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[caption id="attachment_52" align="alignright" width="117"] Lance Armstrong[/caption] It's hard to believe that it has been seven years, since Lance Armstrong won his 7th consecutive and last Tour de France and we all were celebrating him, "as the most gifted athlete of all-time." It's even harder to believe that seven years later, Armstrong went from an American hero to becoming the biggest name, in a long list of athlete's, who may have used steroids during their sporting career. As you all know by now, Armstrong was officially stripped of his seven consecutive Tour de France tittles and was ban from cycling for life by the USADA, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, for lying and using steroids during his career. The punishment given to Armstrong was based on an investigation that the USADA did, that lasted for a few years, and the report from it was released recently. The report included  details and evidence, that may have concluded tha...
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