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Armstrong's Tour titles not redistributed

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 Lance Armstrong was stripped of his Tour de France titles following the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's conclusions he orchestrated the most elaborate doping ring in sports history. 2011 file photo. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
Lance Armstrong was stripped of his Tour de France titles following the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's conclusions he orchestrated the most elaborate doping ring in sports history. 2011 file photo. UPI/Kevin Dietsch 
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Published: Oct. 12, 2012 at 1:36 PM

PARIS, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- The director of the Tour de France said he does not want Lance Armstrong's seven victories attributed to other riders.

Christian Prudhomme said he does not want new winners declared for the races after Armstrong was stripped of his titles and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency issued a lifetime ban to the cyclist, the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph reported Friday.

The USADA said Armstrong is at the center of the largest doping program in the history of sports and produced more than 1,000 pages of testimony this week to support its decision.

"We cannot be indifferent to what USADA has unmasked this week. It's a damning picture that's been drawn," Prudhomme said. "What we want is that there is no winner."

Topics: Lance Armstrong, Tour de France
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