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Thursday, September 13, 2012

Why Lance Armstrong Will Never Give In

With evidence piling up that Armstrong cheated to win, should he confess and ask his fans, enemies, and cancer-fighting supporters to forgive him? As Brian Alexander explains, that would be the worst move he could make.

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Lance Armstrong. Photo: Creative Commons

In the future, Armstrong can do charity rides, participate in endurance events—Tough Mudder anyone?—and, of course, continue to advocate for cancer patients. Given all the drug testing Armstrong survived—something he’s cited many times in defense of his innocence—and the outright support he’s received from many, it looks like he’ll be able to press on, dented but not destroyed, as long as he never admits to doping.

Brian Alexander writes frequently for Outside about performance-enhancing drugs in sports.

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