strong MADRID, May 04, 2013 (AFP) - Spain's anti-doping agency (AEA) revealed Friday that prosecutors had opened an investigation into three individuals suspected of having links to the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. "A tribunal in the Alicante region has informed us that they have opened an inquiry relating to two Spanish doctors, Luis Garcia del Moral and Pedro Celaya, and a … [Read more...]
UCI Rejects USADA Claims Over Lance Armstrong
April 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
PARIS, April 26, 2013 (AFP) - Cycling's world governing body on Friday roundly rejected claims from the man who brought down Lance Armstrong that they had contributed nothing to the fight against doping in the sport. The head of the the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) Travis Tygart told a French Senate hearing on Thursday that the International Cycling Union (UCI) had blocked efforts to … [Read more...]
US Files Formal Complaint Against Lance Armstrong
April 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON, April 23, 2013 - The US Justice Department filed a formal complaint Tuesday against Lance Armstrong, saying the doping-disgraced cyclist and team owners defrauded the US Postal Service of sponsorship money. The government, which said in February that it would join a whistle-blower lawsuit brought by former Armstrong teammate Floyd Landis in 2010, says the USPS spent about … [Read more...]
Lance Armstrong Buys Another Texas Home In Austin
April 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
AUSTIN, Texas, April 16, 2013 - Disgraced US cyclist Lance Armstrong has purchased an Austin-area home just days after he sold his luxury Spanish-style estate he has lived in since 2006, it was reported Tuesday. The Austin American-Statesman described the home as being located in an exclusive sub-division. The newspaper did not reveal the purchase price but Austin real estate agents … [Read more...]
Lance Armstrong Sells Austin Estate
April 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
AUSTIN, Texas, April 11, 2013 - Disgraced US cyclist Lance Armstrong, who is the subject of multiple lawsuits after confessing to doping, has sold his property in Austin, it was reported Thursday. The Austin American Statesman reported that Armstrong had sold the luxurious 1.7-acre Spanish-style estate he bought in 2004 but planned to continue living in the Texas city. … [Read more...]
FINA Objects To Lance Armstrong Swim Event Entry
April 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
PARIS, April 4, 2013 (AFP) - Swimming's world governing body on Thursday said it had written to organisers of a regional swimming championships in the United States, requesting that shamed cyclist Lance Armstrong be barred from competing. FINA said in a statement from its headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, that it was aware of reports that the Texan rider was scheduled to take … [Read more...]
US Government Joins Armstrong Lawsuit After Talks Fail
February 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON, Feb 22, 2013 - The US government joined a lawsuit Friday alleging doping-disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong defrauded former sponsor US Postal Service. The government filing in federal court to join a lawsuit filed by Floyd Landis, himself an admitted dope cheat who lost the 2006 Tour de France crown because of doping, came after Armstrong and US lawyers could not reach a … [Read more...]
Lance Armstrong Refuses To Cooperate With USADA Investigation
February 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON, Feb 20, 2013 - Lance Armstrong said Wednesday that he will not cooperate with the US Anti-Doping Agency's investigation into dope cheats in cycling but would be willing to help other anti-doping inquiries. The move greatly diminishes Armstrong's chances of having his life ban from World Anti-Doping Agency-sanctioned sport reduced even as it forces USADA to move ahead … [Read more...]
IOC Will Not Reattribute Armstrong’s Bronze
February 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
LAUSANNE, Feb 13, 2013 (AFP) - The International Olympic Committee said Wednesday that it would not reattribute the 2000 cycling bronze medal stripped from Lance Armstrong because of doping. "It (the medal) will not be reattributed," IOC vice-president Thomas Bach told AFP on the sidelines of a meeting of the organization's executive commission in Lausanne, Switzerland. The IOC … [Read more...]
SCA Promotions Sues Lance Armstrong Over Bonus Money
February 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
by Chantal Valery WASHINGTON, Feb 7, 2013 (AFP) - A US insurance firm on Thursday filed a lawsuit against disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong seeking restitution of $12 million in bonus money paid to the American for his Tour de France triumphs. The Texas-based company, SCA Promotions, wants confessed dope cheat Armstrong to repay money the firm insured from his Tour victories … [Read more...]