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Lance Armstrong (pic courtesy Photosport International)Lance Armstrong stripped of Legion d'Honneur, plus date set for sworn testimony
Lance Armstrong has been formally stripped of France’s highest civilian award, the Legion d’Honneur. The news comes in a week in which it has also been confirmed that he will have to testify under oath about his doping next month.
The disgraced cyclist was made a Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur in 2005, the year of his seventh and last Tour de France victory. He was stripped of those titles and banned from sport for life in 2012 following an investigation into doping by the United States Anti-Doping Agency.
Last year, an aide to the grand chancellor of the order, founded by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802, confirmed that an investigation would be opened to examine whether or not to take the Legion d’Honneur away from Armstrong following his confession to doping.
According to the Associated Press, a spokeswoman for the Legion d’Honneur confirmed that he has now been stripped of the award, although she was unable to confirm when the decision was made.
Although foreigners are not admitted to the order, they can be awarded its insignia, with Chevalier – Knight – being the most junior rank. Eddy Merckx was made a Commandeur of the Legion d’Honneur, the most senior of the three ranks, in 2011.
Meanwhile USA Today reported this week that the arbitration panel hearing the SCA Promotions case, in which the insurer is seeking $12 million related to bonuses it paid Armstrong for his Tour de France victories in 2002, 2003 and 2004, has ordered Armstrong to give videotaped testimony under oath on June 12.
Armstrong is continuing to try and block that happening, saying that a 2006 settlement with the insurer, which had originally withheld the bonuses as allegations of doping began to surface, is legally binding, and has reportedly appealed to the Texas Supreme Court to rule in his favour.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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That kind of goes against your original point of "Who", no?
Sorry Farrell that was uncalled for.
Lance is certainly one of the most recognised ex sportsmen on the planet, sadly now more famous for being the worst cheat in the history of all humanity, and an all round scumbag than for actually winning anything, and rightly vilified by all right minded people.
Anyone who still defends him should be sympathised with, not mocked, no matter how hard that is to do
I have thicker skin than to be offended by some internutters attempts at humour.
He's not, the vast majority of people remember him as a Tour de France winner. You're average person on the street won't have a clue who Emma O'Reilly or Betsy Andreu even are let alone what happened with them.
As much as you dislike it, the truth is that he is, and will be, remembered as a champion bike rider.
I have the same approach with stupid people, hence my replies. I'll even help you out a little bit by asking the very leading question of "Where have I defended Lance Armstrong"?
I find people who scream hysterical nonsense about Lance Armstrong equally as bad as his unquestioning fan boys. Unless of course you scream equally as hysterically about every single other cyclist in history who doped, then I just wonder why you still have an interest in cycling at all.
Farrell, how does his knob taste?
I've no idea, why are you so interested in what his genitals taste like?
Your Momma
Who?
Lance Armstrong - Probably one of the worlds most recognisable sportspeople and definitely the most famous cyclist on the planet.
Was
Now universally recognised as just some d***head loser
Not really, no matter how many times you repeat it.
Fixed that for you :.)
A very strange echo indeed.
Some d***head loser
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