USADA Case Against Lance Armstrong, Confessions, Analysis and the Fall Out
This page provides background links and analysis for the USADA case against Lance Armstrong with daily updates. If you see something good that I've missed then please send it in. — Steve
August 25 update: Lance Armstrong settles with Sunday Times — theguardian
June 22 update: Jan Ullrich again admits to doping with Fuentes; angry Armstrong was protected — velonation
Jan Ullrich finally admits to using ‘treatment,’ says it was to level playing field — velonews
June 15 update: McQuaid defeated in Cycling Ireland EGM about nomination for UCI presidency — velonation
June 13 update: Uncertainty and lingering questions mean a new UCI president is needed — stickybottle
Could Pat McQuaid face a vote of no confidence at UCI Management Committee? — cyclingnews
June 12 update: Ullrich: Lance Armstrong case severely damaged cycling — cyclingnews
Ullrich: Armstrong ‘made too many enemies’ — afp/velonews
June 11 update: Bruyneel: ‘I’m not a demon’ — velonews
June 5 update: UCI to pass on Armstrong information to USADA, WADA — cyclingnews
May 29 update: Nike to Cut Ties With Livestrong — nytimes
May 28 update: Nike cuts ties to Livestrong — statesman
May 27 update: For Lance Armstrong, sorry has been the hardest word — usatoday
E-mails show Lance Armstrong hard to pin down on apology — usatoday
May 24 update: Travis Tygart understands the pressure that is brought to bear upon those investigating our sporting heroes — news.au
May 23 update: Expert panel to study UCI-Armstrong 'collusion' — usatoday
May 7 update:
Lance Armstrong's Body Language Decoded (20:10 English) — scottrouse
May 3 update:
Paul Kimmage in a ‘black hole’ as questions raised about missing defence fund money — thescore.ie
May 2 update: Spanish courts launch criminal investigation into doping in cycling — guardian.co.uk
Questions over funds dog Kimmage-backing Twitter personality — velonews
Former Tour director calls Armstrong the “Bernie Madoff of sport” — velonews
April 30 update: Puerto case closes with Fuentes conviction — ap/sbs.au
April 26 update: Cycling Ireland reverses course, calls upon its members to decide upon McQuaid nomination — velonews
McQuaid responds to Cycling Ireland board decision to put its nomination of him to an EGM — velonation
UCI critical of USADA after Tygart alleges it protected Armstrong — velonation
April 25 update:
UCI failed to act after Armstrong scandal: USADA boss — reuters
USADA chief says Lance Armstrong has evidence against UCI — ap/espn.go
April 24 update: Lance Armstrong's former wife may have to testify against him — guardian.co.uk
LeMond, USADA attorney paint picture of a broken system — velonews
April 23 update:
Justice Department: Lance Armstrong was 'unjustly enriched' - U.S. News — nbcnews
Armstrong 'Unjustly Enriched' Self, Justice Department Says : The Two-Way : NPR — npr.org
April 11 update: Lance Armstrong sells estate in Austin, Texas — espn.go
April 9 update: Greg LeMond and others Lance Armstrong attacked during doping denials to hold symposium — nydailynews
April 8 update: Lance Armstrong asks court to dismiss promotions company's bonus claim — guardian.co.uk
Lance Armstrong team-mate Steffen Kjaersgaard avoids sanctions despite admitting to doping at US Postal Service — telegraph.co.uk
April 4 update: Lance Armstrong Stopped From Competing in Masters Swimming Event — nytimes
March 27 update: Ullrich admits to 'role' in cycling's past — afp/sbs.au
Spain’s sudden interest in Lance Armstrong’s doping history is laughable given nation’s soft stance on subject — nydailynews
March 26 update: Armstrong said to be facing investigation from Spanish authorities — velonation
March 21 update: French minister testifies that Verbruggen pressured her about easing up on doping — velonews
March 19 update: Report: RadioShack to end team sponsorship — cyclingnews
RadioShack to End Cycling Sponsorship — bicycling
On being back: Christian Vande Velde Q&A — espn.go
March 14 update: Lance Armstrong to race himself to a cinema near you as Warner Bros snaps up Tyler Hamilton book — road.cc
March 13 update: Lance Armstrong: I'm like Bill Clinton and people will forgive me — dailymail.co.uk
March 12 update: McQuaid claims Armstrong issue ‘is a thing of ten to fifteen years back’ — velonation
Armstrong Gear Goes on Closeout After Doping Confession (Jan 28) — bloomberg
March 11 update:
10 Questions for Doug Ulman [Livestrong President] (5:56 English) — time
March 6 update: Michael Boogerd is seventh Rabobank rider to admit to doping — telegraph.co.uk
March 5 update: Sports Illustrated Lands New Armstrong Interview — mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes
March 4 update: Livestrong Foundation having a “difficult year” — cyclingnews
March 3 update: Livestrong Tries to Move Beyond Armstrong Doping Scandal — philanthropy
March 1 update: Legal battles begin to pile up for Armstrong — afp/sbs.au
February 28 update:
Cycling’s Road Forward: Can Joe Dombrowski Ride Out Of Lance Armstrong’s Shadow? — washingtonpost
Floyd Landis on doping in cycling: debate at Yale law school – live blog — guardian.co.uk
Yale panel describes dismantling cycling's doping culture — cyclingnews
February 27 update: Longtime sponsor Thomas Weisel denied knowledge of Lance Armstrong doping — bizjournals
Analysis: Why the feds may have passed on USPS money man Weisel, others — velonews
February 25 update: Lance Armstrong to challenge USPS about what it knew — usatoday
February 22 update:
U.S. to Join Suit Against Armstrong — online.wsj
Lance Armstrong to face lawsuit from US Government and Floyd Landis for doping while on US Postal team — telegraph.co.uk
US Dept of Justice officially confirms action against Armstrong and others, USADA applauds move — velonation
Will Thomas Weisel, Who Owns Lance Armstrong's U.S. Postal Team, Get Charged with Fraud? (Jan 15) — businessweek
Justice Department Will Join Lawsuit Against Lance Armstrong — nytimes
February 21 update: Former Armstrong teammate Ekimov: ‘No comment’ on doping scandal — velonews
Boogerd must come clean before further Dutch tv appearances — cyclingnews
Sources: Feds unlikely to join Landis’ whistleblower suit — velonews
Fighting Armstrong Alone — roopstigo
Drug Makers Join Fight Against Doping — nytimes
Rihs on Hamilton: ‘I do not believe him’ — velonews
February 20 update: Armstrong declines to cooperate with USADA — cyclingnews
USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart’s Response to Lance Armstrong’s Decision — usada.org
Armstrong declines to cooperate with USADA, lawyer states he would speak to Truth and Reconciliation process — velonation
Feds may decide on Armstrong case this week — usatoday
February 19 update: Gerard Vroomen Interview: Inexplicable why the UCI didn’t target Armstrong over bio passport — velonation
Pat McQuaid has no intention of stepping down as president of UCI — guardian.co.uk
Hamilton testifies that Sevilla, Phonak director, others accompanied him for transfusions — velonews
Armstrong Hired Lobbyist to Raise Concerns About Investigator — online.wsj
Puerto: Hamilton confirms Riis put him in contact with Fuentes — velonews
February 18 update: The Man Who Fell to Earth — texasmonthly
February 14 update: UCI vs. Ashenden « — gerard.cc
Analysis: Cipollini’s 2002 ‘retirement’ may tie in with alleged doping programme — velonation
Lance Armstrong cover-up denied by UCI honorary president Hein Verbruggen in personal appeal to IOC elite — telegraph.co.uk
Lance Armstrong was my mentor. I'm still in shock, says Team Sky's Ian Boswell — telegraph.co.uk
Wada 'heartened' by way the trial of Spanish doping doctor is being handled — telegraph.co.uk
February 13 update: Exclusive: Q&A With WADA President John Fahey — cyclingnews
Ashenden: “The experts were only allowed to see the first nine of Armstrong’s 38 blood results” — velonation
Ashenden: McQuaid misleading public over Armstrong’s biological passport — velonews
Rogge says IOC has confidence in McQuaid — velonews
Lance Armstrong cover-up denied by UCI honorary president Hein Verbruggen in personal appeal to IOC elite — telegraph.co.uk
Armstrong biopassport coverup — cyclismas
February 12 update: Fahey: Armstrong’s Lifetime Ban Could Be Reduced If He Cooperates With USADA — cyclingnews
Riis Stays Reticent On Operacion Puerto — cyclingnews
Ashenden releases Armstrong's bio passport code, he and UCI at loggerheads over Texan's test results — velonation
Gazzetta dello Sport takes aim at Ivan Basso as it publishes doping 'evidence' — road.cc
Lance Armstrong scandal: UCI warned it can play no part in setting up truth and reconciliation commission — telegraph.co.uk
Open Letter: McQuaid outlines UCI stakeholder process — velonews
UCI To Invite Fans To Stakeholder Exercise — cyclingnews
