Lance Armstrong was no stranger to the Tour de France‚ being a seven time winner of this distinguished international cycling competition. Although on the 17th and 18th of January after two interviews with Lance were telecast around the world‚ it became apparent that he was also no stranger to taking performance enhancing substances. In the second interview Lance did not say that he thought his lifetime suspension from all competition was ‘unfair’ although he did mention that he thought his penalties
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10/7/12 Blood Doping Blood doping is the altering of the number of RBC’s (red blood cells) to increase the flow of oxygen by a series of techniques. Mostly used by athletes. The most common way is taking out about two pints of the athlete’s blood a few weeks before the competition they are competing in. The blood is frozen until a couple days before it is needed‚ thawed out‚ and then injected back into the athlete. This method is known as autologous doping (transfusion of blood from same person)
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Block 4 13 December 2014 Blood Doping Blood Doping is a very controversial topic throughout many high performance athletes all through the world. Blood Doping or erthrocythemia is boosting the number of red blood cells in your blood stream in order to enhance athletic performance. With an increase in red blood cells more oxygen is also produced thus enhancing athletes during a long distance‚ or long endurance event. There are three widely used types of blood doping which include blood transfusions
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Jack Page Per 2 10/24/12 Should Lance Armstrong be this harshly punished for doping during his career? No‚ the consequences brought upon Armstrong are completley inappropriate. The actions taken against him undergone by Travis Tygart and USADA are over the top. The fact that Lance doped is undeniable‚ he did it‚ but so did every other Tour de France contender and their teammates. Why should the man who won against other dopers have his life ruined? Why should a man who has helped millions
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Lance’s Roll in Blood Doping The controversy of Lance Armstrong doping has its analysts‚ supporters and critics. I agree that what he did was wrong and goes against the ethics of competition and degrades the integrity for those of us who hold the title of an athlete. This opinion coincides with the general thought of the public. But what I have found is that most people are ignorant and naive as to why the doping Lance did is degrading to cycle racing. The degrading of the sport and its proud and
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during the Tour de France stunned the world: why would the seven-time winner of cycling’s highest title cheat so shockingly? But Armstrong is merely the most recent in a long history of cheating in cycling. It is the demands of the public‚ both with regards to role models and to national pride‚ which drives many cyclists‚ both past and present‚ to cheat in order to win‚ so as to satisfy these demands. Cheating has a long history in cycling. Ever since the creation of the Tour de France in “the year
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I am in the opinion that the penalty Lance received is justified and that he should be banned from participating in organised international sports for life. Lance Armstrong won many cycling titles but he is most famous for his 7 consecutive Tour de France wins from 1999 to 2005. In 1996 Lance was diagnosed with cancer and underwent radical treatment which saw
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was also the founder and CEO of the LIVESTRONG organization up until a few months ago. Mr. Armstrong has been dealing with allegations of doping for over a decade now‚ and has had to deal with numerous lawsuits involving these allegations. However‚ on January 17‚ 2013‚ Armstrong admitted to doping and is facing multiple lawsuits because of his use of doping. Throughout this paper‚ I will discuss the history behind Armstrong’s case and the current strides being made in the case. History of Cycling
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Drugs in Sports: 776 BC - 393 BC Ancient Greeks Use Performance Enhancing Drugs "The use of drugs to enhance performance in sports has certainly occurred since the time of the original Olympic Games [from 776 to 393 BC]. The origin of the word ’doping’ is attributed to the Dutch word ’doop‚’ which is a viscous opium juice‚ the drug of choice of the ancient Greeks." Larry D. Bowers‚ PhD "Athletic Drug Testing‚" Clinics in Sports Medicine‚ Apr. 1‚ 1998 1904-1920 Performance Enhancing Drugs
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restrictions. The entire interview was nearly two hours long‚ but I only analyzed part one of the interview. It pressed on every topic that the public wanted to know and should know about Armstrong’s doping experience during Le Tour de France. It was an interview that allowed Armstrong to discuss his truths with doping. He addressed the allegations that were true and suing those who spoke such allegations. The purpose of this paper is not to discuss Armstrong’s deceit to the world. The purpose is to break
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