At a press conference, President of the UCI Pat McQuaid announced that the UCI had ratified USADA's decision to strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and also confirmed his lifetime ban from the sport.
McQuaid confirms Armstrong's lifetime ban and strips him of 7 TdF titles: "Lance Armstrong has no place in cycling".
— Owen Gibson (@owen_g) October 22, 2012
McQuaid: "I certainly have no intention of resigning as president of the UCI."
— Owen Gibson (@owen_g) October 22, 2012
McQuaid: "Cycling has come a long way ... evidence that culture of doping is changing"
— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) October 22, 2012
UCI chief McQuaid on dopers: "I am sorry that we couldn't catch every damn one of them red handed & throw them out of the sport at the time"
— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) October 22, 2012
UCI will meet next week to discuss possible stripping of other titles from Armstrong.
— Gordon Farquhar(@GordonFarquhar) October 22, 2012
McQuaid says he was "sickened" reading USADA report and was most struck by tale of Zabriskie being "forced" into doping
— Matt Dickinson (@DickinsonTimes) October 22, 2012