WADA chief says cycling has 'crisis of confidence' — sbs.au
Armstrong’s blood profile was never submitted to bio passport experts after May 2009 — velonation
UCI: Armstrong profile not flagged as abnormal between 2008 and 2010 — velonews
February 11 update: UCI Releases Armstrong Data In Attempt To Refute Ashenden's Doping Claims — cyclingnews
Eufemiano Fuentes offered blood transfusions for 4,000 euros, Jorge Jaksche tells court in Spanish drug trial — telegraph.co.uk
Jaksche Provides Damning Testimony Against Fuentes And Saiz — cyclingnews
Contador to testify in Puerto trial on February 22 — velonews
Italian anti-doping authority opens investigation into Mario Cipollini — road.cc
CONI opens Cipollini investigation after Gazzetta report — velonews
Source: UCI citing incomplete information to discredit Ashenden — velonews
Papal bull not enough for shamed Santa Maria Cipo (satire) — cyclismas
No doping evidence against Armstrong in 2009? — cyclismas
Report: Basso Agreed To Pay Fuentes $94,000 For Doping — cyclingnews
February 10 update: Armstrong Probably Clean In Comeback, Damsgaard Claims — cyclingnews
Report: Cipollini Used 25 Blood Bags Before 2003 Giro D'Italia — cyclingnews
Hamilton calls on Bruyneel and Riis to own up to doping — road.cc
February 9 update: La Gazzetta dello Sport accuses Mario Cipollini of working with Eufemiano Fuentes — velonews
[Vaughters] Opinion: It's Not All About Lance Armstrong, And Here's How We Can Fight Doping — cyclingnews
Vaughters-3 « — gerard.cc
Cipollini Denies Fresh Links To Fuentes — cyclingnews
February 8 update: ASO Wants AFLD To Run Testing At Paris-Nice And Beyond — cyclingnews
Exclusive interview with UCI president Pat McQuaid, part 2 — velonews
Ashenden: ‘I don’t see how McQuaid could become any more compromised’ — velonews
Lance Armstrong, match-fixing and Operation Puerto are turning the courtroom into a sporting arena — telegraph.co.uk
Cancellara denies Fuentes ties — velonews
Prudhomme Wants More Revelations From Puerto Trial — cyclingnews
February 7 update: Cancellara Downplays Role In Bruyneel Departure — cyclingnews
Last minute Armstrong contact to USADA means rider might agree to giving crucial evidence — velonation
Exclusive interview with UCI president Pat McQuaid, part 1 — velonews
Lance Armstrong Considers Giving Details to Doping Officials — nytimes
Wiggins: Armstrong confession can help clean up the sport — velonews
Lance Armstrong Being Sued For $12m By SCA Promotions — huffingtonpost.co.uk
Lance Armstrong sued over $12 million in Tour de France prize money — reuters
Lance Armstrong and Manti Te’o among America’s most disliked athletes, joining Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez on list — nydailynews
U.S. Federal Agents Investigating New Armstrong Charges — bicycling
MPCC To Sue Lance Armstrong? — cyclingnews
The accountability question by Kate Bates — sbs.au
SCA vs. Armstrong — reader.roopstigo
February 6 update:
Report: Armstrong under federal investigation for obstruction, witness tampering and intimidation — velonation
ABC News: Feds investigating Armstrong for obstruction and witness tampering — velonews
Should Lance Armstrong be banned from Strava? — guardian.co.uk
Feds confirm no active investigation of Floyd Landis — velonews
Armstrong gets extra time to be 'part of the solution' — usatoday
Wanted: Your Lance Armstrong books, so they can be turned into art on Tyneside — road.cc
Investigation: Australian sport riddled with drugs (04:25) — sbs.au
February 5 update: Ashenden stands over biological passport comments, says gap in testing damages programme — velonation
UCI insists financial constraints and 2010/2011 testing reduction didn’t compromise biological passport — velonation
Birotte: Armstrong view unchanged after admission — velonews
United States Attorney Birotte says there are currently no plans to bring criminal charges against Armstrong — velonation
Lance Armstrong will fail to meet US Anti-Doping Agency's deadline — telegraph.co.uk
Lance and the Truth w/ the Andreus - Four Corners (24:40) — abc.net.au
February 4 update: UCI declares itself ‘entirely satisfied’ with 2010 biological-passport testing — velonews
Armstrong Unlikely To Repay Tour De France Bonus Money — cyclingnews
Should buyers of Lance Armstrong's books get a refund? — bbc.co.uk
February 3 update: The Explainer: This time I’m serious [about Dick Pound] — redkiteprayer
Satisfaction Not Guaranteed: Lance Armstrong and Why We Read Memoirs — newyorker
February 1 update: Exclusive: McQuaid appeals to IOC members to help him in fight with WADA — insidethegames.biz
Operacion Puerto judge restricting case to health issue — velonews
January 31 update: Rasmussen admits doping, cooperates with Danish authority — velonews
Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes told he does not have reveal athletes he treated in doping inquiry — telegraph.co.uk
Ashenden Quits The Change Cycling Now Group — cyclingnews
Michael Rasmussen Confesses To 12 Years Of Doping — cyclingnews
UCI regulation blocking dopers from team positions won’t apply to Rasmussen — velonation
Fuller "disappointed" as doping expert Ashenden quits Change Cycling Now over Lance Armstrong contact — road.cc
Ashenden speaks about decision to walk away from Change Cycling Now after approach to Armstrong — velonation
McQuaid attempts to rally IOC member support — sbs.au
January 30 update: Lance Armstrong Exclusive Interview — cyclingnews
Lance Armstrong attacks 'pathetic' International Cycling Union president Pat McQuaid — telegraph.co.uk
Spanish 'doping doctor' Eufemiano Fuentes offers to list all the athletes he treated - but judge stops him — telegraph.co.uk
Former Armstrong doctor Van Eslande also worked as doping control inspector — velonation
Armstrong: Amnesty the only way to save cycling — velonews
Lance Armstrong says he is 'fall guy' for cycling's problems — telegraph.co.uk
Ashenden: UCI cut back on biological passport testing in 2010 — velonews
January 29 update:
UCI disbands panel looking into Lance Armstrong links — ap
Tygart says UCI ‘blindfolded and handcuffed’ the Independent Commission — velonation
UCI To Disband Independent Commission — cyclingnews
UCI's complicated new Truth and Reconciliation Committee may turn out to be a costly failure — telegraph.co.uk
UCI decision to shut down independent commission branded 'a disgrace' — telegraph.co.uk
UCI Independent Commission stands down, says UCI and others didn’t co-operate — velonation
Spanish prosecutors will not pursue charges against Del Moral, Martí — velonews
Comment: The UCI and the phantom commission — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Wada 'dismayed' by UCI's handling of Lance Armstrong fallout — guardian.co.uk
January 28 update:
Lance Armstrong and his book publisher Penguin being sued because memoirs are 'not non-fiction' — telegraph.co.uk
How Aggressive Narcissism Explains Lance Armstrong — theatlantic
LeMond: Any Armstrong apology has to be heartfelt and with true remorse — velonation
A second chance for Greg LeMond — bicycling
Tygart Believes U.S. Justice Department Should Join Fraud Case — bicycling
January 27 update:
Phil Liggett says Lance Armstrong's accusers were motivated by jealousy — road.cc
Tom English: Fuentes doping case silent on football — scotsman
Wada calls for all names linked to Operation Puerto to be revealed — guardian.co.uk
Lance Armstrong given deadline by United States Anti-Doping Agency to come clean — telegraph.co.uk
Travis Tygart comes face to face with Lance Armstrong (1:16) — cbsnews
Lance Armstrong's iron fist (00:56) — cbsnews
Is Lance Armstrong still lying? — cbsnews
Did 60 Minutes help create the myth of Lance? (06:38) — cbsnews
January 26 update: Cycling Agrees to Amnesty for Doping Confessions — ap/abcnews
UCI Independent Commission hearing stalls — cyclingweekly.co.uk
USADA sets deadline for Armstrong's full cooperation — reuters
UCI Independent Commission Rejects UCI Call To Suspend Inquiries — cyclingnews
McQuaid: UCI In Talks With WADA Over Truth And Reconciliation Commission — cyclingnews
International Cycling Union Independent Commission suspended after receiving no documents from UCI — telegraph.co.uk
Lance Armstrong lied to Oprah, says doping chief — telegraph.co.uk
Lance Armstrong 'will co-operate' with cycling's anti-doping fight — guardian.co.uk
Team Blanco Investigate Luis Leon Sanchez's Links To Operacion Puerto — cyclingnews
Most Americans want 'drug-cheat' Armstrong to be prosecuted: Poll — news.yahoo
Cycling world in a spin over drug amnesty proposal — theage.au
January 25 update:
Tygart tells ’60 Minutes’ Armstrong lied — velonews
David Brailsford on Geert Leinders, and why telling the truth is only part of the process — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Dope rife in other sports, says cycling legend Bernard Hinault — heraldsun.au
