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News 24
| 7 months ago
Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme said Friday he was against re-attributing disgraced US rider Lance Armstrong's seven victories in the world's most prestigious cycling race. Prudhomme said. "What we want is that there is no winner,"...
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International Herald Tribune
| 7 months ago
The seven Tour de France titles stripped from American cyclist Lance Armstrong should not be awarded to any other rider because the sport at that time was tainted by doping, race director Christian Prudhomme said on Friday. Prudhomme told Reuters by...
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The independent
| 7 months ago
Suggested Topics British cyclist David Millar has called for the International Cycling Union's (UCI) honorary president Hein Verbruggen to resign in the wake of the Lance Armstrong doping revelations. Armstrong was a serial drug-taker at the centre...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 7 months ago
Imagine Sky's embarrassment when Dowsett, 24, from Essex, described Armstrong as "a legend of the sport" and said: "I think it's not really important and I really don't think it matters". Team Sky, you will know, is the livery worn by the current...
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The Guardian
| 7 months ago
Now that Lance Armstrong has been stripped of his Tour de France titles, the question has been raised: does his charity work somehow make up for his bad behaviour as a sportsman?' Photograph: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images There's one victory that the US...
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The Age
| 7 months ago
UCI president Pat McQuaid refused to comment on the US Anti-Doping Agency's report this week that accused Armstrong of systematic doping. Instead, McQuaid cited inadequacies in the anti-doping system for failing to catch drug-using athletes. "At UCI,...
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Russia Today
| 7 months ago
Newly crowned Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has launched a stinging attack on his Astana teammate Lance Armstrong following this year's event. Lance Armstrong, but believes cycling has now moved on from the dark days of doping. Armstrong...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 7 months ago
It is expected to endorse the report with the caveat that it denies allegations that it suppressed a positive test from Armstrong at the 2001 Tour de Suisse. The UCI also denies suggestions that it was "corrupt" and that donations of pounds 78,000...
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BBC
| 7 months ago
Armstrong was looking to recover a £3.1m bonus from Texas-based insurance company SCA Promotions, who were reluctant to pay out following his sixth Tour de France win amid rumours of his possible use of performance-enhancing drugs. It was while under...
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International Herald Tribune
| 7 months ago
Lance Armstrong's success pushed Jan Ullrich to resume doping at the start of the last decade to give the German any chance of competing against his American rival, the 1997 Tour de France winner's mentor said on Friday. Under Rudy Pevenage's...
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Merced Sun-Star
| 7 months ago
Lance Armstrong's cancer-fighting charity is facing a tough challenge keeping to its mission while its founder is mired in scathing allegations that he doped and cheated throughout his cycling career. Livestrong leaders are banking on the good work...
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Independent
| 7 months ago
Armstrong could be subject to perjury charges after testifying in court that he had never taken banned performance-enhancing drugs, according to the US anti-doping agency. US Postal team, had told a court in Dallas under oath in 2005 he had never...
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The independent
| 7 months ago
Suggested Topics Defending Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins said Thursday he was shocked by the mountain of evidence compiled against Lance Armstrong, calling it "jaw-dropping" that as many as 11 former teammates testified against the sporting...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 7 months ago
A federal probe into Armstrong and alleged doping was dropped in February this year, but the US Attorney's office has now claimed it could be reopened if new evidence emerged in the case. Armstrong of being the "ringleader of the biggest doping...
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International Herald Tribune
| 7 months ago
Armstrong of driving a systemic doping program within his U.S...Cycling Australia may now take the issue forward. "(I think) we are ready to take the next step to say to government that it ought to be criminalized," Mueller added. "That sends out a...
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The Daily Herald
| 7 months ago
My husband and I are big cycling fans, but Lance Armstrong was always a subject of disagreement in our house...In fact, in our wedding vows, I jokingly promised to give Neil a shoulder to cry on once Armstrong was found out...Anti-Doping Agency has...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 7 months ago
Lance Armstrong of the USA and Team Radio Shack competes during Stage Five of the 2011 Tour Down Under. Photo: Getty images Cycling Australia President Klaus Mueller has called for doping in sport to be criminalised. Mueller said cycling bodies...
