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Charges foil Armstrong Ironman plans

Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong will have plenty of time to focus on the doping charges he now faces because they have ended his bid to compete in the Ironman World Championships.

Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong, seen here in 2010, will have plenty of time to focus on the doping charges he now faces because they have ended his bid to compete in the Ironman World Championships.

Armstrong has been banned from the Ironman event on June 24 in Nice, France, and all other World Triathlon Corporation events because he is the subject of an open investigation, as confirmed by the US Anti-Doping Agency on Wednesday.

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