After Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France victories due to doping, cycling officials faced a difficult question: who should replace him as champion?
The problem was that many of the riders who finished behind Armstrong between 1999 and 2005 had also been linked to doping scandals, investigations, or failed tests during the same era. The sport was so deeply affected that officials concluded reassigning the titles could simply reward another competitor who had also cheated.
As a result, the Tour de France officially left those years without winners. One of the most prestigious achievements in sports history became a blank space—reflecting just how widespread performance-enhancing drugs had become in professional cycling at the time.
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When Floyd Landis was caught, he turned on Lance. I’m not a cyclist but I mentioned this to my in-laws who are obsessed with cycling. They were offended that I mentioned it. “Lance Armstrong is the most heavily tested athlete in the world!” Lance’s own admission just months later vindicated me. 😅
To be fair. They were all so doped up that they might as well reinstste al the victories. In that sense it was a level playing field anyway
If everyone among the too was doping, then hes the best among them still.
They're still doping, people……
The GOAT.