Bradley Wiggins and Lance Armstrong were 'best friends' during 2009 Tour de France, says Jonathan Vaughters — telegraph.co.uk
January 24 update:
French icon [Bernard Hinault] dismisses Armstrong furore — smh.au
Bradley Wiggins: No sympathy for Lance Armstrong — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Wiggins angry over damage Armstrong has done to cycling — cyclingnews
Ferrari: Armstrong could have reached the same level without doping — cyclingnews
Andrew Messick, former Tour of California, talks Armstrong — firstoffthebike
Bradley Wiggins angered and saddened by fallen idol Lance Armstrong — guardian.co.uk
Readers sue Lance Armstrong for book refund after doping admission — cnn
January 23 update: How UK libel laws undermined Sunday Times in Lance Armstrong article case — guardian.co.uk
Antidoping Agencies Wait as Lance Armstrong Decides Next Move — nytimes
So Long, Lance. Here Comes 21st-Century Doping — nytimes
Cyclist told team-mate his cancer was a 'card to play' if he became doping suspect — dailymail.co.uk
An Open Letter to Lance Armstrong — redkiteprayer
Jan Ullrich Criticized for Staying Silent on Doping — bicycling
UCI chief McQuaid steps down from IOC commission — reuters
January 22 update: Polls say Armstrong’s Oprah appearance backfired for former pro — velonation
WADA frustrated with Operacion Puerto trial’s focus on cycling only — velonation
Verbruggen states that Armstrong and other top riders were warned about blood values — velonation
Oprah's Lance Armstrong interview seen by 28 million worldwide — latimes
Tour de-Lusion: Lance Armstrong's website still peddling myth — foxnews
Sheryl Crow 'Felt Bad' for Lance Armstrong After Doping Confession — people
Sheryl Crow [briefly] discusses Lance Armstrong's doping admission (00:30) — latimes
Lance Armstrong's Best Shot at Redemption? — huffingtonpost
Should the UCI have Disqualified Armstrong in 1999? — inrng
January 21 update: Doping questions remain of Armstrong coach Chris Carmichael — gazette
No sympathy for Armstrong on social media — reuters
Sydney library moves Armstrong books to fiction — news.ninemsn.au
Kathy LeMond: Lance Armstrong embarrassed, not sorry — sportsillustrated.cnn
Report: Belgian Federation To Investigate Dr. Leinders — cyclingnews
Anne Gripper Describes Armstrong As A Pathological Liar — cyclingnews
Aus. State, tour 'backed a loser' — theage.au
January 20 update:
A convincing 39 seconds, then back to the old Lance Armstrong — guardian.co.uk
Lance Armstrong's TV confession revealed as simply first step in a cynical comeback campaign — telegraph.co.uk
Lance Armstrong may be sued by Emma O’Reilly, the former masseur and assistant on the US Postal team — telegraph.co.uk
Armstrong reactions: Triathletes and Gripper don’t want his return, Hammond speaks — velonation
January 19 update:
Armstrong: I want to compete again — velonews
McEwen: Everybody Wanted To Believe The Fairytale — cyclingnews
Armstrong: USADA Report Fallout Cost $75 million In Future Income — cyclingnews
Lance Armstrong faces Oprah Winfrey: as it happened... Part 2 — telegraph.co.uk
Lance Armstrong on Family, Livestrong, and Sponsors — bicycling
Oprah's Armstrong Interview, Part 2 Summary — bicycling
Andy Schleck: ‘I believe Lance was clean on comeback’ — velonews
Armstrong: ‘I want to compete again’; 'doesn't deserve the death penalty' — velonews
Cycling, facing an uphill climb, hopes next hero just around bend — cnn
'Do I want to compete again ... hell yes,' says Lance Armstrong - clips from part 2 — cnn
Pressures Of "American Dream" Weighed On Armstrong, Claims Savoldelli — cyclingnews
USADA Stands By Armstrong Donation Claim — cyclingnews
Emma O'Reilly willing to meet Lance Armstrong after having her story verified — telegraph.co.uk
Claims that ex-wife Kristin asked him not to dope on comeback refuted by Betsy Andreu — telegraph.co.uk
Lance Armstrong pleads against 'death penalty' to be allowed to compete again — telegraph.co.uk
Zip the lips: After hours of TV, too many Armstrong questions remain — velonews
Lance Armstrong dismissed as 'delusional' by Betsy Andreu — guardian.co.uk
A loss for Lance, a win for Oprah — cnn
Lance Armstrong tearful in second Oprah interview (01:20) — guardian.co.uk
Frankie Andreu Reacts to Armstrong’s Doping Admission — bicycling
Michele Ferrari comes off virtually unscathed in Lance Armstrong’s ‘confession’ — velonews
Armstrong/Oprah Transcript and Analysis Day II - I had to tell the truth for my children — velonation
Mark Cavendish: “Why are we carrying the can for Lance and his inner circle?” — velonation
Bruyneel Ready To Cooperate With Belgian Investigators — cyclingnews
Lance's Absence of Empathy: Losing His Feel — roopstigo
Lance Armstrong's victims unmoved by television doping confession — guardian.co.uk
Andy Schleck says Lance Armstrong clean after 2009 — usatoday
Social Justice: Twitter's most passionate anti-doping voices react to Lance Armstrong's Oprah interview — bicycling
Rights purchased for planned ‘Cycle of Lies’ film about Armstrong — velonation
Part2: Oprah Winfrey interviews Lance Armstrong TODAY at 9:00 ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, from Austin, Texas. In addition, the interview will be simultaneously streamed worldwide on Oprah.com
January 18 update: Lance Armstrong interview: what we learned — guardian.co.uk
USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart statement regarding Lance Armstrong interview — usada.org
Lance Armstrong Confesses To EPO And Blood Doping — cyclingnews
Lance Armstrong confesses to doping in interview with Oprah Winfrey — velonews
Ashenden: Understanding USADA’s Armstrong charges — velonews
Blood tests indicate doping, expert says — sfgate
Lance Armstrong interview in quotes/sound bites (01:41) — guardian.co.uk
GreenEDGE riders, Gerrans, O'Grady and McEwen on Armstrong (09:31) — Cycling Central
Lance Armstrong Admits Doping, Bullying to Oprah — bicycling
Armstrong tells Winfrey about Emma O’Reilly (01:50) — velonews
Interview/reaction clips: 'Deeply flawed' Lance Armstrong admits using performance enhancing drugs — cnn
Lance Armstrong: how to play the confessor without actually confessing — guardian.co.uk
Betsy Andreu furious at Lance Armstrong (04:01) — cnn
Recapping Lance Armstrong's Doping Admissions to Oprah — bicycling
Lance Armstrong Begins His End — wsj
Lance Armstrong's interview with Oprah Winfrey about doping his typical spectacle — bonnieford/espn
LeMond not satisfied with Armstrong’s admission — cyclingnews
Armstrong admits doping to seven Tour wins, claims 2009 return was clean — velonation
Pat McQuaid: “Lance Armstrong has confirmed there was no collusion or conspiracy” — velonation
Full interview transcript, Part 1: Oprah and Lance Armstrong — telegraph.co.uk
Lance Armstrong's confession – in pictures — guardian.co.uk
Betsy Andreu Furious And Close To Tears After Armstrong Interview — cyclingnews
Lance Armstrong doping admission angers Tour Down Under cyclists — guardian.co.uk
questions after oprah — inrng
WADA chief slams Lance Armstrong interview — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Lance Armstrong case handling was 'useless', says Wada's John Fahey — guardian.co.uk
Athletes, former Armstrong associates, and sporting officials share their thoughts on part one of Lance Armstrong's interview with Oprah Winfrey — bicycling
US Cycling Fans Unimpressed With Armstrong's Confession — cyclingnews
WADA on Armstrong: Confession “makes no difference” to life ban without the full truth — velonation
Kimmage Frustrated By Armstrong Interview — cyclingnews
Andreu Q&A: Armstrong took a big step after spiraling out of control — velonews
Merckx ‘extremely disappointed’ in Armstrong — velonews
Italian insiders disappointed by Armstrong’s doping confession — velonews
Voigt: Armstrong Has Been Punished Enough — cyclingnews
Hamilton says he saw remorse from Armstrong — velonews
Travis Tygart calls Armstrong confession as “a small step in the right direction” — velonation
Tour boss joins chorus calling for more information from Armstrong — velonews
Lance Armstrong's interview with Oprah Winfrey analysed by body language expert — telegraph.co.uk
Sorry not enough for former assistant Emma O'Reilly — telegraph.co.uk
Lance Armstrong's cold contempt for cycling remains; He is beyond redemption — telegraph.co.uk
'Yes, I used doping to win the Tour de France. Yes, I used cortisone. Yes, I started doping sometime in the ’90s.' But that was where the truth ended. — thegaviafiles
Is Lance Armstrong the world’s biggest liar? — washingtonpost
How Lance Armstrong's dwindling band of backers reacted to his doping confession — telegraph.co.uk
Dirty Words: This is a Lance-Free Zone — salruibal/pavedmag
Former Armstrong Teammate Vaughters Visits CBS THIS MORNING (03:35) — tv.broadwayworld
