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Lance Armstrong

The most bizarre cheats in sporting history
Article
/ 17 July 2019

The most bizarre cheats in sporting history

Doping bridge players? Cyclist gangs? Some competitors will go to any lengths to win

By Luke Feltham
Where the bad men go: Disgraced Armstrong finds his niche
Article
/ 12 September 2018

Where the bad men go: Disgraced Armstrong finds his niche

Lance Armstrong is building a new life after the last one ended in ignominy

By Luke Feltham
Commission starts probe into doping in cycling
Article
/ 9 January 2014

Commission starts probe into doping in cycling

The members of an independent commission that will probe cycling’s doping past since the Lance Armstrong scandal have been named.

By William Fotheringham
Verbruggen furious at Armstrong doping ‘cover-up’ claims
Article
/ 18 December 2013

Verbruggen furious at Armstrong doping ‘cover-up’ claims

Former head of world cycling Hein Verbruggen has angrily rejected claims from Lance Armstrong that he helped cover up a positive drug test.

By Sapa Ap
Armstrong: I will testify with 100% honesty
Article
/ 11 November 2013

Armstrong: I will testify with 100% honesty

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has said he will testify with "100% transparency and honesty" at any independent enquiry into doping in cycling.

By Reuters
British newspaper ‘happy’ with Lance Armstrong settlement
Article
/ 25 August 2013

British newspaper ‘happy’ with Lance Armstrong settlement

A UK newspaper says it had settled with Lance Armstrong after it was made to pay damages over a report which suggested he had used banned substances.

By Staff Reporter
Armstrong hits back at federal lawsuit
Article
/ 24 July 2013

Armstrong hits back at federal lawsuit

Disgraced US cyclist Lance Armstrong says that his former team overlooked allegations of doping because of a lucrative sponsorship deal.

By Afp Author
Armstrong takes to cycling after doping confession
Article
/ 23 July 2013

Armstrong takes to cycling after doping confession

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong says fellow riders have been generally supportive of him during an annual bike ride across the US state of Iowa.

By Sapa Ap
Lance Armstrong to compete again – in swimming
Article
/ 4 April 2013

Lance Armstrong to compete again – in swimming

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, who is banned from most competitive sports for life, will take part in a regional swimming championship in Texas.

By Sapa Afp
Anti-doping head shocked China produces ‘99% of illegal substances’
Article
/ 19 February 2013

Anti-doping head shocked China produces ‘99% of illegal substances’

China’s anti-doping head has said he was "shocked" after an anti-doping agency alleged the country produces large amounts of illegal substances.

By Sapa Afp
Chris Froome aims to sweep clean at Tour
Article
/ 15 February 2013

Chris Froome aims to sweep clean at Tour

The French race’s new wonder, Chris Froome begs comparison with Armstrong, but he rides to a different beat.

By Toby Shapshak
Athletics drug cheats will follow Lance Armstrong down
Article
/ 15 February 2013

Athletics drug cheats will follow Lance Armstrong down

Lance Armstrong’s admission to Oprah Winfrey that he was a drugs cheat has thrown a sidelight on to the parallel endurance sport of distance running.

By Staff Reporter
Armstrong: From doping to duping — and back again
Article
/ 25 January 2013

Armstrong: From doping to duping — and back again

The saddest story I have ever heard about sport was told to me in November 2010 by a man who cheated to win the Tour de France, writes Paul Kimmage.

By Staff Reporter
South Africa retests over 50 top cyclists for EPO
Article
/ 24 January 2013

South Africa retests over 50 top cyclists for EPO

Lance Armstrong’s confession has pushed South Africa’s anti-doping body to retroactively test blood samples from over 50 top cyclists.

By Sapa Afp
Oprah: Lance can be a hero again
Article
/ 22 January 2013

Oprah: Lance can be a hero again

Oprah Winfrey believes Lance Armstrong can be a hero again and that people will be willing to forgive him.

By Sapa Ap
Library prank sends Armstrong books to fiction section
Article
/ 21 January 2013

Library prank sends Armstrong books to fiction section

A prank note in an Australian library declaring that disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong’s books would be moved to the fiction section has gone viral.

