He seems to survive all of these, but here's more smoke:
Report: Lance Armstrong alleged to test positive for EPO; other test results tossed - ESPN
Report: Lance Armstrong alleged to test positive for EPO; other test results tossed - ESPN
Former teammate Steven Swart alleges that Lance Armstrong instigated Motorola team use of the banned blood-booster EPO and that the seven-time Tour de France winner tested above legal limits during the Tour in 1995, according to a report posted on Sports Illustrated's website Tuesday.
SI also reports that Armstrong tested over the testosterone-epitestosterone ratio limit three times in UCLA drug testing, but each test was dismissed by officials. Armstrong says he has never used performance-enhancing drugs and has never been informed he has tested positive.
The story also challenges Armstrong's statements that he cut ties to a controversial Italian doctor and training adviser who has long been accused of helping cyclists cheat.
Without naming its source, SI says that when Italian authorities raided the home of Armstrong teammate Yaroslav Popovych last November in Italy, they found texts and e-mails linking Armstrong's team with Dr. Michele Ferrari as recently as 2009.
SI also reports that Armstrong tested over the testosterone-epitestosterone ratio limit three times in UCLA drug testing, but each test was dismissed by officials. Armstrong says he has never used performance-enhancing drugs and has never been informed he has tested positive.
The story also challenges Armstrong's statements that he cut ties to a controversial Italian doctor and training adviser who has long been accused of helping cyclists cheat.
Without naming its source, SI says that when Italian authorities raided the home of Armstrong teammate Yaroslav Popovych last November in Italy, they found texts and e-mails linking Armstrong's team with Dr. Michele Ferrari as recently as 2009.
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