Cyclist Stephen Hodge.
Self-confessed drug cheat Stephen Hodge has been erased from the list of Canberra's sporting royalty after ACTSport removed his name from the Hall of Fame.
Cyclist Hodge wrote a letter to the ACT Government earlier this week asking to be removed from the Hall of Fame following his admission that he used performance enhancing drugs during his career.
ACTSport released a statement this morning accepting Hodge's request.
Hodge admitted last Friday that he was part of the drug culture in cycling which has sent the sport into controversy with Lance Armstrong being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles.
ACTSport was already considering Hodge's place in the Hall of Fame before the six-time Tour de France competitor sent his letter.
However, Hodge's request made the committee's decision easier.
The criterium track at Mt Stromlo is named after Hodge, but a decision on whether it will be changed can't be made until the ACT election is decided.
Cycling ACT will meet on Monday to decide if they will continue to celebrate the Stephen Hodge Achievement Award.
Hodge has been one of the most recognisable figures in Canberra cycling for more two decades.
But his announcement that he used EPO to compete on the Tour de France rocked the Canberra cycling community.
By admitting his past mistakes and asking to be removed from the Hall of Fame, Hodge has tried to maintain some dignity while Armstrong continues to avoid the truth.
The ACTSport Hall of Fame has the biggest names in Canberra sport including Mal Meninga, David Campese, James Hird, Alex Jesaulenko and Michael Bevan..
Hodge was inducted in 2002.
But this week he said: "I believe that most ACT residents would agree with me that given my admission of use of performance-enhancing substances, it is inappropriate to be recognised in this way."
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