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Lance Armstrong part of cycling's 'most successful doping program,' USADA says
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency says it will release Wednesday more than 1,000 pages of evidence detailing the involvement of cyclist Lance Armstrong in what the agency calls "the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen."
Armstrong, who won an unprecedented seven Tour de France titles, announced in August that he would no longer fight doping charges that the USADA brought against him earlier in the year. The famed cyclist's decision prompted the USADA to ban the 40-year-old athlete from competition and strip him of his wins dating to 1998, though there were questions of whether the organization had the authority to take such action.
The USADA filed doping charges against Armstrong in June. Armstrong retired from professional cycling in February 2011, though he continued to compete in triathlon events.
The USADA, a quasi-government agency recognized as the official anti-doping agency for Olympic, Pan American and Paralympic sports in the United States, accused Armstrong of using, possessing, trafficking and giving to others performance-enhancing drugs, as well as covering up doping violations.
Armstrong's attorney blasted the accusations as "wrong" and "baseless," much like Armstrong has vehemently denied other such claims in the past.
Armstrong, when he announced in August that he wouldn't fight the charges, said there was "zero physical evidence" to support the USADA's claims, and that he was "finished with this nonsense" of fighting charges after fighting against such allegations for years.
"The only physical evidence there is the hundreds of controls I have passed with flying colors," Armstrong said in August. "I made myself available around the clock and around the world. In-competition. Out of competition. Blood. Urine. Whatever they asked for I provided. What is the point of all this testing if, in the end, USADA will not stand by it?"
On Wednesday, Armstrong's teammate George Hincape admitted he used banned substances.
"It is extremely difficult today to acknowledge that during a part of my career I used banned substances," Hincape said in a statement. "Early in my professional career, it became clear to me that, given the widespread use of performance enhancing drugs by cyclists at the top of the profession, it was not possible to compete at the highest level without them. I deeply regret that choice and sincerely apologize to my family, teammates and fans."
August 26, 2012: Armstrong: 'I'm more at ease now than I have been in 10 years'
August 24, 2012: Armstrong's statement about ending fight against charges
August 24, 2012: Armstrong's cancer foundation still strong
Does this accusation by the The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency change your feelings about Armstrong? Share your reaction in the comments below.
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So I believe that he did those drugs...many of his cyclist partners and friends have pointed the finger at him, his assistant has pointed the finger at him, but in the end..he wins for perseverance and dedication at not getting caught and at the same time winning. Most cyclist have also come out and said they themselves have done drugs and they claim everyone in cycling does drugs...so you think really Lance is the only one not doing and mysteriously winning? You decide.
Doping is the path to fame and fortune. Look at Romney, he's the biggest dope I've ever seen!
You juiced to? Who taught you how to do it? Lance? Did you do it this year in order to survive and set a record for the most Tour rides? Why did you turn down the Olympic team invitation, George? Oh, that's right, they test at the games.
Bush's fault.
Actually it sort of is, George went after Berry Bonds causing this administration to focus on a almost exclusively white sport and use the CIA and FBI to carry out a racist attack on Lance Armstrong. Read about it.
Did anyone really watch his race? I will remember him more for what he did for cancer than what he ever did on a bicycle. Nobody sat down and watched the tour's, everybody knows someone with cancer in which his foundation in some way helped them.
Man so all those cyclists I see on the road with their little leotards and their aerodynamic helmets are aspiring to be intravenous drug users? The way everyone talks, this whole sport is a joke as they all shoot up. Maybe this sport should go away. I don't personally like Lance Armstrong, don't really get into the bike racing thing, but this is definitely a witch hunt. USADA, you are a joke. You still look incompetent and have no merit.
This is some type of joke, total coincidence that George Hincapie has just released a book. How many copies would be sold if this controversy were not going on now, none. This is just to put money in Hincapie's pocket. Ridiculous that the USADA would consider someone who stands to gain so much as a credible witness, with no physical evidence. This would not stand up in any court in the country. Nice that this administration has chosen to squander my tax dollars on witch hunts. Maybe they should be worrying about our economy and not what happened in France 11 years ago. Give me a break. The first thing is the USADA should learn how to spell the last name of one of their major witnesses! What a joke, but so sad for the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
Armstrong made his political views known, he was an enemy, and he was punished. Who says Obama doesn't keep his word? He sure is backing up what he said on Univision in 2010.
It's pretty obvious he used banned substances, but so did all the other top cyclists. What bothers me is his lack of integrity. He needs to stop lying and just admit what he did. People are very forgiving, but not to liars.
He likely cheated.....but then so did former winners Contador, Pantani, Ullrich, Riis, Indurain, and Merckx who all had bad samples. Rumors about many others persist. Other than Riis giving up his lone win and Contador one of his, none of the others have had victories cleared. The somewhat abritrary nature of punishment and detection calls into question the creditability of the entire sport its controlling structure for the average fan.
USDA = WASTE OF TAX DOLLARS and not catching him. GO AWAY USDA!!!
SHut your mouth in BAD RECESSION.
What drug test did Lance fail again? Sounds like an Obama backed organization following Obama's MO. Tell a lie often enough and it is true?
Best I have heard USDA and Obama good match!! Idiots no proof then lie!
That's quite possibly the stupidest attack on both the USADA and the White House I've ever heard.
Let the man rest in peace. For all he did for this country's space program, none of this should matter now.
Congrats...you win the comment section today.
....not to mention his being one of the country's greatest jazz musicians!
Hahaha! good one!
Best comment of the day. Good work, Bob.
Bob – this isn't about Neil, man. Although I kind of liked how you brought together the space program and drugs...
Hah hah hah. That was great.
What?????
This right here is comedy gold.
LOL..."that's one small step for man, one giant (steroid enhanced) leap for mankind?"
Sorry. You must be thinking of Louie Armstrong.
The article is about LANCE Armstrong, not Neil Armstrong you jackwagon! LOL
ha! that was funny! 😀
Bob, you got the wrong Armstrong
The only way to stop doping is to develop a test to detect dopers before the race starts.
If they didn't have the right tests, then everyone dopes and everyone that finished in the top 10 were dopers.
We shouldn't be chasing around dozens or hundreds of cyclists for decades looking for some heresay evidence.
They should develop the right tests and prevent doping in future races.
Hincapie never failed a drug test in his life either.
I have never been caught speeding in my life, therefore I have never speed, contrary to all the passengers in my car who claim otherwise!
This should be interesting since he never failed a drug test in his entire career.
Anyone who follows the sport knows that THAT point is highly debatable.
In any case, the most damning evidence against Armstrong is the army of fellow cyclists – friends, rivals, big names, small names – including some with clean records themselves, like George Hincapie – who've confessed taking drugs with Lance for years.
Wake up.
You are right Lance never got caught and neither his partner Hincape yet he finally came out clean. Like the article says "the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen."
"On Wednesday, Armstrong's teammate George Hincape admitted he used banned substances."
"It is extremely difficult today to acknowledge that during a part of my career I used banned substances," Hincape said in a statement. "Early in my professional career, it became clear to me that, given the widespread use of performance enhancing drugs by cyclists at the top of the profession, it was not possible to compete at the highest level without them. I deeply regret that choice and sincerely apologize to my family, teammates and fans."