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It wiped out 14 years of Armstrong’s career including his record seven Tour de France titles and barred him for life from the sport after concluding he used banned substances.

USADA said it expected cycling’s governing body to take similar action, but the International Cycling Union was measured in its response, saying it first wanted a full explanation of why Armstrong should relinquish Tour titles he won from 1999 through 2005.

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He is now officially a drug cheat in the eyes of his nation’s doping agency.

USADA chief executive Travis Tygart described the investigation as a battle against a "win at all cost culture," adding that the UCI was "bound to recognize our decision and impose it."

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"As USADA has claimed jurisdiction in the case, the UCI expects that it will issue a reasoned decision" explaining the action taken, the Switzerland based organization said in a statement. It said legal procedures obliged USADA to fulfill this demand in cases "where no hearing occurs."

If Tour de France officials follow USADA’s lead and announces that Armstrong has been stripped of his titles, Jan Ullrich could be promoted to champion in three of those years. Ullrich was stripped of his third place finish in the 2005 Tour and retired from racing two years later after being implicated in another doping scandal.

The retired German racer expressed no desire to rewrite the record book of cycling’s greatest event,
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"I know how the order was on the finishing line at the time," Ullrich said. "I’ve finished with my professional career and have always said that I was proud of my second place finishes."

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The unidentified witnesses said they knew or had been told by Armstrong himself that he had "used EPO, blood transfusions,
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Had Armstrong chosen to pursue arbitration, USADA said, all the evidence would have been available for him to challenge.

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