Brennan: If possible, Armstrong less likable after Oprah — usatoday
January 17 update:
New Twist in Armstrong Saga — wsj
Local cycling legends shun Armstrong, Danielson for roles in doping scandal — durangoherald
Longtime sponsor Thomas Weisel denied knowledge of Lance Armstrong doping — bizjournals
Would Lance Believe Lance? — wsj
Former cycling chief Hein Verbruggen 'doesn't understand the whole fuss' — telegraph.co.uk
Panel could quit over UCI's refusal to allow commission to offer cyclists amnesty — telegraph.co.uk
Some around Lance Armstrong view TV confession with skepticism — latimes
Inside the secret whistleblower case against Lance Armstrong — former teammate Floyd Landis' lawsuit nails cycling cheat — nydailynews
For those that paid the price, an Armstrong apology will never be enough — velonews
Cycling commentator Phil Liggett accepts Lance Armstrong cheated — dailytelegraph.au
Lance Armstrong's star yet to fade in adopted city of Austin — guardian.co.uk
What Lance Armstrong Did — newyorker
USA Cycling Denies Weisel Influenced Anti-doping Policies — cyclingnews
Details Of Landis' Federal Whistleblower Suit Revealed — cyclingnews
Armstrong Stripped Of Bronze Medal From Sydney Olympics — cyclingnews
Verbruggen Had Account With Armstrong Backer, Says Ochowicz — cyclingnews
Landis suit accuses USA Cycling of doping cover-ups — velonews
WADA Tells Armstrong to Confess Under Oath — bicycling
Can Armstrong Restore His Image? — cyclingnews
Lance Armstrong's star yet to fade in adopted city of Austin — guardian.co.uk
January 16 update:
Government rejects Armstrong's $5M restitution offer — cbsnews
Who gains more, Lance Armstrong or Oprah Winfrey? — freep
Lance Armstrong confronts doping charges in interview — reuters
The Small, Petty, Fraudulent Vendettas of Lance Armstrong — theatlantic
Lance Armstrong's doping admission: Questions Oprah should have asked — Dan Wetzel/sports.yahoo
Lance Armstrong the whistleblower: the irony will be lost on no one — guardian.co.uk
Lance Armstrong apologized to Sally Jenkins — washingtonpost
Lance Armstrong's Interview with Oprah - The Colbert Report — colbertnation
A discussion about Lance Armstrong's doping confession with David Epstein of Sports Illustrated; Juliet Macur of The New York Times; Daniel Coyle, co-author of "The Secret Race" and Sally Jenkins of The Washington Post (33:37) — charlierose
Armstrong to AP: 'People can decide' the truth — apnews
Selena Roberts Says Lance Armstrong's Admission of Doping Will Still Be 'A Manipulation Of The Public' And Is Not Even 'Half Of The Story' — forbes
January 15 update:
Lance Armstrong Admits Doping, and Says He Will Testify Against Cycling Officials — nytimes
A decade of denials for Armstrong — velonews
The Banker Who Put His Faith in Armstrong — nytimes
Analysis: What USADA’s case file means to those involved — velonews
SA government seeks Lance Armstrong money from Tour Down Under — theaustralian.au
Vaughters Calls On Armstrong To Speak To WADA — cyclingnews
Oprah says Lance Armstrong didn't come clean 'in the manner I expected' — sportingnews
A Story Quashed: One small example of Lance Armstrong’s reach — redkiteprayer
Armstrong seeks reconciliation with former teammate Landis — usatoday
Can Lance Armstrong Be Forgiven? — joelindsey/bicycling
Cycling 'could be dropped' from Olympics with Armstrong admission — uk.eurosport
Anti-Doping Agencies Refuse To Join UCI Independent Commission — cyclingnews
Pound Says IOC May Drop Cycling From Olympics On Armstrong Confession — cyclingnews
Bradley Wiggins: Armstrong admission would ‘write off’ Nineties as lost decade — velonews
January 14 update:
Lance Armstrong apologizes to staff — ap/espn
The Word: Testing the Waters for a Late Confession — espn.go
Lance Armstong says sorry during emotional meeting with Livestrong staff — guardian.co.uk
Armstrong’s Business Brand, Bound Tight With His Charity — nytimes
In Response to the New York Times — blog.livestrong.org
Nicole Cooke's Full Retirement Statement — nicolecooke
And the winners at media manipulation are: Jodie Foster and Lance Armstrong — guardian.co.uk
Prepping for Oprah — selena roberts/roopstigo
Report: Armstrong Confesses To Doping During Winfrey Interview — cyclingnews
Behind Lance Armstrong's Decision to Talk — online.wsj
Justice Department Takes Aim at Lance Armstrong — online.wsj
January 12 update: Lance Armstrong 'will admit to being a drug cheat' in Oprah Winfrey interview... but 'unlikely to go into details' - Telegraph — telegraph.co.uk
10 Questions Walsh Would Ask Lance Armstrong — cyclingnews
Walsh on LeMond: Enduring the vengeance of Armstrong — velonews
January 11 update: Swiss lab denies it helped Armstrong beat EPO test — afp/velonews
Saugy Denies Telling Armstrong How To Avoid EPO Positive — cyclingnews
Fuglsang Slams Bruyneel's Management Style — cyclingnews
Source: Lance Armstrong plans to admit doping to Oprah — usatoday
Who Cares if Lance Armstrong Confesses? — theatlantic
British bookmaker offers odds on which words Lance Armstrong will use with Oprah Winfrey — usatoday
January 10 update: Oprah's Lance Armstrong Interview Could Backfire — joelindsey/bicycling
Armstrong allegedly offered large "donation" to doping agency (03:07)— cbsnews
Walsh on Bruyneel: ‘I look forward to him not being involved in cycling’ — globalcyclingnetwork
Analysis: The legal twilight of an Armstrong confession — velonews
Lausanne Laboratory Gave Armstrong Key To Beating EPO Test, Says Tygart — cyclingnews
January 9 update: Oprah, America's mother confessor, is the safe choice for Lance Armstrong — guardian.co.uk
Source: Armstrong discussed admission of guilt with USADA in December — usatoday
Lance Armstrong interview: 10 questions Oprah Winfrey should ask — guardian.co.uk
Lefevere: I Have No Regrets Sacking Leipheimer — cyclingnews
[David] Millar leery of ‘stage-managed’ Armstrong interview with Winfrey — velonews
Redux:Lance Armstrong Wants To Tell Nation Something But Nation Has To Promise Not To Get Mad (August 2010) — theonion
Vanity Fair handicaps OprahStrong — vanityfair
January 8 update:
Armstrong Set For Tell-all Interview With Oprah Winfrey — cyclingnews
Lance Armstrong on Oprah's Next Chapter — oprah
60 Minutes: Armstrong tried to give $250,000 donation to USADA in 2004 — velonation
Armstrong still the Tour champion — or so he says on social media — velonews
For Armstrong, a confession no guarantee of return — usatoday
BingoStrong — twitter
New York Times's Juliet Macur speaking to Off the Ball about Armstrong's desire to come clean (10:50) — newstalk.ie
January 7 update: Bernstein: A Letter From Lance Armstrong — chicago.cbslocal
Cookson says an Armstrong admission would be meaningless without truthful details — velonation
UCI confirms McQuaid ends WADA’s Foundation Board term early — velonation
January 5 update: Lance Armstrong: is he really ready to confess to doping? — guardian.co.uk
What Would an Armstrong Confession Mean? — bicycling
Lance Armstrong's Lawyer Denies Confession Rumors — npr/ap
The Explainer: Broken promises, a potential confession and cheap advice — redkiteprayer
January 4 update:
Lance Armstrong Said to Weigh Admission of Doping — nytimes
Hoberman Q&A: Outlining corruption, doping collusion at the IOC, UCI — velonews
[Graham] Watson: Armstrong "did what he had to do" — cyclingnews
Graham's View: Lance Armstrong — grahamwatson
Lance Armstrong could admit doping in attempt to make comeback — telegraph.co.uk
If Lance Armstrong is coming clean, he owes hundreds of apologies to those he bullied — sports.yahoo
December 29 update:
Chapter closed as Lance Armstrong opts against appeal - The Times of India — afp
David Walsh: You had people in the sport who were always complicit in the cover-up — thejournal.ie
David Walsh - Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong (24:18) — soundcloud
December 25 update:
What are the updates on the suspended riders? — roadcycling
December 23 update:
British paper sues Lance Armstrong for $1.5m over lost libel action — guardian.co.uk
December 21 update:
December 20 update:
Travis Tygart: 'We're here to take the heat for clean athletes' — guardian.co.uk
December 18 update:
Rick Crawford loses coaching job as new doping allegations emerge — cyclingnews
December 17 update:
Ties That Bind; Do USA Cycling Protect Armstrong — reader.roopstigo
December 16 update:
Embrace the anger, Sally, not the liar — sundaytimes
December 15 update:
New Zealander of the year for 2012: Stephen Swart — nzherald.co.nz
Lance Armstrong's former physician says he never saw doping — usatoday
Lance Armstrong resisted subpoena, then tried to keep inquiry secret — sportsillustrated.cnn
Ian Thorpe 'happy' at demise of Lance Armstrong — scmp
Michele Ferrari on Al Jazeera — cyclismas
Shades of Lance: exclusive extracts from David Walsh's new book — thesundaytimes.co.uk
