{"id":20754,"date":"2013-06-28T11:10:43","date_gmt":"2013-06-28T09:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/doping-made-winning-possible-says-armstrong\/"},"modified":"2013-06-28T11:10:43","modified_gmt":"2013-06-28T09:10:43","slug":"doping-made-winning-possible-says-armstrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/doping-made-winning-possible-says-armstrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Doping made winning possible, says Armstrong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/?attachment_id=6606\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6606\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6606  \" alt=\"Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong awaits the start of the 2010 Cape Argus Cycle Tour in Cape Town March 14, 2010. Photo: Reuters\/Mike Hutchings \" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/57429_s1.reutersmedia.net_.jpeg\" width=\"365\" height=\"241\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong awaits the start of the 2010 Cape Argus Cycle Tour in Cape Town March 14, 2010. Photo: Reuters\/Mike Hutchings<\/p>\n<p>Defamed cyclist <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/tour-de-france-invite-list-has-no-space-for-armstrong\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lance Armstrong<\/a>, who duped his way to seven <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/tour-de-france-sporting-fact-or-doping-fiction\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tour de France<\/a> wins, states that it wouldn\u2019t have been possible to win the world\u2019s greatest race without doping.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if riders won races drugs-free in the era when he competed, a bullish Armstrong told French daily Le Monde on Friday: \u201cIt depends on the races. The Tour de France? No. Impossible to win without doping.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy name was taken out of the palmares (list of achievements) but the Tour was held between 1999 and 2005 wasn\u2019t it? There must be a winner then. Who is he? Nobody came forward to claim my jerseys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Five-times Tour champion <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/a-few-unforgettable-tour-de-france-moments\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bernard Hinault<\/a> was quick to react, the Frenchman telling local TV channel BFM: \u201cHe must not know what it was like to ride without doping.\u201d\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsy.com\/videos\/former-tour-de-france-winner-jan-ullrich-admits-to-doping\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/57429_179233107_80_801.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsy.com\/videos\/former-tour-de-france-winner-jan-ullrich-admits-to-doping\/\" target=\"_blank\">Former Tour de France Winner Jan Ullrich Admits to Doping<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/tour-de-france-invite-list-has-no-space-for-armstrong\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/57429_180344432_80_80.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/tour-de-france-invite-list-has-no-space-for-armstrong\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tour de France list has no space for Armstrong<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.velonation.com\/News\/ID\/14853\/No-invite-for-Armstrong-to-ceremony-honouring-all-Tour-de-France-finishers.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/6512a_180329545_80_80.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.velonation.com\/News\/ID\/14853\/No-invite-for-Armstrong-to-ceremony-honouring-all-Tour-de-France-finishers.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">No invite for Armstrong to ceremony honouring all Tour de France finishers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/6512a_zemified_h.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong awaits the start of the 2010 Cape Argus Cycle Tour in Cape Town March 14, 2010. Photo: Reuters\/Mike Hutchings Defamed cyclist Lance Armstrong, who duped his way to seven Tour de France wins, states that it wouldn\u2019t have been possible to win the world\u2019s greatest race without doping. 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