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Disgraced Lance Armstrong could be forced to repay his Tour de France winnings after being stripped of his seven titles for doping offences. Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme believes the race must not have a victor in the Armstrong years. "The formal decision has to be taken by the UCI but for us, we must have a clean record. This period must be marked by the absence of winners," Prudhomme said. "The UCI rules are clear. When a rider is disqualified, he must pay the prize money back." The UCI, cycling's world governing body, ratified the sanctions recommended by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), who concluded Armstrong and his United States Postal Service team ran "the most sophisticated, professionalised and successful doping programme that sport has ever seen". Armstrong was banned for life and all his results from August 1, 1998 removed, including his wins at the Tour from 1999 to 2005. The UCI management committee will meet on Friday to discuss the "exact sporting consequences" of the decision, including whether the titles and prize money will be re-distributed. The International Olympic Committee will await Friday's UCI meeting and further information before a decision is made on the bronze medal Armstrong won in Sydney in 2000. Armstrong, who battled back from cancer to return to professional cycling, has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and refused to co-operate with the USADA investigation. The case could possibly still be taken to the Court of Arbitration for Sport by Armstrong or the World Anti-Doping Agency. UCI president Pat McQuaid rejected calls for his resignation over perceived failures by the world governing body over the Armstrong affair, instead insisting cycling has a positive future and "Lance Armstrong has no place in cycling". Meanwhile, Armstrong has been asked to repay a disputed bonus payment. The 41-year-old received a bonus payment of five million US dollars after a legal battle with SCA Promotions, who had declined to pay the sum in the belief the American had doped to win his seven Tour titles. Jeff Tillotson, lawyer for SCA Promotions, told Press Association Sport: "It is inappropriate and improper for him to keep those bonus amounts and we will be demanding them back and pursuing appropriate legal action if he does not return them."
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Lance Armstrong, 41-godišnji nekadašnji biciklist, izbrisao je sa svog Twitter profila da je jednom tijekom biciklističke karijere, osvojio sedam naslova pobjednika na Tour de Franceu 'Roditelj petero predivne djece, sedmerostruki osvajač Tour de Francea. Konstantni borac protiv raka i povremeni natjecatelj na triatlon utrkama'. Tako je stajalo sve do ponedjeljka na Twitter profilu Amerikanca, ali sada taj dio njegove stranice izgleda sljedeće: 'Odgajam petoro djece. Pomažem ljudima u borbi protiv raka. Plivam, vozim bicikl, trčim i igram golf kada stignem'. Podsjećamo da je međunarodna biciklistička federacija (UCI) početkom ovog tjedna ratificirala odluku Američke antidopinške agencije (USADA) o oduzimanju svih sedam naslova na Tour de Franceu i doživotnoj suspenziji američkog biciklista. Armstrong je naslove na Tour de Franceu osvajao od 1999. do 2005. godine. Inače, organizacijski odbor Tour de Francea je pokrenuo akciju po kojoj Armstrong mora vratiti sav novčani prihod s te utrke, kada je pobjeđivao na njoj. Ukupno je Armstrong zaradio 2.4 milijuna engleskih funti novčane nagrade od čega je jedan dio dijelio s momčadskim kolegama, budući da su nagrađivani i kao cjelokupna momčad. No, pitanje je koliko je Armstrong osvajanjem sedam naslova na Tour de Francea zaradio novčanih bonusa s raznih strana. I ti dodjelitelji će vjerojatno krenuti u istu akciju - vraćanja novca. - Sviđa vam se članak? Preporučite ga prijateljima putem ovih servisa: Pošaljite mailom