December 10 update:
Armstrong could face DOJ's ire — sbs.au
Feds Ponder Joining Suit Against Armstrong — wsj
Landis' whistle-blower suit against Armstrong rumbles on — cyclingnews
Lance Armstrong still under scrutiny — espn.go
December 8 update:
The Explainer: When it comes to the UCI, change is needed … but it ain’t easy — redkiteprayer
December 6 update:
Silence falls as Austin awaits Armstrong's 'last word' — cnn
Banned sports drug linked to Lance Armstrong may NOT improve performance, experts warn — dailymail.co.uk
December 5 update:
IOC chief says UCI must strip Armstrong of his Sidney bronze — velonews
Lemond to run for UCI Presidency? — podiumcafe
Rick Crawford: I helped Levi Leipheimer to dope — cyclingnews
Rick Crawford confesses to aiding doping riders — velonews
From the inside
Jonathan Vaughters tells the truth about ex-teammate Lance Armstrong — espn/joelindsey
December 4 update:
Kimmage on Change Cycling Now, UCI legal case, Armstrong verdict and more — velonation
What Direction Will The Winds Of Change Take? — roadcycling
Greg Lemond for [interm] UCI President — euronews
December 3 update:
Change Cycling Now: LeMond prepared to stand as interim UCI President — velonation
LeMond to run for UCI presidency — velonews
November 28 update:
The Least Influential People of 2012 (#13 Lance Armstrong) — gq
Shirtless and shameless: Lance Armstrong shows no remorse as he enjoys a canoeing trip with friends in Hawaii — dailymail.co.uk
November 26 update:
Hamilton: "Armstrong leidet jetzt wie ein Hund" (40:43 German) — zdfsport.de
November 25 update:
Wiggins claims he's better than disgraced Armstrong ever was because success wasn't 'built on sand' — dailymail.co.uk
Is The IRS Investigating Lance Armstrong's Livestrong Foundation? — forbes
November 22 update:
Lance Armstrong And The Business Of Doping (07:50 English) — tom goldman/npr.org
November 20 update:
Scarponi faces ban for Ferrari contact — sbs.au
French ex-anti doping chief says President Sarkozy forced him out of job at Lance Armstrong's request — road.cc
University Rescinds Honorary Degree Awarded to Lance Armstrong — weeklystandard
November 19 update:
Inside Livestrong: the line between cause and cult — selena roberts/roopstigo
Bordry: "Armstrong boasted he'd asked for my head" — cyclingnews
Pinot: Being beaten by dopers is no longer a valid excuse — cyclingnews
November 15/16 update:
Hamilton [Riis] allegations creating stir in Denmark — velonews
Doping body [ASADA] to go easy on riders who tell all — smh.au
It's up to athletes to clean this up — espn.go
David Petraeus, Lance Armstrong, Joe Paterno, even Elmo. Is there anyone we can trust? — nola
UCI, WADA set for Montreal meeting in wake of Armstrong Affair — velonews
Cadel Evans comments on Armstrong case; speaks of frustration at suspicion hanging over riders — velonation
more to come...
November 14 update:
Tennis players shun Spanish doctor banned from cycling for doping — ap
Ashenden says UCI-run anti-doping hotline would lack credibility — velonation
David Walsh to release Armstrong book "Seven Deadly Sins" — cyclingnews
An open letter from Pat McQuaid to the riders on the Postal Service scandal — velonews
Reparation Tour: Can Armstrong Settle His Past — roopstigo
Trek moves on without Lance Armstrong — Journal Sentinel
Livestrong cancer charity drops Lance Armstrong name from title — reuters
Lance Armstrong's Trolling Juices Mobli's Traffic — forbes
November 13 update:
WADA chief warns Lance Armstrong case is tip of iceberg — ap
UCI to set up doping hotline for riders — espn.co.uk
UCI announces anti-doping hotline and seeks to assure riders that it will listen to concerns — velonation
Sally Jenkins Still Has No Plans to Write About Lance Armstrong — washingtoncitypaper
November 12 update:
Hamilton: UCI must accept responsibility for cycling's past — cyclingnews
WADA Funding At Critical Point In Doping War — cyclingnews
Freire: I never had suspicions about Armstrong — cyclingnews
WADA denies charges of protecting Armstrong — cyclingnews
Armstrong resigns from Livestrong board of directors — cyclingnews
Lance Armstrong Cuts Livestrong Ties to Save Donations — bloomberg
Armstrong’s lawyers proposed settlement with SCA Promotions — velonation
Michael Ashenden on the Armstrong Triangle — nyvelocity
Armstrong Cuts Official Ties With Livestrong Charity — nytimes
November 11 update:
Time to rename the Lance Armstrong Bikeway — statesman
November 10 update:
Lance Armstrong Stole My £10,000!
('Not About the Bike' Book Reward Aftermath) — transparencyinsportblog
Why Sally Jenkins Hasn’t Written About Lance Armstrong Lately — jimromenesko
'Back in Austin and just layin' around...' — lancearmstrong
November 9 update:
The Lance Armstrong Conundrum — nytimes
New York Times’ Juliet Macur to Pen Book on Lance Armstrong — mediabistro
UCI and WADA blamed for anti-doping failure — cyclingnews
Former Armstrong teammate Benoit Joachim regrets not working with Michele Ferrari — velonews
November 8 update:
Oakley to Become Tour de France Sponsor After Dropping Armstrong — bloomberg
Finally, My Suspicions Confirmed! Triple Crown Fixed (from Oct 15/2012) — stevetilford
WADA criticises Sky's zero-tolerance approach
— cyclingweekly.co.uk
Litigants and the UCI: Just the beginning? — cyclismas
Kittel questions Astana ProTeam licence, states that he’d never race for team — velonation
November 7 update:
Hamilton on Tinkov: His return is a setback for cycling — cyclingnews
Former Lance Armstrong teammate [David George] admits doping with EPO — bostonherald
Lance Armstrong revelations leave cyclist's widow wondering — seattletimes
Bradley Wiggins: “I get incredibly angry when I'm accused of doping” — velonation
Chatenay-Malabry Hacking: Landis drops appeal against one year suspended sentence — velonation
Fabian Cancellara: "We are going through a difficult time, but cycling will never die.” — velonation
IOC member says "Armstrong’s credibility has gone" regardless of Olympic medal decision — cyclingnews
Dutch federation to form panel to probe ‘culture of doping’ in cycling — velonews
UCI commission into Lance Armstrong scandal begins to take shape — guardian.co.uk
Sponsor sad at loss of Lance Armstrong's 'great story' — cnn
November 6 update:
Will Routley says competitors who used PEDs aren’t just cheaters, they’re criminals — vancouversun
Scarponi suspended by Lampre after admitting Ferrari link
— cyclingweekly.co.uk
Former US Postal rider David George tests positive for EPO — velonation
The Trifecta That Shaped U.S. Cycling in the Armstrong Era (orig published 1 yr ago) — cyclismas
November 5 update:
Howman: WADA's credibility not in question in Armstrong aftermath — cyclingnews
Vaughters calls for UCI to split with its anti-doping division; suggests teams fund their own, WADA-managed program — velonews
Cycling needs to face its dark period to climb out of abyss — guardian.co.uk
Geraint Thomas sees long-term positives from Lance Armstrong scandal — walesonline.co.uk
Armstrong's fraud paralleled EPO-makers' feud (Must Read) — cyclingnews
Independence critical for clean sport, says Tygart — cyclingnews
November 4 update:
Race of truth keeps rolling — paulkimmage/independent.ie
Skins launches legal claim against UCI chiefs for two million US dollars — velonation
Lance, the lies and me — davidwalsh/sundaytimes
Hamilton contradicts Riis' insistence that Danish team owner never met Fuentes — velonation
November 3 update:
Exclusive interview: David Millar reveals his vision of a drug-free future for cycling — heraldscotland
Bradley Wiggins on booze, fatherhood, tax … and Lance Armstrong — guardian.co.uk
Kimmage makes position clear in relation to defence fund — velonation
November 2 update:
Lance Armstrong shows why the disruption in journalism matters — gigaom
Opinion: Armstrong case provides a window into our collective morality — velonews
WADA will not appeal USADA decision on Lance Armstrong — cyclingnews
WADA won’t appeal Armstrong sanction to CAS, seven Tour titles confirmed removed — velonation
Howman: ‘Zero tolerance just leads to Omerta all over again’ — velonation
Analysis: Bruyneel’s arbitration proceeding could give USADA the power to subpoena witnesses, including Armstrong — velonews
WADA rules out appeal against six month sanctions for USADA witnesses — velonation
November 1 update:
IOC considers action on Armstrong's Olympic medal — cyclingnews
Armstrong ruling questioned by doping experts — cyclingnews
Orica-GreenEdge dismisses Matt White — cyclingnews
South Park Watch: All For a Good Scause — time
A Scause for Applause (South Park Season 16, Episode 13) — southparkstudios
Armstrong scandal causes Drenthe region to withdraw support from Vuelta 2015 start — velonation
Kimmage counter attacks by suing Verbruggen and McQuaid in Swiss courts — velonation
Kimmage counter-sues Verbruggen, McQuaid — cyclingnews
