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Lance Armstrong, the Lance Armstrong doping case, was a major doping investigation that led to retired American road racing cyclist Lance Armstrong being stripped of his seven consecutive Tour de France titles, along with one Olympic medal, and his eventual admission to using performance-enhancing drugs.
Lance Armstrong had been criticized for his disagreements with outspoken opponents of doping, such as sports journalist Paul Kimmage [7] [8] and cyclist Christophe Bassons. [9] [10] Bassons wrote a number of articles for a French newspaper during the 1999 Tour de France which made references to doping in the peloton.
Lance Edward Armstrong (né Gunderson; born September 18, 1971) [4] is an American former professional road racing cyclist.He achieved international fame for winning the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005, but was stripped of his titles in 2012 after an investigation into doping allegations, called the Lance Armstrong doping case, found that Armstrong used ...
The disgraced superstar told the truth about his secret method for evading anti-doping testers during a recent conversation with Bill Maher.
ESPN's new documentary "LANCE" breaks down the story behind legendary, and disgraced, cyclist Lance Armstrong.
The story of Lance Armstrong is widely known – world-class cyclist contracts cancer, battles back from death's doorstep to recover, then wins the premier cycling event in the world, the arduous ...
Armstrong appeared angry and interrupted LeMond, telling him it was time to move on. [36] On February 16, 2011, Armstrong announced his retirement from competitive cycling. At the time he was facing a US federal investigation into doping allegations. In June 2012, USADA charged Armstrong with having used illicit performance-enhancing drugs. [37]
Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005 but was stripped of all his titles — including his Olympic medal — after an investigation found that he had ...