Armstrong insists he's 7-time champ
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August 31, 2012, Friday
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LANCE Armstrong introduced himself as a seven-time Tour de France champion at a cancer conference in Montreal on Wednesday.
"My name is Lance Armstrong. I am a cancer survivor," he said to open his speech at the World Cancer Congress. "I'm a father of five. And yes, I won the Tour de France seven times."
Armstrong announced last week he would no longer challenge the US Anti-Doping Agency's drug charges against him. USADA threw out his competitive victories dating to 1998, which would include all seven Tour wins.
Armstrong, who has maintained his innocence, focused on his experience as a cancer survivor and the work of his charitable foundation. He briefly returned to the doping scandal at the end of his remarks, vowing it wouldn't impact his charitable work. "I think the real issue here is one of distraction," he said. "I'm going to tell this to you all as if you're friends and partners and allies. I'm not going to be distracted from this fight."
Armstrong said he was "not afraid" of any report USADA might make to the International Cycling Union. "No, no, I'm absolutely not afraid," Armstrong said after he was joined by hundreds of fans for a run up at Mount Royal.
"My name is Lance Armstrong. I am a cancer survivor," he said to open his speech at the World Cancer Congress. "I'm a father of five. And yes, I won the Tour de France seven times."
Armstrong announced last week he would no longer challenge the US Anti-Doping Agency's drug charges against him. USADA threw out his competitive victories dating to 1998, which would include all seven Tour wins.
Armstrong, who has maintained his innocence, focused on his experience as a cancer survivor and the work of his charitable foundation. He briefly returned to the doping scandal at the end of his remarks, vowing it wouldn't impact his charitable work. "I think the real issue here is one of distraction," he said. "I'm going to tell this to you all as if you're friends and partners and allies. I'm not going to be distracted from this fight."
Armstrong said he was "not afraid" of any report USADA might make to the International Cycling Union. "No, no, I'm absolutely not afraid," Armstrong said after he was joined by hundreds of fans for a run up at Mount Royal.
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