USA Cycling to increase domestic anti-doping efforts — cyclingnews
Kimmage speaks about his legal action, says McQuaid and Verbruggen need to be removed immediately — velonation
October 31 update:
Lance Armstrong: I'm Back On My Bike — tmz
Lance Armstrong celebrity guy [effigy] to burn at Edenbridge — bbc.co.uk
Town to burn Lance Armstrong in effigy — cbsnews
Contador: "If Lance is guilty, then it stands to reason he loses his Tours" — cyclingnews
SCA Promotions demand Armstrong's bonus millions — sbs.au
October 30 update:
Julich is collateral damage in longtime Armstrong rivalry — velonews
Would you trade places with Lance Armstrong? — dallasnews
Freire says impossible to claim that cycling is clean — cyclingnews
Jens Voigt on Doping: 'I Just Did Not Ever Dope' — bicycling
Lance Armstrong’s Positive, Negative Image Split, Poll Says — bloomberg
Halloween Costume Ideas? Try Dressing as One of the Many Sports Antiheroes From the Past 12 Months — wsj
Another “I Smoked Pot but Didn’t Inhale” Confession by Bobby Julich — stevetilford
October 29 update:
Jaksche : The problem isn't Armstrong, it's the system — cyclingnews
Pinotti calls for greater financial penalties for doping offences — cyclingnews
[Slipstream Sport's Doug] Ellis backs plans for independent commission — cyclingnews
“Four or five” businesses in negotiation to replace Rabobank at WorldTour team — velonation
Indications Kimmage may take legal action of his own against UCI — velonation
Steven de Jongh Exits Team Sky; Team reaffirms stance on anti-doping — teamsky
Sky release de Jongh after doping confession — cyclingnews
Head of British Cycling says UCI has one 'last chance to prove its credibility' in wake of Lance Armstrong report — telegraph.co.uk
October 28 update:
Sky says Yates will retire from cycling, no doping admission was made — velonation
Sean Yates quits Team Sky and retires from professional cycling — guardian.co.uk
UCI face fight for credibility in damaging Lance Armstrong affair — guardian.co.uk
Team Sky zero tolerance policy or how not to address reality — chasingwheels
Chasing Armstrong With Truth — nytimes
Cyclist George Hincapie takes final ride
— charlotteobserver
October 27 update:
Dallas promoter demands refund from Armstrong — ap
Lance Armstrong threatened with lawsuit by Dallas promotions firm — latimes
Italian cyclists rebel against UCI over Armstrong case — ansa.it
October 26 update:
How dopers stole the best years of my [Bradley McGee] career — theage.au
More Confession, One More Apology — john wilcockson/pelotonmagazine
Kittel "sick" of Armstrong supporters — cyclingnews
UCI to establish independent commission, suspends Kimmage lawsuit — velonews
UCI suspends legal action against Paul Kimmage during independent commission review — velonation
Armstrong's Tour De France titles will not be awarded to other riders — itv
Press release: UCI takes decisive action in wake of Lance Armstrong affair
— uci.ch
UCI calls on Lance Armstrong to return prize money — guardian.co.uk
Cycling Media Shamed — bikehugger
UCI Promises Action After Armstrong Report — bicycling
Armstrong’s Fortune Likely to Withstand Doping Charges — nytimes
Kimmage considers his options — irishtimes
Lance Armstrong once predicted his possible demise — usatoday
October 25 update:
Open Letter to Pat McQuaid from Greg LeMond (must read, pass around) — steephill
Why didn’t Cycling Australia smell the doping stench? — theconversation.edu.au
Contador defends 'lynched' Armstrong — sportal.co.in
Interview with Dick Pound: The real ‘clients’ (the national cycling federations) of the UCI, should speak up — sportdroit
What Of Cycling's Other Secrets?: truth and reconciliation — ap
Lack of leadership:
The buck must not stop with Armstrong — skysports
Exclusive: Bobby Julich doping confession — cyclingnews
Bobby Julich leaves Team Sky after admitting EPO use in the mid-90s — guardian.co.uk
The Armstrong Triangle: details of payments to the UCI — michael ashenden
Dutch cycling federation KNWU demands urgent action and reforms from the UCI — velonation
October 24 update:
Merckx "sickened" for cycling (Speak now, or forever hold your peace) — sbs.au
Alpe d'Huez Mayor wants Armstrong’s name removed from climb — cyclingnews
Mercier: The UCI must get rid of Pat McQuaid — cyclingnews
Evans calls on cycling fans not to despair, says sport has moved on — velonation
Doctor Ferrari in denial over USADA case — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Mark Cavendish frustrated by deceit in cycling — bbc.co.uk
Kimmage felt rage, deflation during McQuaid’s Armstrong press conference — velonews
Will Lance Armstrong ever fess up and face the truth? — foxnews
Del Moral denies involvement in Armstrong doping case — cyclingnews
Armstrong war of words escalates between UCI, USADA (Must Read) — reuters
French cycling establishment quick to turn page on Armstrong Affair — velonews
The Great American Tour Heist — bikehugger
Merckx "fell into the trap" of Armstrong — cyclingnews
'Lance Armstrong is a bully. I could not let him win,' says whistle-blower Betsy Andreu — telegraph.co.uk
October 23 update:
US Anti-Doping Agency chief Travis T Tygart insists truth and reconciliation commission will help heal cycling — telegraph.co.uk
Can It Get Any Worse For Lance Armstrong? — time
Lance Armstrong whistle-blowers are not heroes but scumbags, says cycling boss — theage.au
McQuaid: Landis and Hamilton are far from heroes — cyclingnews
U.S. attorney still won't say why no [federal] charges — latimes
Indurain says he still believes Armstrong is innocent — velonation
Pat McQuaid Radio Interview (27:43 English) — rte.ie
‘I run the show’ and 13 other things Pat McQuaid said on RTÉ this morning — thescore.ie
How Lance duped the Mighty: Influence Peddler (Chapter previews) — selena roberts
Armstrong Set Own Fate By Turning Against Floyd — roadcycling
Cycling's Doping Problem: A Clean Athlete's Persepective — erin mirabella
Meet Your New Tour de France Champ — wsj
Armstrong Called UCI Ahead of Date With Destiny, Updates Twitter Bio to Remove Tour Titles
— afp
McQuaid has no place in cycling, says Hamilton — cyclingnews
Collateral damage and the human cost of wrecking the playing field — velonews
UCI Official: We should have got Armstrong earlier — theage.au
Armstrong's problems have only just begun — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Kimmage and Walsh let rip at McQuaid — irishexaminer
“A shocking disregard for [his own] life” – my personal opinion on Lance Armstrong — tourdejose
Race Director: South Australia has no legal basis to sue for Lance Armstrong's Tour Down Under fees — perthnow.au
Independent anti-doping commission needed for cycling, says AIGCP — cyclingnews
Former USPS rider Scott Mercier Interview (06:41 English) — skysports
Lance Armstrong could still appeal over Usada report, claims UCI — guardian.co.uk
Why Sally Jenkins Hasn’t Written About Lance Armstrong Lately — jimromenesko
Former Armstrong teammate [Steffen Kjaergaard] admits doping — ap
Daniel Friebe: Armstrong could end up in prison (05:01 English) — talksport.co.uk
Merckx ‘amazed’ at Armstrong, says they never spoke about doctors — velonation
Valverde voices support for Lance Armstrong — cyclingnews
October 22 update:
Vaughters: Cycling Australia should not have turned its back on Hodge, White — cyclingnews
Judgement Day (Today at 13:00 CET) — inrng
Evans admits meeting Ferrari but insists no doping was discussed — velonation
Team management confident in replacing Rabobank — cyclingnews
Armstrong officially stripped of seven Tour de France wins — velonation
McQuaid: "Lance Armstrong has no place in cycling" — cyclingnews
As Live Recap: UCI press conference — guardian.co.uk
UCI agrees to strip Armstrong of his 7 Tour titles — apnews
Oakley Statement on Lance Armstrong based on UCI Ruling — oakley
Official UCI Statement — uci
Statement From USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart On UCI Announcement — usada.org
Graphic: Who gets Lance Armstrong's 1999-2005 Tour de France wins, if at all — velonews
David Walsh: 'It was obvious to me Lance Armstrong was doping' — pressgazette.co.uk
David Millar's Reaction (04:53 English) — skysports
Covering Lance Armstrong was a wild ride, but the truth came out — davidwalsh/sportsillustrated
World Cycling Body Strips Armstrong of Titles — online.wsj
The myths persist about Lance Armstrong — montrealgazette
Lance Armstrong case: 'He deserves to be forgotten,' says UCI President — guardian.co.uk
Prudhomme asks Armstrong to pay back prize money from Tour wins — cyclingweekly.co.uk
SCA to seek $7.5m from Lance Armstrong — cyclingnews
Analysis: What is next for Lance Armstrong? — velonews
Reactions to UCI's confirmation of Lance Armstrong's ban — cyclingnews
Lance Armstrong cast out of the sport that turned him from a nobody to a somebody — foxnews
