UCI confirms Armstrong ban, strips him of seven Tour titles

Glad to see the titles stripped and left vacant.  Nothing else would have been reasonable.

I hesitate to say "it's over," because I think it's actually likely just beginning. Nonetheless, a decision (in either direction...albeit the UCI could only pick the one they did without risking collapsing themselves) is finally a step down the road.

Not to defend Lance at all, but if what I've read is true (and it may not be who knows in this scandal anymore), the UCI is no better than Lance. On one hand you see Nike say "Lance lied to us for the last decade". Turn the page and you can find an article where Nike paid off the UCI to the tune of $500,000. It's all about the almighty dollar.

It's just a shame what this whole situation does for the Livestrong Foundation

McQuaid's statements surrounding the Armstrong ruling indicate that more decisions are coming.  He mentioned a management meeting this week to consider the options.

Wow.  I guess this opens him up to be sued by a whole lotta' people. 

The "I never failed a drug test" defense is tired, played and apparently means nothing really, when reading the evidence, and it  does not tell the whole story. All that means is that he knew how to beat the test or conceal in that as well. Nobody ever alleged the "testing" was fullproof- especially back in 90s early 2000s.  In baseball for example, it was well known, you never got tested (under the CBA) during off season. They knew what they were taking would only take a few days to be "out of system" or undetectable.  Dope for several months out of year, cut back and "pass" tests with flying colors.

What's even more crazy are the articles speculating that his doping actually CAUSED his cancer to start with. Crazy.

Livestrong will be negatively impacted. Donors already lining up wanting money back etc. Totally understandable. There are plenty of other cancer charities to donate to these days.

Lance was/is the face of the charity so I can see where your hostility is coming from. To say it was built with dirty money is crazy and I'm sure it's mostly anger. I agree there are a number of charities to give to that will benefit cancer patients and research.

Also take this information for what it's worth but Livestrong actually rates higher as a nonprofit than the American Cancer Society according to charitynavigatgor.org

FWIW I don't donate to the Livestrong Foundation. I choose to give local (The Donna Foundation)

Do you have an article citing donors lining up wanting money back? If this is true this is disgusting. Sad people thinking giving to Livestrong is giving to Lance

Also where did you read doping CAUSED his cancer?

Yes, you've said this before and it's still lame. 

Is it understandable? I'm not sure...

At some point surely the ideal is bigger than the idol.

This makes about as much sense as saying that you wouldn't give to the Christian Children's Fund because you don't like how fat Sally Struthers has gotten.

Here's just one from LA Times from today- google it- there's more.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-lance-armstrong-donors-money-back-20121022,0,3920445.story

On the "his doping caused his cancer in the first place" idea, that information is in the Sports Illustrated article from this week and summarized here:

That's disturbing IMO.

As for doping causing  his cancer. What won't people say causes cancer? I thought it was holding the remote control in his lap

I don't think there will ever be a difinitive link in his case about the drugs "causing" his cancer, but apparently these are well known side effects and risks associated with these drugs. Great article on all this in SI. I mean, this is not information coming from some crazy bloggers online, this is LA Times, SI, and many other "sources".  Now, can we all see how it's only  a matter of time before Livestrong as we know it is gone?