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The Age
| 7 months ago
Ben Rushton Defending Hawaiian Ironman Craig Alexander has lamented the absence of Lance Armstrong, but the Australian says the integrity of the race is paramount. The record seven-time Tour de France champion was aiming to make his debut at Hawaii...
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The Courier-Mail
| 7 months ago
AN Australian specialist has emerged as a key figure in the case against Lance Armstrong, who has been labelled a serial drug cheat by the US Anti-Doping Agency. And Cycling Australia's president has backed the idea of a doping amnesty to make a...
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Taiwan News
| 7 months ago
World Anti-Doping Agency director-general David Howman says Lance Armstrong pursued his systematic doping program for a decade "probably with the knowledge" of people who were charged with detecting drug cheats. Howman told New Zealand's LiveSport...
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Starcasm
| 7 months ago
Lance Armstrong's reign as biking god has been proven to be a fraud by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, which released a report today with undeniable evidence that the cancer survivor was the ringleader for a doping conspiracy. Last August, Armstrong...
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Epoch Times
| 7 months ago
October 11, 2012 Lance Armstrong, chairman and founder of the Lance Armstrong Foundation, waits to speak at the World Cancer Congress, August 29 2012 in Montreal, Quebec. (Rogerio Barbosa/AFP/GettyImages) The United States Anti-Doping Agency has...
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Adelaide Now
| 7 months ago
Those words are spoken by Lance Armstrong in a TV advert for Nike that was first aired back in 2001...Armstrong a liar, cheat and bully: former teammates With hindsight, it is a quite astonishing statement and question from an athlete who would later...
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The independent
| 7 months ago
Suggested Topics Bradley Wiggins last night admitted he was shocked by the scale of the doping programme orchestrated by Lance Armstrong and frustrated to have to defend the propriety of his sport. It was a timely intervention on a difficult day for...
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The independent
| 7 months ago
Suggested Topics As the lawyers for the UCI continue to pore over the 1,000 documents detailing the evidence against Lance Armstrong and others connected to the scandal, cycling's governing body is facing some awkward questions...Did the UCI accept...
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The independent
| 7 months ago
Suggested Topics The United States Anti-Doping Agency's report on Lance Armstrong was no doubt depressing. But, as I went into the detail, I could not help but be comforted by the knowledge that it would be very difficult to get away with the same...
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Fiji Times
| 7 months ago
One of Cadel Evans' senior teammates, George Hincapie, has admitted doping but says he stopped long before helping the Australian to his 2011 Tour de France triumph. Wednesday revealed all of its evidence in the investigation of countryman Lance...
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News 24
| 7 months ago
Olympic gold medallist Chris Hoy admits he is shocked and depressed by the latest revelations in the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. Armstrong enforced a drugs culture at the US Postal team during his reign as one of cycling's most successful riders.
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News 24
| 7 months ago
Disgraced American cyclist Lance Armstrong could face criminal charges of perjury after denying charges of drug use under oath in 2005. In terms of US law, perjury is classified as a felony and Armstrong, if found guilty, could face up to five years...
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The Courier-Mail
| 7 months ago
France champion Bradley Wiggins admits he has been shocked by the mountain of evidence against Lance Armstrong after the American was labelled a serial drug cheat by the US Anti-Doping Agency. Wiggins has enjoyed the best year of his career after...
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The Dish Rag
| 7 months ago
Anti-Doping Agency has presented its 200-page report claiming that Lance Armstrong is part of "the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen," but he isn't concerned. Instead, Armstrong is spending...
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International Herald Tribune
| 7 months ago
Lance Armstrong doping case to see if further action needs to be taken by Spanish authorities against those involved. Doctors Luis Garcia del Moral and Pedro Celaya and coach Jose Marti, Spanish nationals and members of Armstrong's U.S. Postal...
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CNN
| 7 months ago
In the wake of Wednesday's release of hundreds of pages of evidence supporting persistent allegations of doping against the legendary cyclist, there's another take on the wristband...Still, the flood of less-than-flattering details doesn't seem to be...
