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• Armstrong sued for $12 million bonus

  February 7, 2013 8:07 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Dallas promotions company is suing Lance Armstrong to repay $12 million in bonuses it paid him for winning the Tour de France. Armstrong now admits he used performance-enhancing drugs and has been stripped of those victories. SCA Promotions filed its lawsuit Thursday in Dallas district... more »

• Local cyclist, a former Armstrong teammate, weighs in on admission

  January 22, 2013 12:38 AM

  As cycling enthusiasts around the world sit stunned by Lance Armstrong's fall from glory, locals are reacting to his admission that he did cheat to win those seven Tour de France titles. Among them, Michael Creed of Colorado Springs; Creed rode on Lance's team in 2003 and 2004. "The... more »

• Armstrong admits doping to Oprah

  January 17, 2013 9:16 PM

  CHICAGO (AP) - Lance Armstrong confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France during an interview with Oprah Winfrey, reversing more than a decade of denial. "Yes," Armstrong said when Winfrey asked if he used a series of drugs to help his record run. Said Armstrong: "I... more »

• AP source: Armstrong tells Oprah he doped

  January 14, 2013 8:56 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A person familiar with the situation says Lance Armstrong confessed to Oprah Winfrey during an interview Monday that he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the interview is to be broadcast Thursday on Winfrey's network.... more »

• Report: Armstrong weighs admitting to doping

  January 4, 2013 11:36 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The New York Times is reporting Friday that Lance Armstrong - who has strongly denied the doping charges that led to him being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles - has told associates he is considering admitting he used performance-enhancing drugs. The report is... more »

• Armstrong resisted subpoena, then wanted secrecy

  December 11, 2012 8:22 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Lance Armstrong resisted turning over records sought by U.S Postal Service investigators, then tried to keep the inquiry under seal and out of the public eye, according to recently released court documents. In 2011, Postal Service officials investigating Armstrong and his teams for doping wanted records... more »

• USA Cycling CEO says doping scandal was kept hidden

  October 11, 2012 6:40 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - USA Cycling President and CEO Steve Johnson said the highly publicized doping scandal surrounding seven time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong was well concealed, even from him and the rest of the members of the governing body. USA Cycling has a zero tolerance policy with... more »

• Doping scandal documents released

  October 11, 2012 12:44 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - It was one of the great comeback stories of modern sports history. Recovering from cancer, pro cyclist Lance Armstrong battled his way back to win the Tour de France in 1999, the first of what would become a record seven straight tour victories. Those victories are now... more »

• Armstrong stripped of 7 Tour de France titles

  August 24, 2012 12:04 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency stripped Lance Armstrong's seven Tour de France titles Friday, erasing one of the most incredible achievements in sports after deciding he had used performance-enhancing drugs to do it. Armstrong, who retired a year ago, was also hit with a lifetime ban... more »

• UCI pushes to take over Armstrong case

  August 4, 2012 6:57 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Cycling's international governing body is pressing its case for jurisdiction over the doping case against Lance Armstrong. In a statement released Saturday, the International Cycling Union (UCI) argues that it - and not the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency - is the authority that should handle the Armstrong... more »

• US Anti-Doping Agency charges Armstrong

  June 13, 2012 8:07 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is bringing doping charges against seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, questioning his victories in those storied cycling races. Armstrong, who retired from cycling last year, could face a lifetime ban from the sport if he is found to have used... more »

• Armstrong wants doping questions to end

  May 16, 2012 8:10 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Lance Armstrong's cycling career is behind him. Now he says the doping questions should go away as well. Armstrong says he's done talking about doping rumors and allegations that dogged his seven Tour de France titles, after a nearly two-year federal investigation that closed with no... more »

• Lance Armstrong doping investigation dropped with no charges

  February 3, 2012 6:10 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of Lance Armstrong on Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort aimed at determining whether the seven-time Tour de France winner and his teammates participated in a doping program. Armstrong has steadfastly denied he doped during his unparalleled career, but the... more »

• Lance Armstrong to race in XTERRA Worlds

  October 16, 2011 11:47 PM

  KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) - Lance Armstrong will compete in the XTERRA Worlds off-road triathlon. "XTERRA World Champs next wknd. I'm in! Looking fwd to racing," the seven-time Tour de France winner tweeted Sunday, a week before the swimming, cycling and running competition in Maui. Last month in Colorado, Armstrong was... more »

