O Magazine interview
Armstrong talks about cycling at 15-years-old in an interview for O Magazine.
Anyone could come for the group rides, so my buddies and I were with local and even regional racers. There we were at age 15, duking it out with these guys. At that point, I thought, “Maybe I’m pretty good at this bike thing.” I started competing—just short races. A few years later, I began devoting all my time to the sport.
Lance Armstrong interview
Winfrey interviews Lance Armstrong on Oprah’s Next Chapter, the interview details allegations that Armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career.
Livestrong Challenge
Armstrong registers to ride in the Livestrong Challenge in Austin, and sets up a fundraising team, Lance & Friends, for the event. Livestrong:
We welcome all contributions to the Livestrong Foundation as we continue our work to improve the lives of people affected by cancer now. This includes the recent contribution by Lance Armstrong. He has signed up to ride in our annual event with his own team as the ride is open to participants nationwide.
$10 million judgement
An arbitration panel in Texas orders Armstrong to pay prize-insurer SCA Promotions $10 million for lying under oath about doping. SCA’s president and founder Bob Hamman:
We are very pleased with this result. It is hard to describe how much harm Lance Armstrong’s web of lies caused SCA, but this is a good first start towards repairing that damage.
Questions Froome performance
As Froome dominates the Pyrenees Mountain stage of the Tour, Armstrong questions if he is cheating
1. Clearly Froome/Porte/Sky are very strong. Too strong to be clean? Don’t ask me, I have no clue.
@danieljcastille I’m not accusing anyone In fact, quite the opposite. I’m not interested (nor do I have the credibility) to opine there.