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Shutting Down The Pharmacy On Wheels: Will Lance Armstrong’S Admission Impact The Practice Of Doping In Professional Cycling?, Kristina Fretwell

Pace Intellectual Property, Sports & Entertainment Law Forum

Lance Armstrong was one of the sport’s greatest heroes and his doping admission shook the American public to its core. Although professional cyclists are sanctioned for violating anti-doping rules on an almost regular basis, the investigation and lifetime ban of Lance Armstrong highlighted the serious problems facing the sport. Increased efforts to police drug use in cycling appear to be ineffective; however, as Armstrong’s situation may reveal, private law-suits have the potential to serve as a new and additional deterrent to cheating in the future.

The aftermath of Armstrong’s admission has led to bickering of the major regulatory agencies, leading …