Swiss Lab to FBI: Armstrong Test Was Fishy

Though comeback wasn't stellar, he has no regrets

(NEWSER) - 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 was going to win another tour," he has no regrets: "It's been an excellent ride." So will he attempt another comeback in a few years? "Never say never," Armstrong says—but then adds, "Just kidding." More»

Attorneys blast 'false and incredible concoctions'

(NEWSER) - Floyd Landis' blockbuster accusation that Lance Armstrong and their teammates were doping—and his admission that he was, too—was nothing more than an extortion attempt, lawyers for Armstrong's racing team said today. Armstrong "told Landis he had nothing to hide and that he was not going to submit to Landis' baseless threats to 'disclose' falsehoods," they said in a statement released to USA Today . "Lance never has and never will give anyone money, or anything else, to keep them from airing falsehoods." More»

Tyler Hamilton says he witnessed champ inject EPO

(NEWSER) - 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 of red blood cells in the body. More»

Cyclist continues to deny all charges

(NEWSER) - 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 luggage—including “a bag of drugs and s***.” Armstrong allegedly got someone to convince them it was all just vitamins, and they were allowed through.
• Another former teammate says Armstrong is the reason some other team members used blood booster EPO: “He was the instigator. It was his words that pushed us toward doing it."

Authorities told of elaborate regimen used by entire US team

(NEWSER) - Floyd Landis might just be the Jose Canseco of cycling. The disgraced cyclist has sent letters to the US Anti-Doping Agency and the FDA agent who broke the BALCO case outlining an elaborate doping regimen used by the entire US Postal Service Cycling Team from 2002 to 2005, the New York Daily News reports. Landis' letter implicates not just Armstrong and his fellow cyclists, but cycling officials, doctors, and team leaders. More»