阿姆斯特朗被剥夺全部冠军头衔

'There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say, 'Enough is enough,'' Mr. Armstrong said in a statement Thursday. 'For me, that time is now. I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since 1999.'
阿姆斯特朗在声明中说，每个人都会遇到一个不得不说“受够了”的时刻，对我而言，现在就是这样一个时刻；从1999年起，就有人说我作弊，说我在七次赢得环法冠军时拥有不公平优势。

Mr. Armstrong's lawyers Timothy J. Herman and Robert Luskin wrote in a letter Thursday to USADA that Mr. Armstrong's decision didn't reflect 'any belief that USADA's charges have merit or any fear of what a fair proceeding would establish.'
阿姆斯特朗的律师赫尔曼(Timothy J. Herman)和罗斯金(Robert Luskin)周四在致信美国反兴奋剂机构时说道，阿姆斯特朗的决定并不表示他认为美国反兴奋剂机构的指控有任何合理的地方，也不表示他害怕一场公正的诉讼将带来怎样的后果。

Throughout his career, Mr. Armstrong was dogged by allegations that he had used performance-enhancing drugs. In 2010, Mr. Armstrong's former teammate, Floyd Landis, sent a series of emails to cycling officials in which he made allegations of doping on Mr. Armstrong's former cycling team and accused Mr. Armstrong of doping during his career. The existence of the emails was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
在他的整个职业生涯中，阿姆斯特朗始终受到有关他曾使用违禁药品提高成绩的指控。2010年，阿姆斯特朗的前队友兰迪斯(Floyd Landis)向自行车运动管理人员发送了多封电子邮件，在信中兰迪斯指控阿姆斯特朗之前所在的自行车队存在服用违禁药品的情况，并指控阿姆斯特朗在职业生涯期间也曾服用禁药。《华尔街日报》首先报道了这些邮件的存在。

Mr. Armstrong has always firmly denied the charges, often lashing out at his accusers and asserting that he had passed more than 500 drug tests. USADA's case against him rests largely on the testimony of at least 10 former teammates who USADA has said stand ready to say Mr. Armstrong doped during his career.
阿姆斯特朗此前总是坚决否认这些指控，常常抨击指控他的人，并声称他已成功通过500多项药检。美国反兴奋剂机构对阿姆斯特朗提出的指控在很大程度上取决于其至少10名前队友的证词。美国反兴奋剂机构说这些人随时准备作证，证明阿姆斯特朗在职业生涯期间曾服用违禁药品。

Mr. Armstrong was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1996. He came back to win the sport's biggest race-the Tour de France-in 1999. He went on to win six more Tour de France titles in a row, beating the previous record of five. Mr. Armstrong's autobiography, 'It's Not About the Bike,' was a best seller.
1996年阿姆斯特朗被诊断出患有睾丸癌。他重返赛场后于1999年赢得了自信车运动中最重大的赛事──环法自行车大赛的冠军。此后他又连续六年赢得环法自行车大赛冠军头衔，打破了此前有人赢得五次冠军的纪录。阿姆斯特朗的自传《重返艳阳下》(It's Not About the Bike)曾一度颇为畅销。

Mr. Armstrong retired in 2005 and came back to the sport for the 2009 season. Initially, he agreed to enter into a special blood-testing program to prove that he was racing clean. He ultimately ended the program, citing high costs and logistical problems.
阿姆斯特朗于2005年退役，并于2009赛季重回赛场。一开始他曾同意参加一项特殊的血液测试，以证明自己没有服用禁药，但他最终还是终止了测试，理由是成本过高且物流方面存在问题。

Mr. Landis's allegations led to a federal criminal investigation that was dropped in February. In June, USADA announced it was bringing doping charges against Mr. Armstrong and five other people affiliated with his former team.
兰迪斯的指控导致有关部门发起一项联邦刑事调查。今年2月该调查被取消。今年6月，美国反兴奋剂机构宣布，对阿姆斯特朗以及他此前所在车队的另外五人提出服用违禁药品的指控。