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Wednesday, 13 September 2006 |
American cyclist Lance Armstrong defends reputation
American cyclist Lance Armstrong has been angrily defending his reputation following yet more doping claims by two former teammates.
Rider Frankie Andreu and an unnamed cyclist told the New York Times that they took the banned blood-boosting drug EPO before the 1999 Tour de France, however, Lance Armstrong, who rigorously denied all claims he took EPO in the same race, insists the article is a "hatchet job".
Lance Armstrong added that it "was a blatant attempt to associate me and implicate me with a former team-mate's admission," and he continued: "The recycled suggestion that former team-mates took EPO with my knowledge or at my request is categorically false and distorted sensationalism."
Former US Postal Service skipper Frankie Andreu and the other cyclist, who have never tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs, also explained to the New York Times that they never actually saw Lance Armstrong take any prohibited substance.
Former team manager Johan Bruyneel, who said Andreu's claims were "unfounded", backed Lance Armstrong's comments.
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