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Lance Armstrong Escapes Doping Charges

John Johnson — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:36:36 CST

Good news for Lance Armstrong: Federal prosecutors won't charge him with doping, reports the AP . Authorities announced today that they're shutting down a two-year investigation into whether Armstrong juiced his way to repeated Tour de France glory. Armstrong has denied the charges all along, even as former teammates (like this...

Swiss Lab to FBI: Armstrong Test Was Fishy

Kevin Spak — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:10:05 CDT

Lance Armstrong's drug tests in the 2001 Tour de Suisse returned "suspicious" results "consistent with EPO use," Swiss anti-doping lab chief Martial Saugy told the FBI last September, according to a new AP report. The revelation is the latest twist in the feud between Armstrong and 60 Minutes , which reported...

Lance to 60 Minutes : Say Sorry for Sloppy Reporting

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:56:54 CDT

Steadfast in his innocence, Lance Armstrong’s attorneys are demanding an on-air apology from 60 Minutes after the head of Switzerland's anti-doping laboratory denied allegations that the cyclist tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs at the 2001 Tour de Suisse. Armstrong’s lawyer said the May 22 segment was built on a series...

60 Minutes : Armstrong Urged Teammates to Dope

Mark Russell — Mon, 23 May 2011 02:59:59 CDT

Not only did Lance Armstrong use banned substances to boost his cycling performance, he helped lead a systematic doping program on his team by encouraging and promoting the deception along with managers and doctors, according to a 60 Minutes report. "He obviously was the biggest rider in the team and...

Cyclist Surrenders Gold Medal Over Doping

John Johnson — Fri, 20 May 2011 14:17:45 CDT

Congratulations, Viatcheslav Ekimov of Russia. It looks like you've won the gold medal in cycling at the 2004 Olympics. The US cyclist originally awarded the medal, Tyler Hamilton, surrendered it last week and has admitted to doping, reports Bloomberg . Hamilton also is making headlines by accusing former Tour de France...

I Watched Lance Armstrong Dope: Teammate

Rob Quinn — Fri, 20 May 2011 04:10:00 CDT

Another former teammate says he witnessed cycling champ Lance Armstrong use banned substances. Tyler Hamilton, who raced alongside Armstrong in the Tour de France for three seasons, told CBS ' 60 Minutes that he saw his teammate inject himself with EPO, a drug that raises endurance by boosting the number...

Armstrong Retires— for Real This Time

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 07:11:50 CST

Lance Armstrong is embarking upon "Retirement 2.0," as he calls it. Retirement 1.0 came in 2005, after his seventh consecutive Tour de France win. His comeback, which began in 2009, failed to produce an eighth win, but he tells the AP that even though "I really thought I...

Teammates: Armstrong Was Doping 'Instigator'

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:39:05 CST

As a federal grand jury hears testimony related to Lance Armstrong’s alleged doping, Sports Illustrated takes a closer look at the scandal. Among the new information to be detailed in next week’s issue, based on documents and interviews: Former teammate Floyd Landis recalls an instance when customs officials searched Armstrong’s...

France on Armstrong Probe: We Will Share 'Everything'

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:03:51 CST

Are things about to get really bad for Lance Armstrong? The US is taking France up on its offer to share evidence related to the Armstrong doping investigation, an official source tells the AP . Talks between US officials and France's anti-doping agency are scheduled for this week, and France—which...