Armstrong says he's 7-time Tour de France champ

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http://www.boston.com/sports/other-sports/cycling/2012/08/30/armstrong-says-time-tour-france-champ/9O1jhd1RuG8SRV8s64uHYM/story.html

MONTREAL (AP) — Lance Armstrong introduced himself as a seven-time Tour de France champion at a cancer conference Wednesday.

‘‘My name is Lance Armstrong. I am a cancer survivor,’’ he said to open his speech to the World Cancer Congress. ‘‘I'm a father of five. And yes, I won the Tour de France seven times.’’

Armstrong announced last week he would no longer challenge the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s drug charges against him. USADA threw out his competitive victories dating to 1998, which include all seven Tour wins.

Armstrong, who has maintained his innocence, focused on his experience as a cancer survivor and the work of his charitable foundation.

[Brother Buzz]

1. Lance Armstrong has not been stripped of any titles

Yet

[LibertyLover]

2. He is correct -

from what I've read, the US anti-doping commission has no authority to remove the Tour de France wins from Armstrong. I just checked the official Tour web page and Lance Armstrong is still listed as having 7 yellow shirts.

[hifiguy]

3. If Armstrong was doping, which he may well have been,

he was riding against others who were just as likely doping as much or more than he was. Meh.

[taught_me_patience]

4. He won those races

and beat other dopers. Every single rider in the pro peleton was doping in those TDFs. He's a liar and a scumbag, but he won those titles.