Armstrong had a right to an open evidentiary hearing before a panel of arbitrators. Had the evidence that USADA would have presented at that hearing not persuaded the arbitrators, Armstrong would have been cleared. Had the evidence persuaded the arbitrators of Armstrong's guilt, he could have pursued an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Armstrong declined to go to arbitration.
The arbitration was rigged. No way any lawyer would have agreed to those types of rules. Fair means fair. Not we see the evidence and you don’t. Not we can surprise you with witnesses. No discovery allowed.
No standard of review.
Any real world arbitration panel would and does find those type of arbitrations a joke. If anything it establishes the USADA as a joke.