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    Lance Armstrong was a legendary American cyclist who won the Tour de France 7 consecutive times between 1999-2005. However, he was later stripped of his titles after being banned for life from cycling for using performance-enhancing drugs. Journalists like Paul Kimmage had long suspected Armstrong of doping. In 2013, after years of denial, Armstrong admitted in a televised interview that he had used EPO, blood transfusions, testosterone and other banned substances to boost his performance throughout his career. He was stripped of his titles and Olympic medal as USADA portrayed his doping program as the most sophisticated in sports history. While Armstrong was hugely popular and cancer foundation raised millions, his doping scandal tainted his legacy

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    Lance Armstrong was a legendary American cyclist who won the Tour de France 7 consecutive times between 1999-2005. However, he was later stripped of his titles after being banned for life from cycling for using performance-enhancing drugs. Journalists like Paul Kimmage had long suspected Armstrong of doping. In 2013, after years of denial, Armstrong admitted in a televised interview that he had used EPO, blood transfusions, testosterone and other banned substances to boost his performance throughout his career. He was stripped of his titles and Olympic medal as USADA portrayed his doping program as the most sophisticated in sports history. While Armstrong was hugely popular and cancer foundation raised millions, his doping scandal tainted his legacy

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    Lance Armstrong was a legendary American cyclist who won the Tour de France 7 consecutive times between 1999-2005. However, he was later stripped of his titles after being banned for life from cycling for using performance-enhancing drugs. Journalists like Paul Kimmage had long suspected Armstrong of doping. In 2013, after years of denial, Armstrong admitted in a televised interview that he had used EPO, blood transfusions, testosterone and other banned substances to boost his performance throughout his career. He was stripped of his titles and Olympic medal as USADA portrayed his doping program as the most sophisticated in sports history. While Armstrong was hugely popular and cancer foundation raised millions, his doping scandal tainted his legacy

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    Lance Armstrong was a legendary American cyclist who won the Tour de France 7 consecutive times between 1999-2005. However, he was later stripped of his titles after being banned for life from cycling for using performance-enhancing drugs. Journalists like Paul Kimmage had long suspected Armstrong of doping. In 2013, after years of denial, Armstrong admitted in a televised interview that he had used EPO, blood transfusions, testosterone and other banned substances to boost his performance throughout his career. He was stripped of his titles and Olympic medal as USADA portrayed his doping program as the most sophisticated in sports history. While Armstrong was hugely popular and cancer foundation raised millions, his doping scandal tainted his legacy

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    ArmSTRON

    G Ambition
    – A Doping
    Scandal
    • Lance Armstrong was born on 18TH September 1971.
    • He is an American former professional road racing cyclist.
    • He is a cancer survivor and founder of
    INTRODUC LIVESTRONG FOUNDATION which works towards helping people
    fight cancer.
    TION • He is considered a legendary yet controversial cyclist of all time.
    EARLY CAREER
    • At the age of 12, he started his career as a
    swimmer.
    • In 1987-1988, Armstrong was ranked the
    number 1 Triathlete in the U-19 age group.
    • Motorola: 1992-96
    • He turned into a professional with the Motorola
    cycling team.
    • Took his first win at Tour de France.
    • In 1994, he again won the Thrift Drug Classic and
    came second in the Tour DuPont in the United
    States.
    • He won the Clásica de San Sebastián in 1995
    • He became the first American to win the La
    Flèche Wallonne and again won the Tour
    DuPont.
    The unexpected turn
    of events
    • On October 2, 1996, at the age of 25, Armstrong
    was diagnosed with stage three testicular
    cancer.
    • Armstrong's chances of survival were, he said,
    "Almost none. We told Lance initially 20 to 50%
    chance, mainly to give him hope.
    • In January 1997, Armstrong unexpectedly
    appeared at the first training camp of the
    Cofidis team at Lille, riding 100 km with his new
    teammates before returning to the United
    States.
    • In February 1997, he was declared cancer-free.
    THE
    COMEBACK
    • Armstrong's cycling comeback began in 1998.
    • During the 1998 Vuelta a España Armstrong shocked
    the cycling world by finishing in the top 5 during one
    ITT
    • He then entered and won the Tour of Luxembourg.
    • He finished 4th in both the road race and time trial at
    the World Championships.
    •  In 1999 he won the Tour de France.
    • In 2000, Ullrich and Pantani returned to challenge
    Armstrong, in which he defeated them.
    • On July 25, 1999, Armstrong became the second
    American to win the Tour de France.
    • Won again in 2001-2002.
    • In 2003 he overcame crashes and illness to claim his
    fifth consecutive Tour de France.
    •2004: Armstrong wins 6th Tour De France.

