"Lance Armstrong's fall from grace"

Lance Armstrong is one of the most decorated athletes in U.S. history.

His achievements in Cycling include:
Bronze medal in Sydney, Australia in 2000
Gold medal at the World Championships in 1993
He has won five(5) Stage races, and four (4) Single day races(Not including the Tour de France)

In the mid 1990's he was diagnosed with cancer.

The entire country, as well as athletes all over the world, felt sympathetic for Armstrong, and supported him in those trying times.

He was able to not only forge a comeback, but he took the world by storm!

He won consecutive Tour de Frances from 1999-2005!

He also founded the Lance Armstrong Foundation, and held the title of Chairman as well.

Nike is one of, if not the biggest of endorsements that professional athletes could ever have in their careers, and they sponsored Armstrong thru his Tour de France victories.

I remember seeing a blinding amount of yellow "Livestrong" bracelets that helped to fund the fight against cancer via the Lance Armstrong Foundation, which became and still is a trend for support in various causes.

In June of 2012, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency(USADA) charged Armstrong for using Performance Enhancement Drugs(PEDs).

Eleven(11) of Armstrong's teammates testified against him in the case. In August of 2012, barely two months later, Armstrong received a lifetime ban from the sport of Cycling. He was also stripped of all titles, and Nike dropped their endorsement of Armstrong.

A man who was a hero to all cancer patients, and to athletes and citizens everywhere, has certainly had a rather swift fall from grace.

I have no comment about this, I feel the facts say all that needs to be said.

I suppose that he does deserve credit for being a pioneer in regards to the fight against cancer thru his founding of the foundation, and the idea of a simple rubber bracelet, that still provide money for multiple causes.

Thank you for your work to help cure cancer, fortunately there can be no real ban from that.