American Tour de France stage winners
Anti-doping agency outlines ‘undeniable’ case against Lance Armstrong
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is finally coming forward with its case against Lance Armstrong. 200 pages. 26 interviews, 11 by former teammates. Emails. Bank statements. All of which, they say, paint a picture of the kingpin of a doping ring. Armstrong, through his attorney, calls it all lies — a taxpayer-funded hatchet job.
International Cycling Union Revokes Lance Armstrong’s Seven Tour Wins
The International Cycling Union (known as UCI for Union Cycliste Internationale) announced this morning that it will strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France wins. The United States Anti Doping Agency has already banned Armstrong for life and has called for Armstrong’s name to removed from the record books. The doping scandal has already […]
In France, Little Surprise at Lance Armstrong’s Looming Doping Sanctions
While some French cycling professionals welcomed the US Anti-Doping Agency’s announcement others feel that this is a sad day for cycling.
Fabrice Jouhaud of L’Equipe, France’s largest daily sports newspaper-says the news has not surprised anyone there.
Sports: Tour de France, Lance Armstrong, NBA
Cyclist Tyler Hamilton has said that his former teammate, Lance Armstrong, took performance enhancing drugs in 1999. Armstrong won the Tour de France that year. Sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin who explains the drama, saying that Armstrong has been adamant that he has not used drugs. This comes at a time when the cycling world is […]