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France Joins US in Drug Probe of Lance Armstrong

By bewilderbeast,  Newser User

Posted Sep 16, 2010 9:51 AM CDT | Promoted on Newser Sep 16, 2010 3:49 PM CDT

(User Submitted) – Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong's blood is coming out of the closet. Pierre Bordry, head of France's anti-doping agency, is ready to collaborate fully with a US federal investigation into allegations that Armstrong's backup "B" samples from 1999 contained EPO—a banned blood-boosting hormone. All Jeff Novitzky, the FDA agent leading the US investigation, has to do is make an official request and Bordry will hand over Armstrong's "B" samples from the 1999 Tour to him. Read the full article or see previous stories on the allegations here.

A file photo of Lance Armstrong from this year's Tour de France.
A file photo of Lance Armstrong from this year's Tour de France.   (AP)
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greg868990
Sep 17, 2010 9:25 AM CDT
In 1999 Armstrong was doped, the documentation provided by the French newspaper L'Equipe has been validated by the UCI. !!! Yes by the UCI !!! Armstrong has never been suspended because his doping was discovered too late in 2005, the limitation period was 3 years old, but it was doped with EPO, it is the truth. I give you the link. http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails.asp?source=SiteSearch&id=NDU4Mg&MenuId=15217&CharValList=628%253B611%253B&CharTextList=&CharFromList=&CharToList=&txtSiteSearch=&SelChar214=628&SelChar208=611&LangId=1 All the cheaters have been suspended, Vinokourov, Basso, Valverde, except Armstrong. In my opinion, the most dishonest that cycling has ever known. Here's a link of the website L'Equipe which describes the investigation that was published in the newspaper L'Equipe of Thursday, August 23, 2005. http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/DOPAGE_ARMSTRONG_2.html
finkster
Sep 16, 2010 5:26 PM CDT
The French can't stand to have an American win so many tours without trying to tarnish that person's image.
Observer
Sep 16, 2010 4:26 PM CDT
Lance is guilty. I know this from a quiet lawsuit that he was involved with with a Dallas company that contested a 5 million dollar payout that Lance was supposed to gain several years ago. He could afford the best slimeball doctors to dope him and beat the tests. Lance is an a-hole supreme btw. I know many people that have worked for his foundation.

 
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