“I refuse to be distracted by @usantidoping’s antics,” the seven-time Tour de France champion said on Twitter, a day after USADA announced it had filed the charges that could cost him his seven titles in the world’s most prestigious cycling race.
“It’s 2012, I’m gonna continue to lead @LIVESTRONG, raise my 5 kids, and stay fit!” Armstrong tweeted.
A three-member review panel evaluated evidence gathered by USADA and a reply from Armstrong before unanimously voting to turn the allegations revealed on June 13 into formal charges.
The next step in the process will be a hearing before an arbitration panel. Their verdict could be appealed and the matter could be pushed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). — AFP.
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