Feds Still Investigating Lance Armstrong Over Doping Allegations

(HMG) – As Lance Armstrong rides into the sunset to his second retirement after the 2010 Tour de France, Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed documents from an arbitration case concerning whether he used banned performance-enhancing drugs, according to a Wall Street Journal report.  The investigation began this spring after cyclist Floyd Landis claimed publicly that doping was widespread among cyclists, including his former teammate Armstrong, whom Landis says he saw use drugs. Others have testified that Armstrong admitted to using drugs. The seven-time Tour de France winner  blames Landis for trying to clear his conscience and attempting “to incriminate a half-dozen other people”.  The documents the Feds are seeking according to the report, include depositions that Armstrong’s teammates gave when a promotions company was trying to prove that the cyclist was doping.  Armstrong has denied all doping charges, which have popped up periodically over his long career. Though doping is generally not illegal in the U.S., prosecutors could say Armstrong defrauded investors if he accepted sponsorships based on an agreement not to use the banned substances.  This year, Lance finished 23rd in the Tour de France, nearly 40 minutes behind winner Alberto Contador.