• FBI looks into Armstrong-Hamilton conversation

  June 15, 2011 2:20 AM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - The FBI has contacted a Colorado restaurant to get surveillance tapes of a conversation between seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong and former teammate Tyler Hamilton over the weekend. Hamilton went on "60 Minutes" last month and accused Armstrong of doping repeatedly and encouraging his... more »

• Defending Lance Armstrong

  May 24, 2011 1:16 AM

  LONDON (AP) - In the wake of fresh doping allegations against Lance Armstrong, cycling's world governing body and one of his former teammates have come to the defense of the seven-time Tour de France champion. Tyler Hamilton, another ex-teammate of Armstrong, alleges the American was involved in a systematic doping... more »

• '60 Minutes' report: Armstrong encouraged doping

  May 22, 2011 9:13 PM

  Lance Armstrong 's former teammate, Tyler Hamilton, says Armstrong and other team leaders encouraged, promoted and took part in a doping program in an effort to win the Tour de France in 1999 and beyond, according to a report aired Sunday night on "60 Minutes." Hamilton says he saw Armstrong... more »

• Report: Hincapie tells feds Armstrong used PEDs

  May 20, 2011 7:46 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - A report by "60 Minutes" says George Hincapie, a longtime member of Lance Armstrong's inner circle, has told federal authorities he saw the seven-time Tour de France winner use performance-enhancing drugs. A segment of the report aired Friday night on the "CBS Evening News," one... more »

• Feds ask for help in Armstrong case

  May 10, 2011 4:12 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - U.S. authorities are asking European officials for help gathering evidence against seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong in a case related to the use of performance-enhancing drugs. People familiar with the investigation have told The Associated Press that the request for evidence made to... more »

• Strong support for "Kids on Bikes"

  September 28, 2010 8:10 PM

  Kids on Bikes gives bikes to kids, hundreds since 2005, and at a fundraiser Tuesday a special guest showed her support for the program. Linda Armstrong Kelly, the mother of cyclist Lance Armstrong, knows first hand what a bike means to a kid. It's a reason she's a big supporter... more »

• Under investigation, Armstrong stays in public eye

  September 20, 2010 8:20 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Lance Armstrong just keeps rolling along. While prosecutors examine his past as part of a federal investigation into drug use in pro cycling, the seven-time Tour de France winner is sticking to a relentless public schedule of charity bike rides, speeches, endorsements and meetings with policy... more »

• Lance Armstrong joins anti-cancer telethon

  August 19, 2010 9:43 AM

  Lance Armstrong, Robin Roberts and Michael C. Hall are among the celebrities affected by cancer who are set to appear in a TV fundraiser next month. "Stand Up to Cancer" announced a lineup that will include other actors, athletes and musicians who have faced the illness, including Maura Tierney,... more »

• Leadville still hopes to see Lance Armstrong

  August 13, 2010 2:33 PM

  LEADVILLE, Colo. (AP) - Co-founder Ken Chlouber is holding out hope that Lance Armstrong will change his mind and ride in the Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race that he won in record time last year. Armstrong spokesman Mark Higgins said Tuesday that the cyclist was skipping this year's... more »

• Lance Armstrong pulls out of Leadville mountain race

  August 10, 2010 11:25 AM

  Lance Armstrong has pulled out of the Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race in Colorado, a high-altitude race he won in record time last year. Armstrong spokesman Mark Higgins said Tuesday that the cyclist is still feeling lingering effects of a hip injury suffered in a crash early in the... more »

• Lance Armstrong brings pro cycling to Colorado

  August 4, 2010 11:56 AM

  Lance Armstrong is teaming with Denver-based Quiznos to bring a major international pro-cycling stage race to Colorado next summer. Armstrong hopes to ride in the weeklong race, titled the Quiznos Pro Challenge. The exact route of the Aug. 22-28, 2011, race has not been mapped out yet, but it... more »

• Contador stays on top at Tour de France

  July 21, 2010 12:09 AM

  PAU, France (AP) - Seven time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong provided some excitement during the 16th stage of this year's race. France's Pierrick Fedrigo won a sprint finish in a group of nine that included Armstrong, who had attacked repeatedly from the very beginning of the 16th stage.... more »

• Armstrong says he'll cooperate with a "fair" doping investigation

  July 16, 2010 1:07 AM

  CHAMBERY, France (AP) - Lance Armstrong says he will cooperate with a "fair investigation" but not a "witch hunt" into allegations that he and his former cycling team were involved in doping. Armstrong is responding to reports of a federal investigation of possible fraud and doping charges against him and... more »

