Lance not allowed to swim in masters competition

Look at this from another angle - WADA/USADA sucks if they couldn't prove for decade that LA was cheating or they just didn't want to, so they should have punished themselves first. The whole thing sounds like a corruption issue and now they give life time ban to LA and come dry from water themselves. IMO they should have given same punishment to LA as to any other athlete caught on using drugs and there should be investigation why couldn't they prove that fact for decade. It's ridiculous to ban someone from participating in competitions which have nothing common with professional sport and which main purpose is health and fitness. Doing that exclusively to LA because he's a public figure is nothing less than hypocrisy. The lifetime ban is justified. Again, from USADA's August 24, 2012 statement: In accordance with the Code, aggravating circumstances including involvement in multiple anti-doping rule violations and participation in a sophisticated doping scheme and conspiracy as well as trafficking, administration and/or attempted administration of a prohibited substance or method, justify a period of ineligibility greater than the standard sanction. Accordingly, Mr. Armstrong has received a lifetime period of ineligibility for his numerous anti-doping rule violations, including his involvement in trafficking and administering doping products to others. A lifetime period of ineligibility as described in the Code prevents Mr. Armstrong from participating in any activity or competition organized by any signatory to the Code or any member of any signatory.

Look at this from another angle - WADA/USADA sucks if they couldn't prove for decade that LA was cheating or they just didn't want to, so they should have punished themselves first. The whole thing sounds like a corruption issue and now they give life time ban to LA and come dry from water themselves. IMO they should have given same punishment to LA as to any other athlete caught on using drugs and there should be investigation why couldn't they prove that fact for decade. It's ridiculous to ban someone from participating in competitions which have nothing common with professional sport and which main purpose is health and fitness. Doing that exclusively to LA because he's a public figure is nothing less than hypocrisy. The lifetime ban is justified. Again, from USADA's August 24, 2012 statement: In accordance with the Code, aggravating circumstances including involvement in multiple anti-doping rule violations and participation in a sophisticated doping scheme and conspiracy as well as trafficking, administration and/or attempted administration of a prohibited substance or method, justify a period of ineligibility greater than the standard sanction. Accordingly, Mr. Armstrong has received a lifetime period of ineligibility for his numerous anti-doping rule violations, including his involvement in trafficking and administering doping products to others. A lifetime period of ineligibility as described in the Code prevents Mr. Armstrong from participating in any activity or competition organized by any signatory to the Code or any member of any signatory.