By CIARAN GILES and JOHN LEICESTER The Associated Press PINTO, Spain — Three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador blamed contaminated steak Thursday for his positive doping test, vowing to clear his name and not let cycling’s latest drug scandal “destroy everything that I have done.” The Spanish rider was… Read More →
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A former teammate of Lance Armstrong’s has reportedly told federal investigators that widespread use of performance-enhancing drugs on the U.S. Postal Service team was done with Armstrong’s knowledge and encouragement. The New York Times reported in Thursday editions that the cyclist, who was identified only as… Read More →
CyclingNews.com reports that German press agency SID reported that Hans-Michael Holczer in his new book about managing Team Gerolsteiner claims that Levi Leipheimer, his team leader for the 2005 Tour de France showed a high-probability of manipulating his blood. “Garantiert Postiv” or “Guaranteed Positive” is the name of Holczer’s new… Read More →
By EMILY FREDRIX and MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Lance Armstrong has overcome cancer, rival cyclists and nagging allegations of doping to become one of the world’s best-paid athletes and a sought-after pitchmen. He’s also turned the Lance Armstrong Foundation, better known as Livestrong, into one… Read More →
Lance Armstrong has posted on his Twitter page this year’s Tour de France will be his last. “It’s been a great ride. Looking forward to 3 great weeks,” Armstrong tweeted Monday. A seven-time winner of cycling’s most prestigious race, the 38-year-old Armstrong returned to the Tour last year after a… Read More →
GENEVA (AP) Team RadioShack has confirmed that Lance Armstrong will ride in next month’s Tour de France. Team director Johan Bruyneel says Tuesday that seven-time Tour winner Armstrong will be joined by Andreas Kloeden of Germany, Americans Levi Leipheimer and Chris Horner, and Janez Brajkovic of Slovenia. Also racing for… Read More →
SAMUEL PETREQUIN,AP Sports Writer LIESTAL, Switzerland (AP) Lance Armstrong wrapped up his Tour de France preparations on a high note, finishing second in the Tour of Luxembourg on Sunday, 12 seconds behind Frank Schleck of Luxembourg. The seven-time Tour de France champion was seventh overall going into the stage, but… Read More →
JOHN LEICESTER,AP Sports Columnist PARIS / In making explosive accusations that Lance Armstrong doped, Floyd Landis distracted attention from the ugly truth that he himself left a tornado-like trail of victims by lying and cheating for years before belatedly coming clean about his own use of banned drugs. Toward the… Read More →
TIM REYNOLDS,AP Sports Writer / Disgraced U.S. cyclist Floyd Landis revealed new cheating allegations in a series of messages to sponsors and officials, alleging that former teammate Lance Armstrong not only joined him in doping but taught others how to beat the system and paid an official to keep a… Read More →
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) Lance Armstrong says he’s much better prepared and fitter for the Tour Down Under than he was a year ago in his comeback race after more than three years away from cycling. Asked about his mindset for the Adelaide race, which runs from Jan. 17-24, seven-time Tour… Read More →