INNOCENT or not, seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong’s decision to stop fighting allegations of doping is certainly bad news for athletes looking for better ways to cheat.
Armstrong faced , from the (USADA). The agency said it had persuaded several of Armstrong’s former teammates to testify against him. That testimony will no longer be heard in public.
Whenever potentially revealing testimony is aired in public, those thinking about doping gain a new resource to draw on, says , legal director at UK Anti-Doping (UKAD).
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The information that the Armstrong witnesses were prepared to reveal will still be used by USADA in its fight against drugs cheats, says Arthur.
