The Issue: Lance Armstrong’s being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles after doping allegations.
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The Anti-Doping powers that be have stripped Lance Armstrong of his Tour de France titles (“Ghost Rider Lance Is Stripped,” Oct. 23)
They should give them to the second guy — but he was doping, too. And the third and fourth guys? Doping.
Keep in mind that Armstrong never failed a drug test.
The real dopes out there are those who think there are any competitors in the Tour de France who aren’t doping.
This entire story is bull, because almost everyone in cycling was doping, and these agencies knew it.
This is like Major League Baseball saying none of its players were taking steroids in the ’90s.
If they want to go after Armstrong, they should go after the entire blood-doping sport of cycling.
Edward Drossman
Manhattan
Now that Armstrong has lost his titles and his endorsements, and could be sued by the companies who paid him, he is forever disgraced.
The only thing left is for him to run for president, like Bill Clinton.
Steve Becker
East Meadow
Shame on every single one of the 4,000 riders who participated in an Oct. 21 fundraiser hosted by Armstrong’s charity, Livestrong.
These riders — especially the ones who claim to be against Armstrong’s cheating — have given moral sanction to cheating through their actions and disgraced themselves.
Mark Kalinowski
Clifton, NJ