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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 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 ...
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.
The legendary cyclist lost his three bronze medals from the 2000 games following his doping scandal. After years of speculation, the U.S. federal prosecutors pursued allegations against Armstrong ...
Monday, Lance Armstrong sat down with BBC for his first TV interview since admitting to taking performance-enhancing drugs. The former pro cyclist says he wouldn't take any shortcuts if given the ...
Cycling legend and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong’s fall from grace was stunning. Holder of seven consecutive Tour de France medals, as well as an Olympic medal, he would go on to found The ...
The title translates to "The Armstrong Lie". 23 August 2006. Lance Armstrong has become a symbol for doping at the Tour de France. Suspicions arose initially over his association with Italian physician Michele Ferrari and his extraordinary achievements on the road. In 1999, Armstrong failed tests for a glucocorticosteroid hormone.
The Armstrong Lie is a 2013 American documentary film directed by Alex Gibney about the cyclist Lance Armstrong. Originally begun as a project titled The Road Back [ 3 ] about Armstrong's return to competitive cycling in 2009, the film's subject shifted in light of renewed allegations of doping against Armstrong .