With little fanfare, federal prosecutors on Friday dropped their investigation of Lance Armstrong , nearly two years after it began. After convening a grand jury, summoning dozens of witnesses and involving several federal agencies, the government decided not to bring fraud and conspiracy charges against Armstrong stemming from allegations that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his legendary cycling career. Read full article > >

Go here to read the rest:
End of Lance Armstrong probe raises questions about media’s reporting

The director of a Swiss drug-testing laboratory has agreed to provide information to investigators seeking to corroborate accusations by two former teammates of Lance Armstrong that the seven-time Tour de France champion used performance-enhancing drugs and conspired to cover up a positive drug test from the Tour de Suisse in 2001. Armstrong’s representatives contend that nothing the lab director could provide would damage the case of their client, who has repeatedly denied using banned drugs and challenged the credibility of his accusers. Read full article > >

See more here:
Investigators in Lance Armstrong case have met with Swiss lab director over ‘suspicious’ test result in 2001

Every believer to pull an elastic, canary-yellow rubber band imprinted with the word “LIVESTRONG” on their hand and around their wrist — everyone who ever pledged a dollar toward cancer research so they could symbolically overcome as their inspiration overcame — is confronting some hard questions today. Lance Armstrong’s decade-long insistence he is a clean champion feels so forced and hollow now; heck, after watching Sunday’s “60 Minutes” piece , even the most devoted bracelet people must be saying, “Uncle, I give.” Read full article > >

See the original post here:
For Lance Armstrong, it’s time to find out what living strong really means

On “60 Minutes,” a Lance Armstrong teammate said that riders led double lives revolving around drugs.

View original post here:
Armstrong Teammate Describes Doping System

Another teammate of champion cyclist Lance Armstrong joins those alleging he used performance-enhancing drugs throughout his career.

More here:
Armstrong doping allegations grow

After admitting to doping in a “60 Minutes” interview that will air Snday, Tyler Hamilton, the 2004 Olympic gold medalist in the time trial, has turned his gold medal over to the United States Anti-Doping Agency The International Olympic Committee made the announcement after Hamilton, 40, made his admission and said he saw U.S. Postal Service teammate Lance Armstrong taking performance-enhancing drugs . “I saw him inject it more than one time,” Hamilton said. “Yeah, like we all did. Like I did many, many times.” Read full article > >

Follow this link:
Tyler Hamilton surrenders Olympic gold medal

Tyler Hamilton told CBS that he saw Lance Armstrong inject himself with a performance-enhancing drug.

See the original post here:
Armstrong Accused of Drug Use by Ex-Teammate

A teammate of renowned cyclist Lance Armstrong tells 60 Minutes the biking star used performance-enhancing drugs while competing-and even on the famed Tour de France. While Armstrong has long been suspected of doping, teammate Tyler Hamilton has…

Originally posted here:
Teammate: I Saw Armstrong Doping

A ex-teammate of seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong accuses the cyclist of using performance-enhancing drugs, something Armstrong has always denied.

Read the original:
Armstrong faces new doping claim

A seven-time Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong, 39, said that he wanted to spend more time with his family and that his age was catching up to him.

Continued here:
Armstrong Retires From Cycling

Since August, seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has been battling charges in front of a grand jury that he has used performance-enhancing drugs in the past. And according to a new Sports Illustrated feature, Armstrong may have been the…

Read more here:
Did Lance Armstrong Advocate Doping?