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Armstrong was ‘tipped off’ before tests: report

Lance Armstrong, who has been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life, was regularly tipped off over drugs tests, a leading French anti-doper claimed on Saturday. The American went through his entire career without failing a drugs test, but Michel Rieu, the scientific advisor at…

Lance Armstrong won’t fight doping agency claims

AFP – Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong announced he has decided not to continue his fight against the US Anti-Doping Agency’s claims that he used performance-enhancing drugs. Armstrong, while still maintaining his innocence, said in a statement on his website that he had made his decision after a…

Judge dismisses Armstrong lawsuit against USADA

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Lance Armstrong against the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) but said the seven-time Tour de France winner can refile it within 20 days. US District Judge Sam Sparks criticized Armstrong’s lawyers for the 80-page filing in tossing it out, saying it smacked of…

Doping charges formally filed against Lance Armstrong

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — The US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced on Friday it has filed formal doping charges against Lance Armstrong that, if proven, would strip him of his seven Tour de France titles. A three-member review panel evaluated evidence gathered by USADA and a reply from Armstrong before unanimously…

Shep Smith rants about Lance Armstrong ‘amped up on V’ from ‘True Blood’

Fox News host Shep Smith on Thursday confused a panel of legal analysts when he turned a discussion about cycling legend Lance Armstrong’s alleged doping into a rant about the HBO vampire drama True Blood. “I wonder if he was taking ‘V’?” Smith seriously asked judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano, referring…

Lance Armstrong attacks USADA over doping charge

WASHINGTON — Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong lashed out at the US Anti-Doping Agency on Wednesday, saying they want to brand him a drugs cheat based on “discredited” allegations. “I have been notified that USADA, an organization largely funded by taxpayer dollars but governed only by self-written rules,…

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