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Denver Post
| 7 months ago
Anti-Doping Agency's 150-plus page report on its Lance Armstrong investigation portrays an American "hero" as a strong-armed bully, major league cheater and the biggest liar in American sport. After Armstrong retired the first time in 2005, I had...
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International Herald Tribune
| 7 months ago
The five American cyclists who testified against Lance Armstrong have all been formally banned for six months after confessing to using performance enhancing drugs, USA Cycling said on Thursday...USA Cycling praised the cyclists for confessing to...
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The New York Times
| 7 months ago
How Armstrong Beat Cycling's Drug Tests Published: October 11, 2012 Throughout his career, Lance Armstrong always responded to doping allegations by saying he had been tested for banned substances hundreds of times and never produced a positive...
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BBC
| 7 months ago
Lance Armstrong affair saddens Sir Chris Hoy Six-time Olympic gold medal winner Sir Chris Hoy is saddened by the recent revelations surrounding Lance Armstrong and doping. The United States Anti-Doping Agency has published its findings in a report ,...
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International Herald Tribune
| 7 months ago
Lance Armstrong will keep his 2000 Sydney Games bronze medal for now despite being accused of cheating his way to the top in cycling, the International Olympic Committee saying it is still too early to take action. American, who won the Tour de...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| 7 months ago
Postal Service team leader and five-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, third from right, framed by his teammates as the pack rides during the second stage of the 91st Tour de France cycling race between Charleroi and Namur, Belgium...Anti-...
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Seattle Post Intelligencer
| 7 months ago
Lance Armstrong once said the extraordinary accusations that he doped needed to be backed by extraordinary evidence. Well, the evidence is more extraordinary than anyone could possibly have imagined...Postal Service teammates and corroborated by...
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The independent
| 7 months ago
Suggested Topics A former team-mate of Lance Armstrong claims the disgraced cyclist should not be singled out for criticism despite the damning findings of the United States Anti-Doping Agency. Tour de France titles and to ban him from the sport for...
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The Age
| 7 months ago
In 2002, Armstrong summoned a teammate to his apartment in Girona, Spain. He told his teammate that if he wanted to continue riding for the team he would have to follow the doping program outlined by Armstrong's doctor, a known proponent of doping.
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International Herald Tribune
| 7 months ago
U.S. football team Sporting Kansas City plan to retain their Livestrong stadium name despite its link to doping-tainted cyclist Lance Armstrong, chief executive Robb Heineman said on Thursday. Under an unusual stadium naming deal signed in 2011, the...
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The Star
| 7 months ago
A damning report placing Lance Armstrong at the heart of the biggest doping programme in sporting history has prompted questions about next steps, with the seven-time Tour de France winner's career and reputation in tatters. How Armstrong, who is...
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The independent
| 7 months ago
Hamilton was one of 11 of Armstrong's former team-mates have testified against him to the United States Anti-Doping Agency, who yesterday released the reasons behind their decision to strip him of his seven Tour de France titles and hand him a...
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Independent
| 7 months ago
Armstrong 's former team-mates, behind its decision to strip him of his seven Tour de France titles and hand him a lifetime ban. Sean E Breen denounced the action as "a patently unfair, rigged process". Travis T Tygart, there was "conclusive and...
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Denver Post
| 7 months ago
Savi, Getty Images) Lance Armstrong's legacy in American sport was left in ruins Wednesday when a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency report revealed a systematic history of doping that extended throughout his cycling career. The sport's greatest star, one who...
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Miami Herald
| 7 months ago
Anti-Doping Agency against Lance Armstrong includes that of 11 of his cycling teammates. lrobertson@MiamiHerald.com Lance Armstrong was supplier, enforcer and kingpin of a sophisticated doping program that propelled him to seven straight Tour de...
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Fox
| 7 months ago
CEO Travis Tygart said in a statement. Armstrong, through his spokesman, said Wednesday that he had no comment on the antidoping agency's statement. Teammates who submitted sworn affidavits and testified against Armstrong included George Hincapie,...
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CNN
| 7 months ago
Anti-Doping Agency said Wednesday in preparing to release more than 1,000 pages of evidence in the case...In August, four days after a federal judge dismissed Armstrong's lawsuit seeking to block the agency's investigation, the seven-time Tour de...
