Pound backs Armstrong decision
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Dick">Dick</span> <span word="Pound">Pound</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="Lance">Lance</span> <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="staunchest">staunchest</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="brush">brush</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="subsequent">subsequent</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span> <span word="cycling">cycling</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span>-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="doping">doping</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="made">made</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="America">America</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Pound">Pound</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Anti">Anti</span>-<span word="Doping">Doping</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span>.</p><p><span word="Pound">Pound</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="branded">branded</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dope">dope</span> <span word="cheat">cheat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="homeland">homeland</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="penalties">penalties</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="spearheaded">spearheaded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Anti">Anti</span>-<span word="Doping">Doping</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>," <span word="Pound">Pound</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="AFP">AFP</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Montreal">Montreal</span>. "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p>"<span word="What">What</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>."</p><p><span word="Pound">Pound</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="win">win</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="levied">levied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USADA">USADA</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="say">say</span> '<span word="alright">alright</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="declare">declare</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="out">out</span>.'"</p><p><span word="Pound">Pound</span> <span word="wonders">wonders</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doping">doping</span> <span word="charges">charges</span>. <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="cycling">cycling</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="adhered">adhered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="seven">seven</span></p>
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