Report: Lance Armstrong barred from Chicago Marathon
(CBS/AP) Lance Armstrong, who was stripped last month of his seven Tour de France titles for doping, will not be allowed to run in the Chicago Marathon next month, according to Runner's World.
"We got the news [Thursday]," said Mark Fabiani, Armstrong's spokesman.
Runner's World reports that Armstrong had intended to run the October 7 marathon as a member of the team sponsored by his Livestrong Foundation, which raises funds for cancer programs.
Armstrong's legacy and titles have been at risk since, two weeks ago, he dropped any further challenges to U.S. Anti-Doping Agency allegations that he took banned drugs throughout his career, including when he won the Tour from 1999 through 2005.
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USADA said the following day that Armstrong should lose all titles and medals won since August 1998.
The Chicago Marathon is apparently enforcing UADA's ruling that Armstrong be banned for life from all sports.
"It seems a little over the top to pursue him beyond the cycling arena to me," John Conley, whose company owns the Livestrong Austin Marathon, told Runner's World.
The International Cycling Union governing body is waiting to receive a detailed judgment from USADA before deciding whether to formally strip Armstrong's Tour titles.
Tour de France organizer, the Amaury Sports Organization, said it also awaits guidance from USADA and the UCI.
Meanwhile, the ICU is considering introducing an amnesty for riders and officials to confess to doping offenses in the wake of the Armstrong case.
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UCI President Pat McQuaid told The Associated Press on Friday that he will propose a potential amnesty for discussion at a meeting later this month.
The UCI is yet to receive the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's evidence against Armstrong. McQuaid says USADA's life ban will only be challenged if there's "serious reason" to do so, and that the seven Tour de France titles stripped from the American might never be reassigned.
But McQuaid challenged the decision by one USADA witness, Tyler Hamilton, to publish a book last week detailing Armstrong's apparent offenses, claiming his evidence is tainted and questioning whether he can be trusted.