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Lance Armstrong has dropped his fight<\/a> against the US Anti-Doping Agency saying in a statement that he’s “finished with this nonsense.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 40-year-old will be stripped of his seven Tour de France titles, the bronze medal he won at the 2000 Olympics and all other titles, awards, and money he won from August 1998 forward. He\u2019s also banned from cycling for life.<\/p>\n

The man has one testicle, isn\u2019t that punishment enough<\/b>?<\/p>\n

Armstrong maintains he\u2019s innocent, calling the USADA’s case against him “an unconstitutional witch hunt.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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