By Reuters
Newspaper sues Armstrong who now faces jail time
Article
/ 19 January 2013

Newspaper sues Armstrong who now faces jail time

David Walsh, the journalist who queried disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong’s remarkable comeback from cancer, has accepted the American’s apology.

By Sapa Afp
Lance Armstrong: ‘I’m deeply flawed’
Article
/ 18 January 2013

Lance Armstrong: ‘I’m deeply flawed’

Lance Armstrong has finally admitted to using banned substances in the first part of a candid interview with Oprah Winfrey.

By Reuters
Weekend 101: Armstrong bares all
Videos
/ 17 January 2013

Weekend 101: Armstrong bares all

We look at this week’s headlines; from the Afcon kick-off to Amplats’ plan to axe 14 000 workers and Lance Armstrong’s bare-all interview with Oprah.

By Staff Reporter
Armstrong stripped of Sydney Olympics bronze medal
Article
/ 17 January 2013

Armstrong stripped of Sydney Olympics bronze medal

The International Olympic Committee has stripped American cyclist Lance Armstrong of his Sydney Olympics bronze medal, said officials.

By Sapa
Deep Read: The cost-benefit analysis of Armstrong’s confession
Analysis
/ 15 January 2013

Deep Read: The cost-benefit analysis of Armstrong’s confession

Don’t be fooled: the only thing choking up Lance Armstrong is the string of lawsuits he has to settle. But he’ll recoup through Oprah’s redemption.

By Staff Reporter
US paper says Armstrong admitted to doping in Oprah interview
Article
/ 15 January 2013

US paper says Armstrong admitted to doping in Oprah interview

His fall nearly complete, disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs in an interview with Oprah Winfrey.

By Staff Reporter
Lance Armstrong: A chronology of doping denials
Article
/ 15 January 2013

Lance Armstrong: A chronology of doping denials

Cyclist Lance Armstrong has spent over a decade vehemently defending himself against a litany of doping allegations. Here’s a list of his denials.

By Sapa Afp
Armstrong prepares for Oprah interview
Article
/ 14 January 2013

Armstrong prepares for Oprah interview

Lance Armstrong has been mentally preparing himself for a no-holds-barred interview with talk show queen Oprah WInfrey about his history of doping.

By Jim Litke and Jim Vertuno
Oprah interview may cost Armstrong jail time
Article
/ 13 January 2013

Oprah interview may cost Armstrong jail time

Lance Armstrong could lose more than his ravaged reputation if he confesses to doping this week during a television interview with Oprah Winfrey.

By Chantal Valery
Oprah to interview Armstrong on doping scandal
Article
/ 9 January 2013

Oprah to interview Armstrong on doping scandal

Lance Armstrong will discuss the doping scandal that dramatically brought down his cycling career during an interview with Oprah Winfrey next week.

By Greg Heakes
Armstrong may admit to doping, report
Article
/ 5 January 2013

Armstrong may admit to doping, report

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, is weighing whether to admit he used performance-enhancing drugs, The New York Times has reported.

By Sapa Afp
UK newspaper sues Lance Armstrong
Article
/ 23 December 2012

UK newspaper sues Lance Armstrong

A British newspaper is suing Armstrong for more than $1.5-million over the now-disgraced cyclist’s successful libel action over doping allegations.

By Sapa
Cycling hell comes full circle
Article
/ 9 November 2012

Cycling hell comes full circle

The fallout has begun and, no, it has nothing to do with the media’s role in reporting on the sport, says Richard Poplak.

By Richard Poplak
Cyclist David George admits taking banned drug
Article
/ 6 November 2012

Cyclist David George admits taking banned drug

Top South African cyclist, David George, has admitted taking the banned drug EPO and is prepared to face the consequences.

By Nickolaus Bauer and Staff Reporter
Top South African cyclist bust for doping
Article
/ 6 November 2012

Top South African cyclist bust for doping

One of South Africa’s foremost cyclists, David George, has tested positive for the banned EPO drug and faces a charge of doping.

By Nickolaus Bauer
Cycling sponsor suing UCI over Armstrong saga
Article
/ 5 November 2012

Cycling sponsor suing UCI over Armstrong saga

Sportswear company Skins is suing cycling’s governing body for $2-million, claiming brand damage for backing the sport.

By Rob Harris
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