between 1998 and 2005. According to these witnesses, Armstrong had used EPO previously, testosterone and growth hormones until 1996. Witnesses also noted that Lance "doping afforded them, encouraged them to consume and administering doping products or methods, including EPO, blood transfusions, testosterone and cortisone" between 1999 and 2005, according to USADA.

'Handling of blood'

The Anti-Doping Agency also says that there is "evidence" that demonstrate the use by Armstrong of "blood manipulation including EPO or blood transfusions" in his return to cycling in 2009 at the Tour de France. The suspension in perpetuity implies that Armstrong may not participate in any activity or competition organized by the signatories of the World Anti-Doping Code, as the International Cycling Union (UCI). In addition to the suspension, the USADA exciclista disqualifies the results of any competition in which had participated since August 1, 1998, "including obtaining medals, titles, victories, completed races, points and prizes."