Lance Armstrong (Photo: lancearmstrong.com)
While some French cycling professionals welcomed the US Anti-Doping Agency’s announcement that Lance Armstrong could be stripped of his Tour de France titles and banned from the sport, others feel that this is a sad day for cycling and a let down for Armstrong’s fans.
Doping allegations have long dogged Lance Armstrong in France and Fabrice Jouhaud, managing editor for L’Equipe, France’s largest daily sports newspaper-says the news has not surprised anyone there.
He tells anchor Marco Werman his paper published its first doping report on Armstrong almost seven years to this day.
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