Lance Armstrong- Cheater... Misunderstood?

Sports figures are put on a pedestal above all others. Little kids dream to be the next Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky or Brett Favre. For a cyclist, there was nobody higher then Lance Armstrong. The world knew him as the man who beat cancer, won a record 7 Tour de France yellow jackets and simply put, a bright shining light in the dark world of cancer. But now, 14 years after his first yellow jacket victory, he is known to the world as a cheater and a con-man.

                After the USADA banned Armstrong for life in any competition that was under the WADA, they stripped him of his 7 yellow jackets. Armstrong later admitted to Oprah Winfrey on a television interview that he had used PEDs in the past, but, that he only used them for his 1999 title, not any of his other 6, which were from 2000-2005. Nike and all other sponsor had cut ties with Armstrong by 2013 and he stepped down from his cancer research company “Livestrong”.

                I honestly feel bad for Armstrong, he was doing very well at a very young age for cycling and then he had to battle cancer. He fought it and came back. The pressure he faced, forcing him to take the PEDs and continue how well he was doing. He only tested positive once, but they stripped all of his titles, which would seem very unfair, as there is only proof for the USADA to strip the 1999 title. And just pointing out, I don’t see how the United States of America’s doping agency had authority on France…