    • 2005: He consecutively won the Tour de France


    for the 7th time and then retires.

    •2009: He announces his return to cycling, saying


    he hoped to "raise awareness of the global cancer
    burden.

    •2010: Makes his first debut race at Tour Down


    Under.

    •2011: Armstrong again announces his retirement.


    The Downfall in Lance’s
    Life

    • During the 1999 France Tour he fought allegations of doping.


    • Doping rumours from his very first victory from Tour de
    France.
    • Sports Journalist Paul Kimmage got involved.
    • Kimmage referred to him as a “cancer in cycling”.
    • The spat continued and is exemplified in Kimmage’s article
    The Irish Independence.
    • Floyd Landis who was his teammate admits that he used
    drugs.
    • In 2004, Walsh and fellow reporter Pierre Ballester
    published a book L. A. Confidentiel – Les Secrets de Lance
    Armstrong.
    • In 2006 French news paper Le Monde also reported claims.
    HOW JOURNALIST HELPED EXPOSE
    LANCE

    • Footage:

    • https://youtu.be/OHAxCYTJmao

    • Lance Armstrong and Paul Kimmage Verbal


    Battle at tour of California 2009

    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZgns7CX
    eUI&pp=ygVCc3BvcnRzIGpvdXJuYWxpc3QgIGl
    udGVydmlldyB3aG8gbG9va2VkIGFmdGVyIGxh
    bmNlIGFybXN0cm9uZyBjYXNl
    Investigation
    • The first break came in 2005 when A book by cycling
    journalists Pierre Ballester and David Walsh,
    detailed circumstantial evidence of massive doping
    by Armstrong and members of his U.S. Postal Service
    Pro Cycling Team.
    • In 2006, an arbitration panel ruled that SCA had to
    pay the bonus.
    • Hamman's real goal was to force an investigation by
    sporting authorities, believing that if someone in a
    position to investigate the matter found that
    Armstrong had indeed doped, he could be stripped
    of his Tour victories – allowing SCA to get its money
    back.
    • U.S. federal prosecutors pursued allegations of
    doping by Armstrong from 2010 to 2012.
    • They met with officials from France, Belgium, Spain,
    and Italy, and requested samples from the French
    anti-doping agency.
    ADMITS DOPING

    • In 2013 Armstrong admits doping.


    • He said, This story was so perfect for so long. It's
    this myth, this perfect story, and it wasn't true.
    • I viewed this situation as one big lie that I
    repeated a lot of times, and as you said, it
    wasn't as if I just said no and I moved off it.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxkULBtpF3s&
    pp=ygUdbGFuY2UgYXJtc3Ryb25nIGFkbWl0cyBkb3
    Bpbmc%3D
    THE
    VERDICT
    • Lifetime Ban.
    • Being stripped from his 7
    consecutive Tour de
    France wins.
    • Stripped the Olympic
    medal.
    • USADA portrayed him as
    "the most sophisticated,
    professionalized, and
    successful doping program
    that sport has ever seen.“
    SUMMARY
    • Showing how athletes using PEDs have an unfair
    advantage.
    • Showing what is the POV of other athletes.
    • How is it hampering the younger generation of
    athletes.
    • Footages of Lance Armstrong Races.
    • Interviews of the sports Journalist involved.
    • Rather than focusing on what he did, focus on what
    made him do it.
    • The doping norms should be made strict.
    • Footages of fans when they heard about the
    allegation, and how did they feel.
    • Interviewing Lance Armstrong and focus on his
    personal life(childhood, family life, how he got into
    cycling, basically his entire journey)and about what
    was his take.
    • Showing interviews of competitors.
    Footages that can be used
    • Paul Kimmage Interview:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgaaZvEBpic&pp=ygUYZm9vdGFn
    ZXMgb2YgcGF1bCBraW1tYWdl
    • Journalist David Walsh suspected Armstrong from the start
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2qlVN1OIgw&pp=ygUYZm9vdGF
    nZXMgb2YgcGF1bCBraW1tYWdl
    • Lance Says he would probably cheat again
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzvZNQKowMU&t=4s&pp=ygUhb
    GFuY2UgYXJtc3Ryb25nIHBhcmVudHMgaW50ZXJ2aWV3
    THANKYOU.

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