Lance Armstrong to go to trial in US fraud case
ADVERTISEMENTLance Armstrong is to go to trial to face a US government lawsuit seeking $100m in damages from the former champion cyclist.
Lance Armstrong 'whistleblower' lawsuit cleared for jury trial – damages could tally $96.8 million https://t.co/M6Rq5V797Apic.twitter.com/abrcC1mOOn
— Cyclingnews.com (@Cyclingnewsfeed) February 13, 2017
The US justice department has accused Armstrong of defrauding the government by accepting millions of dollars of sponsorship money from the US postal service, while engaged in secret, systematic doping.
Lance Armstrong led the US postal team to a number of Tour de France victories.
The cancer survivor was stripped of his seven tour victories after the US anti-doping agency uncovered a clandestine and sophisticated doping programme.
#QuoteOfTheDay:
“Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside.”
–Lance Armstrong pic.twitter.com/JRbBXRcDAe— Athletes USA (@AthletesUSA) February 3, 2017
Armstrong had long denied the accusation and used the law and intimidation to shout those down who accused him of the offence.
Floyd Landis, ganador del Tour de Francia 2006: ciclismo, dopaje y cannabis.https://t.co/iRiPWcF7T8#Análisispic.twitter.com/saCZXVIIBp
— Deportes RCN (@DeportesRCN) December 25, 2016
The suit was brought by former teammate Floyd Landis, himself stripped of a tour title after doping, under the False Claims Act, which allows whistle-blowers to pursue fraud cases for the government in return for 25 percent of monies recovered.
Floyd Landis has started a cannabis farm in Colorado. Find more here: https://t.co/c0YeMPNZSUpic.twitter.com/YXo3YPoHkE
— Cycling Today (@CyclingTodayEn) December 16, 2016