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Armstrong Deletes Tour Titles From Twitter, But Not Other Websites

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By Mark Memmott

Published October 23, 2012 at 10:50 AM MDT

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Lance Armstrong at a LIVESTRONG Challenge Ride on Sunday in Austin, Texas.

One day after having his and getting banned for life from competitive cycling, Lance Armstrong's for removing a reference to those victories .

But as of midday, there haven't yet been changes to his:

-- , which still states that he is a "7-time Tour de France winner, full time cancer fighter - LIVESTRONG!"

-- , which says that "since he made history in 1999, he has won the tour six more times, and has become one of the most recognizable and admired people of this era."

-- . It says "Lance Armstrong's victories in the 1999鈥�2005 Tours de France are awe-inspiring, but the battle against cancer has just begun."

This raises a question about Armstrong, who is accused of using performance enhancing drugs, pushing teammates to do the same and lying about it all:

Note: That's just a question, not a scientific survey of public opinion.

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