Millar "empowered" by UCI decision on Armstrong ban — cyclingnews
Cycling sponsors face doping dilemma after Armstrong scandal — reuters
USA Cycling president applauds lifetime ban for Armstrong — velonews
Statement from WADA President John Fahey on UCI decision in Lance Armstrong case — wada-ama.org
UCI chief condemns Lance Armstrong's whistle-blowers Floyd Landis and Tyler Hamilton as ‘scumbags’ — telegraph.co.uk
UCI complies, but can't escape blame — espn
October 21 update:
1999 TdF: Lance Armstrong denies cortisone doping to friendly Paul Sherwen (01:52 English) — nos
Phil Liggett: 'I had no reason not to believe Lance' — independent.co.uk
Johny Schleck wants his sons Andy and Frank to quit cycling — velonation
Cycling commentator Phil Liggett says Lance Armstrong made a fool out of him — heraldsun.au
Contador: 'sport must look to the future'; speaks out on Armstrong saga — velonation
Lab director says Armstrong had suspicious test result in 2002 — velonation
Team Sky and Brailsford braced for departures as employee denies doping past — dailymail.co.uk
Ban cycling from Olympics! British athletics legend Thompson calls for ultimate sanction on a sport mired in shame — dailymail.co.uk
Paul Kimmage: Big reveal of Cancer Jesus — independent.ie
Livestrong Challenge cyclists expressed mixed opinions on Lance Armstrong’s legacy — afp
Cycling Central doping discussion w/ anti-doping expert Michael Ashenden, journalist Anthony Tan, Cycling Australia President Klaus Mueller (51:03 English) — sbs.au
Lance Armstrong's repeated denials of doping claims (01:14 English) — telegraph.co.uk
Boonen: Only Lance Can End The Current Doubt In Cycling | Cyclingnews.com — cyclingnews
Tom Boonen talks about Lance, Levi, Cav and Hein — podiumcafe
October 20 update:
Vaughters questions Sky's new anti-doping policy — cyclingnews
Peloton urged to follow Evans to redemption — smh.au
Lance Armstrong myth shattered for Geoff Thomas — bbc.co.uk
Armstrong’s Wall of Silence Fell Rider by Rider (Must Read) — nytimes
Ashenden states the UCI’s anti-doping fight doesn’t have the same impetus as before — velonation
Get the UCI out of the doping-control business — redkiteprayer
Open letter: David Millar responds to Rabobank's decision to leave cycling — cyclingnews
USADA stripped Lance Armstrong’s titles; sponsors fled; fans left to decide — washingtonpost
The Michele Ferrari system revealed
Swiss bank accounts, fake contracts — english.gazzetta.it
The Ferrari system uncovered — cyclingweekly.co.uk
October 19 update:
Anticipation builds for Armstrong speech — afp
Tuning into Radio Millar — cyclingnews
Armstrong's foe [Travis Tygart] says finding truth the No. 1 goal — ap
Rabobank stuns cycling with sudden withdrawal from the sport — velonation
Rabobank ends sponsorship over concerns cycling is not 'clean and fair' — guardian.co.uk
Gesink shocked by Rabobank [pullout] news — cyclingnews
Rabobank ‘white jersey’ support will see pro teams continue next season — velonation
[Bob] Stapleton calls for sweeping changes to move cycling forward — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Lance Armstrong scandal doesn't prove cycling is rife with mischief, says Stephen Roche — telegraph.co.uk
UCI decision on Lance Armstrong coming Monday — usatoday
Rubiera: I never saw Armstrong dope; Ferrari the best coach there is — cyclingnews
WADA chief says he will consider amnesty program — velonews
Lance Armstrong/ Livestrong Charity Ride Fraud in Canada — ireport.cnn
J. Vaughters warns D. Brailsford that Sky drugs policy ignores valuable history lesson — telegraph.co.uk
USA Cycling drops Lance Armstrong’s name from junior road race series — velonation
Lance Armstrong avoids doping allegations at Livestrong anniversary — ap
Some Livestrong supporters want their money back — cnn
Lance Armstrong at gala: 'We will move forward' — reuters
Lotto and Belisol companies reiterate support for cycling and pushing for a clean sport — velonation
Armstrong’s Financial Woes, Journalism and Lance, and Omega Pharma Business Matters
— bicycling
Rabobank’s sudden departure from pro cycling is very bad news. — bicycling
October 18 update:
Armstrong resigns as Livestrong chairman — wap.statesman
[Floyd] Landis returning to race in New Zealand — sbs.au
Philippe Gilbert Interview: 'if it’s true... about Hein Verbruggen... for sure he has to leave' — sportspromedia
Spain's Attorney General to launch criminal proceedings against Armstrong? — cyclingnews
O'Grady in "shock" following evidence in USADA report — cyclingnews
‘Tattooed Guy’ Pivotal in Armstrong Case — nytimes
Shades of Gray: The Suzanne Sonye Story (orig. May 09) — womensadventuremagazine
Lance Armstrong Gets Dumped — wsj
Wearing Livestrong wristbands problematic amid Armstrong doping scandal — chicagotribune
La Gazzetta uncovers 'Ferrari system', "the largest investigation in the history of doping" — biciciclismo
Lance Armstrong Gives Italians Sense of Legal Superiority? — lastampa
Team Sky riders are told to pledge allegiance to anti-doping stance — guardian.co.uk
How Lance Armstrong Is Like Lehman Bros. — slate
Cartoon: Lance Armstrong breaks the recent freefall record — zapiro
Il sistema Ferrari
Conti svizzeri, contratti finti — gazzetta.it
UCI head Hein Verbruggen denies defending Lance Armstrong — guardian.co.uk
Lance Armstrong case: Nike about-turn completes the disintegration — guardian.co.uk
Lance Armstrong's Endgame — bicycling
Die-hard Armstrong fans believe he doped; Reactions from Austin — afp
Armstrong Scandal with analysis by Richard Moore and Brian Smith (11:33 English) — skysports
Endemic: The Cycling Media and The Armstrong Scandal (Must Read) — redkiteprayer
Piers Morgan: Armstrong a 'disgraceful fraud' (02:00) — cnn
Is Armstrong's sponsorship fall the worst ever? — nbcsports/velonews
Gazzetta reveals scale of doping and money laundering under Dr. Ferrari — cyclingnews
Verbruggen says UCI likely to respond to USADA Armstrong report towards end of next week — velonation
Why Nike really dumped Lance — foxsports
Armstrong Isolated as Ex-UCI Chief Verbruggen Denies Support — afp
Cycling Australia swallows its own bitter pill — cyclingnews
SRAM cuts ties with Armstrong, will continue with Livestrong, development team — velonews
The Straight Dope: Is Lance Armstrong Memorabilia Worthless Now? — moneyland.time
Cycling Australia vice president Hodge steps down, admits doping — cyclingnews
Terpstra: Armstrong affair in media more than in peloton — cyclingnews
Armstrong's foe says finding truth the No. 1 goal — ap
UCI chief 'must act or resign' on Armstrong affair — reuters
Armstrong Loses Eight Sponsors in a Day — cnbc
Pharmaceutical science - catching up with Armstrong’s doping Peloton — pharmaceutical-technology
October 17 update:
Analysis: How Spain became center of operations in Armstrong’s doping ring — velonews
Lance Armstrong's former teammate leads group of protesters who say Nike should cut ties with disgraced star — nydailynews
The Real Loser in the Lance Armstrong Scandal: the Postal Service — usnews
Armstrong can't be defended, says Robbie McEwen — theage.au
Dr. Michele Ferrari says he needs time to study USADA report before responding — ap
Accepting Lance Armstrong cash donations sparks "fresh" criticism of UCI — telegraph.co.uk
Lance Armstrong paid motorcyclist to deliver EPO — sportlive.co.za
Lance Armstrong at risk to perjury charges — stuff.co.nz
Cycling Australia sacks Matt White — au.sports.yahoo
Kathy LeMond's SCA deposition details revealed — cyclingnews
Lance Armstrong Stepping Down As Livestrong Chairman — ap/huffingtonpost
Lance Armstrong dropped by sponsors Nike following 'insurmountable evidence' — telegraph.co.uk
Nike drops deal with Lance Armstrong after he 'misled us for a decade' — guardian.co.uk
Nike [and RadioShack] Drops Lance Armstrong — online.wsj
RadioShack ends personal sponsorship of Armstrong, Oakley reiterates it awaits UCI decision — velonation
Are we destined to repeat "Pharmageddon"? Groundhog Day for Cycling? — cyclismas
Tygart: Code of silence claimed Leipheimer — velonews
Greipel voices support of USADA investigation — cyclingnews
Gripper calls on the UCI to do more to fight doping — cyclingnews
André Greipel: “The fight against fraud and ill-gotten success must be continued!” — velonation
Roundtable: Lance Armstrong's tarnished legacy: 'It's the cover up, not the crime' — espn
Wiggins: 'Armstrong won't overshadow my year' — espn.co.uk
The Lance Armstrong ad that Nike probably (definitely) regret making now — joe.ie
Leipheimer opens up about doping revelations — pressdemocrat
Anheuser-Busch joins Nike in distancing from Lance Armstrong — cyclingnews
Steffen: Anti-doping vigilance needs to continue in wake of USADA investigation — cyclingnews
Team Sky asks riders and staff to sign anti-doping declaration — cyclingnews
