I watched the Tour off and on this year, and it was fairly exciting. I think when Schleck lost his chain in one of the stages, that did it for him. He was done despite making a good effort.
But the real news was the fact Lance Armstrong finished way back in the pack, finishing 23rd and some 40 minutes behind Contador. It is supposed to be his last time competing in the race. Armstrong is 38 years old.
The real excitement, however, will be off the bike when Armstrong must once again face those doping and fraud allegations, this time with federal prosecutors looking into them:
When he returns to the United States, Armstrong has something less pleasant to face. Federal prosecutors are looking into whether Armstrong and his associates were involved in systematic doping, fraud or various financial crimes while with the Postal Service team. A grand jury has been convened in the case.
During the Tour, those prosecutors served grand jury subpoenas in connection with a possible case, including handing one to 2004 Olympic gold medal winner Tyler Hamilton. Hamilton’s lawyer, Chris Manderson, told ESPN.com that Hamilton would cooperate with the investigation.
“I’m not worried at all,” said Armstrong of the investigation just days before he hired a criminal defense lawyer for the federal inquiry.
I'd like to think he competed clean, but I know better.
The Floyd Landis Nightline interview can be found here.
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