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Lance Armstrong is used to winning, but his most recent victory was unlike any he had experienced before. Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of the seven-time Tour de France champion Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort to determine whether the world's most famous cyclist and his teammates joined in a doping program during his greatest years.
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Lance Armstrong licked 'em again. Always has. Always will. Like cancer and the Tour de France, the federal government turned out to be just another challenge to conquer. On his trophy wall, next to those bright yellow jerseys he got for winning the world's toughest bike race seven times, Armstrong can now hang the scalp of steroid cop Jeff Novitzky.
Cyclist Lance Armstrong released the following statement through his attorney after the U.S. attorney's office decided Friday not to bring charges against him after a nearly two-year investigation into whether the seven-time Tour de France champion and his teammates ran a doping program: "I am gratified to learn that the U.S.
United States Anti-Doping Agency
chief Travis Tygart said on Friday that the group's
investigation into doping in cycling would continue.
Federal prosecutors in
Los Angeles said on Friday they had closed an investigation into
allegations of criminal conduct by members and associates of a
bike racing team partly owned by seven-time Tour de France
winner Lance Armstrong.
United States Attorney Andre Birotte Jr. released the following statement Friday regarding the Lance Armstrong doping investigation: "United States Attorney Andre Birotte Jr. today announced that his office is closing an investigation into allegations of federal criminal conduct by members and associates of a professional bicycle racing team owned in part by Lance Armstrong.
Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde says his strong performance in Tour Down Under has relieved some of the pressure after returning from a two-year doping ban. The Movistar rider finished in the same overall time as winner Simon Gerrans only to lose on points, but believes his good form will help his preparations for the Tour de France and the London Olympics.
Three-times Tour de France points
winner Robbie McEwen would happily trade one of his green
jerseys for the Olympic glory that eluded him, the experienced
Australian sprinter said on Tuesday.
The United States landed another world-class cycling event Monday when Greenville, S.C., was chosen as the host city for the 2014 paracycling world championships. The five-day competition will bring more than 450 athletes and 200 coaches from more than 45 countries to the Palmetto State. It will be the first time the U.S.
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