• Armstrong says Tour victory hopes 'finished'

  July 11, 2010 8:04 PM

  MORZINE, France (AP) - Lance Armstrong says his hopes of an eighth Tour de France victory are "finished" after an eighth stage in which he struggled in a hard climb and was caught up in three crashes. Armstrong, at age 38, is riding in what he says will be his... more »

• Cavendish wins stage 5

  July 8, 2010 3:44 PM

  MONTARGIS, France (AP) - Mark Cavendish has won the fifth stage of the Tour de France in a sprint, with the main yellow jersey contenders cruising behind in the main pack. The British rider collected his 11th career stage victory at the Tour over the mostly flat 116.3-mile trek from... more »

• Petacchi wins stage 4 of the Tour

  July 8, 2010 12:40 AM

  REIMS, France (AP) - Alessandro Petacchi has won the fourth stage of the Tour de France in a mass sprint with Lance Armstrong and other contenders finishing in the pack. The Italian collected his second stage win this year in the mostly flat 95.4-mile ride from Cambrai to the champagne... more »

• Armstrong falls to 18th at Tour de France

  July 7, 2010 1:20 AM

  ARENBERG, France - Thor Hushovd of Norway won a treacherous third stage of the Tour de France, while Lance Armstrong lost time to defending champion Alberto Contador and last year's runner-up Andy Schleck. Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara reclaimed the overall leader's yellow jersey a day after losing it to Sylvain Chavanel.... more »

• Frenchman takes lead after stage 2 of Tour de France

  July 6, 2010 1:36 AM

  SPA, Belgium (AP) - Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel won Monday's second stage of the Tour de France, a rain-swept ride in Belgium marred by crashes. Chavanel takes over the leader's yellow jersey from Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara. Lance Armstrong suffered a bloodied thigh in a fall to the asphalt. He's fifth, 3:19... more »

• Petacchi wins 1st stage of Tour de France

  July 4, 2010 8:19 PM

  BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Alessandro Petacchi has won the first stage of the Tour de France in a sprint, while Lance Armstrong and other top contenders trailing in the pack in a day marred by several crashes. Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara appeared set to retain the leader's yellow jersey after Sunday's... more »

• Armstrong wary of first week of Tour

  July 2, 2010 9:53 AM

  The Tour de France gets under way Saturday and Lance Armstrong says he doesn't expect to win the 5.5-mile prologue of what will be his last ride in cycling's premier event. The short and mainly flat stage through the Dutch port of Rotterdam's city center doesn't feature major problems but... more »

• Armstrong says this will be his last Tour de France

  June 29, 2010 3:15 AM

  Lance Armstrong has posted on his Twitter page this year's Tour de France will be his last. "It's been a great ride. Looking forward to 3 great weeks," Armstrong tweeted Monday. A seven-time winner of cycling's most prestigious race, the 38-year-old Armstrong returned to the Tour last year after a... more »

• Armstrong fires back again at Landis

  May 21, 2010 10:08 PM

  Lance Armstrong is lashing out at former teammate Floyd Landis for a second day. He calls the disgraced cyclist a liar and dismisses his allegations that the seven-time Tour de France champion is a drug cheat. Armstrong fired back Friday by posting detailed e-mails on his website from, among others,... more »

• Landis admits doping, points finger at Armstrong

  May 20, 2010 8:16 AM

  The Wall Street Journal is reporting that disgraced American cyclist Floyd Landis has admitted to systematic use of performance-enhancing drugs, and accused seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong of involvement in doping. The paper says Landis, who was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title for doping,... more »

• Star power helps garner more Haiti donations

  January 22, 2010 1:00 PM

  Telethons tend to occur almost as suddenly as the catastrophic events that make them necessary. Shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, actor George Clooney helped to organize "America: A Tribute to Heroes," which took place only days after the attacks and raised more than $100 million for... more »

• 'Ride With Lance' raises money for cancer research

  September 12, 2009 11:14 AM

  Fifty cyclists are riding with Lance Armstrong after raising at least $20,000 apiece in donations for cancer research. They will cover about 66 miles on Saturday alongside the seven-time Tour de France champion and cancer survivor. Canadian cycling champ Steve Bauer is also participating in the event on roads... more »