Nike, RadioShack, Anheuser-Busch, Giro end relationships with Armstrong — velonews
Official Stmt: Lance Armstrong to Step Down as Chairman of LIVESTRONG — livestrong.org
After Doping Scandal, More Bad News for Armstrong — bicycling
Are reporters to blame for Armstrong myth? — John Leicester/AP
Post-Armstrong Cycling Australia eats itself alive — blogs.crikey.au
Nike severs ties to Lance Armstrong "with great sadness" in wake of doping report (02:10 English) — cbsnews
Truth And Consequences: Why Bicycling magazine held back — sportsonearth
Lance Armstrong Gets the Paterno Treatment at Nike HQ — businessweek
Trek breaks ties with Lance Armstrong — cyclingnews
Cycling Australia criticised for sacking doping coach (03:30 English) — abc.net.au
Experts say Armstrong marketing brand severely damaged — velonews
Spanish prosecutors looking into USADA files — velonews
October 16 update:
Peddlers - Cycling's Dirty Truth w/
Jeremy Whittle (2:00:00 English) — bbc.co.uk
UCI chief's remarks stun doping expert — bbc.co.uk
A day of reckoning for Lance Armstrong's fans — latimes
Australian Sports Commission says amnesty sends the wrong message — cyclingnews
Tyler Hamilton book nominated for William Hill prize — cyclingnews
Doping offenders offered a second chance — swissinfo.ch
Leipheimer sacked by Omega Pharma-QuickStep — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Protesters: Nike should cut ties with Lance Armstrong — katu
The Lance Armstrong fairness fallacy — cyclingnews
IOC to wait for UCI to act before considering stripping Lance Armstrong of Olympic medal — washingtonpost
Horner says he ‘never’ saw doping on Bruyneel teams — velonews
Taylor Phinney Interview: Getting the pill culture out of the sport — velonation
Ferrari hits back at USADA doping accusations — cyclingnews
Volodymyr Bileka speaks - In English — podiumcafe
Matt White's suspension while Cycling Australia investigates makes no sense. — gerard.cc
Finally, My Suspicions Confirmed! Triple Crown Fixed — stevetilford
October 15 update:
Lance vs Cadel: a study of two 22-year-olds (orig. 2010) — ridemedia.au
ASADA to investigate White's doping admission — sbs.au
Mr Clean Christophe Bassons 'not bitter' towards Lance Armstrong — guardian.co.uk
USADA faced major scramble in Armstrong doping case — usatoday
For the future of cycling, Lance Armstrong should come clean — bostonglobe
Lance Armstrong's masseuse, Emma O'Reilly, claims she worked as 'drug-runner' — telegraph.co.uk
Doping fallout from Lance Armstrong case shifts to include Australian Michael Rogers — news.au
Armstrong's cheating means great British cycling boom feels rotten — dailymail.co.uk
Team Sky "made full checks" on Dutch doctor [Geert Leinders] — guardian.co.uk
Oakley standing behind Armstrong for now — velonation
[Airhead] Andy Schleck: cycling needs to focus on the future — cyclingnews
Special: The World According to Lance, Miracle to Dust (46:37 English) — abc.net.au
The World According to Lance - key players — abc.net.au
Pressure on for UCI's McQuaid and Verbruggen to resign — insidethegames.biz
Can a Race Among Doped Cyclists Be Fair? One Former Armstrong Teammate Says No. — nytimes
The myth of the UCI: It is time for a change (Aug 6) — cyclismas
Australian cycling legend 'witnessed Armstrong bribe' — abc.net.au
Despite USADA's evidence Liggett remains Armstrong's supporter — cyclingnews
Michael Ashenden: Australian cycling body shares blame — theage.au
Lancing the boil — heraldscotland
Cycling’s New Path to a Clean Sport Must Continue — nytimes
Doping and The Myth of A Level Playing Field — inrng
Christophe Bassons Interview: 'People Now See I Wasn’t Lying' — bicycling
October 14 update:
Cadel's [2011 Tour de France] triumph untainted — sbs.au
Hamilton's first interview since Wednesday's announcement (05:00 English) — ac360.blogs.cnn
Lance Armstrong's teammate, Patrick Jonker, 'never saw any doping' (07:01 English) — abc.net.au
Julian Dean denies knowledge of U.S. Postal doping culture — cyclingnews
America refuses to accept a hero's downfall — independent.co.uk
Armstrong may take a lie detector test, says lawyer — cyclingnews
David Walsh on Betsy Andeau and Emma O'Reilly — sundaytimes
Pound says it’s not credible that the UCI didn’t know about Armstrong’s doping — velonation
Threatened with a baseball bat, the whistleblower Armstrong called a fat, ugly liar — dailymail.co.uk
Lance Armstrong lawyer 'would might accept' lie detector results — bbc.co.uk
Paul Kimmage: Truth comes dropping slow (MUST READ) — independent.ie
Cycling Central: Doping Scandal (inc Matt White) and Consequences (13:51 English) — sbs.au
The case against Armstrong - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corp) (03:20 English) — abc.net.au
Millar says USADA report will change lives — cyclingnews
October 13 update:
Matt White admits doping, steps down from Orica-GreenEdge, Aussie national team — velonews
Matt White admits doping at US Postal Service team, apologises — velonation
Sunday Times considering legal action against Armstrong — velonation
The Explainer: I’m shocked, shocked, I say — pelkey/redkiteprayer
Jens Voigt speaks out on Johan Bruyneel and Levi Leipheimer — velonews
L’Affaire d’Armstrong and the fallout — cyclismas
Nicolas Roche: ‘If you dope, don’t blame anyone else. It’s your choice. Admit it’ — independent.ie
Betsy Andreu: No longer a voice in the wilderness — cyclingnews
Sean Yates and all Team Sky employees will be asked to confirm they have not breached drug-free policy — telegraph.co.uk
Scandal hurts Armstrong, but doesn't destroy image — m.apnews
Former cycling editor - It was a cover-up – and I was part of it — independent.co.uk
Michael Barry Interview: 'I doped' (05:44 English) — cbc.ca
Dick Pound says UCI’s apparent blindness regarding doping ‘is not credible’ — afp
I Have to call Bullsh*t — stevetilford
October 12 update:
Bob Stapleton open to return to cycling — cyclingnews
Simeoni: "Armstrong and past still haunt me" — cyclingnews
Lance Armstrong’s Former Masseuse [Emma O'Really] Tells of Doping — nytimes
RadioShack Nissan team confirms Bruyneel’s time as general manager has ended — velonation
Tour de France chief wants years 1999-2005 left blank on the record books — velonation
Millar calls for Verbruggen’s resignation, says sport must move forward — velonation
Armstrong case: SCA Promotions waiting for UCI response before deciding about legal action — velonation
After the Fire; Assessing the aftermath of the USADA-Armstrong case. — joelindsey/bicycling
How Lance Armstrong transformed North American culture — cbc.ca
Lance Armstrong Had Little Choice but to Dope — John Eustice/ ideas.time
Tyler Hamilton on 'how US Postal cheated' — bbc.co.uk
Cycling [Matt White] boss in drugs inquiry — smh.au
Emma O'Reilly interview (02:15 English/Dutch) — nos
October 11 update:
Brian Smith: I told Lance I'd never take drugs... two weeks later I was sacked — dailymail.co.uk
Armstrong's doctor, Michelle Ferrari, could face criminal charges — ap
We didn't know about Leipheimer case when he signed, claims Lefevere — cyclingnews
Bradley Wiggins: Not surprised by findings — skysports
The Bertagnolli Testimony: A Look into Ferrari's World — thegaviafiles
I [Rupert Guinness] was wrong, and others must come clean too — smh.au
October 10 update:
The full 202-page Reasoned Decision against Lance Armstrong plus other documents — usda
ESPN Outside the Lines w/ USADA's Travis Tygart, Lance's lawyer Tim Herman, Bonnie Ford & legal expert Lester Munson — espn
Case closed: Armstrong doped — bonnie ford, espn
Hincapie admits doping until 2006, says he agreed to give evidence in investigation — velonation
Levi Leipheimer accepts his part in “the dirty past of cycling” — velonation
Garmin-Sharp and its riders comment on their parts in USADA investigation — velonation
Michael Barry says he was encouraged by the US Postal Team to dope, regrets choice — velonation
Austin reacts to report that Lance Armstrong cheated (03:10 English) — kvue
October 6 update:
A New Greg LeMond Interview (36:37 English) — newstalk.ie
September 11 update:
Review: ‘The Secret Race’ by Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle — nytimes
August 24 update:
Lance Armstrong Receives Lifetime Ban And Disqualification Of Competitive Results For Doping Violations — usada
July 15 2011 update:
May 31 2011 update:
An interview with Floyd Landis by Paul Kimmage — nyvelocity
July 15 2009 update:
Veteran journalist Paul Kimmage rekindles the Lance Armstrong controversy (link outdated, check back) — dublins98
April 3 2009 update:
Michael Ashenden: "So there is no doubt in my mind Lance Armstrong took EPO during the '99 Tour." — nyvelocity
Eight years ago David Walsh wrote a booked called L. A. Confidentiel, originally banned in English
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