Tour de farce? Library listing Lance Armstrong books as ‘fiction’ prompts review
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A sign informing people at an Australian library that books on cyclist Lance Armstrong will be moved to the fiction section – in the wake of his doping confession – has sparked an internal review.
The sign, which was placed on a bookshelf in Manly library in Sydney over the weekend, was a hoax, a Manly council spokesman told The Guardian.
"Libraries can't arbitrarily reclassify categories of books, because that depends on the ISBN number that is issued by the National Library," he said.
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The sign read "All non-fiction Lance Armstrong books, including "Lance Armstrong -- Images of a Champion"; "The Lance Armstrong Performance Program"; and "Lance Armstrong: World's Greatest Champion" will soon be moved to the fiction section," The Guardian reports.
Armstrong admitted last week that he used performance-enhancing drugs throughout his cycling career, which included seven Tour de France wins. He was later stripped of his titles, as well as his Olympic medal.