73 The IOC had paid him: Paul Howard, “Past That Haunts Roche,” Sunday Tribune, April 4, 2004; David Walsh, “Sports Chief Hails Drug Code,” Sunday Times, March 9, 2003.
74 “amazing, amazing,” J.T. Neal audiotapes.
74 $10,000 for the consultation: Ibid.
74 under investigation by Italian: Interview with an Italian investigator involved in the inquiry, who didn’t want his name published because he isn’t authorized to speak about the case.
74 he talked nonstop: J.T. Neal audiotapes.
74 who had been overseeing: Interview with Lance Armstrong, 2013; interview with John Hendershot, 2013; Ibid.
74 persuaded the forensic doctor: Richard Weekes, “The Hard Truth Behind a Waste of Life,” Sunday Times, July 23, 1995.
75 “It’s not about the bike”: Armstrong, with Jenkins, It’s Not About the Bike, 71.
75 the fax machine: J.T. Neal audiotapes.
75 that relationship was just a cover: Ibid.; interviews with several Motorola, Postal Service and Astana riders who never saw Carmichael working with Armstrong; interview with a former RadioShack team employee who was told by Armstrong that Carmichael hadn’t coached him since Ferrari took over.
76 He offered a low commission: J.T. Neal audiotapes; interview with a person with knowledge of the situation.
76 third marriage was crumbling: Armstrong Kelly, with Rodgers, No Mountain High Enough, 214.
76 Neal thought Armstrong: J.T. Neal audiotapes.
76 Armstrong grew increasingly: Ibid.
77 But he didn’t: Ibid.
77 Linda Armstrong and Neal had flown: Ibid.; interview with Greg and Kathy LeMond, 2006.
77 “How do I get Lance”: Interview with Greg and Kathy LeMond, 2006.
78 “I couldn’t breathe”: Samuel Abt, “Armstrong Without Power, Withdraws from the Tour de France,” New York Times, July 6, 1996.
78 Doctors gave Neal: Interviews with Scott and Caroline Neal, two of J.T. Neal’s three children, 2013.
78 “He needed it for privacy”: J.T. Neal audiotapes.
78 Neal watched as Hendershot: Ibid.
78 Armstrong was already: Interview with Lance Armstrong, 2013; Betsy Andreu deposition in Lance Armstrong v. SCA Promotions, Inc., January 17, 2006.
79 He had even negotiated: J.T. Neal audiotapes.
80 On October 2, 1996: Ibid.
80 “Well, this is a serious situation”: Armstrong, with Jenkins, It’s Not About the Bike.
80 Between 5:30 and 5:45 p.m.: J.T. Neal audiotapes.
80 Ferrari was worried: Selena Roberts and David Epstein, “The Case Against Lance Armstrong,” Sports Illustrated, January 24, 2011.
81 “It’s bad”: Interview with John Korioth, 2013.
81 must have had something: Interview with John Hendershot, 2013.
81 The riders. The team managers: Ibid.
81 Hendershot never called: J.T. Neal audiotapes; interviews with John Hendershot and Lance Armstrong, 2013.
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84 “You can’t control”: Interview with Betsy Andreu, 2006.
86 He said, “Growth hormone”: Ibid.; Betsy Andreu deposition in Lance Armstrong v. SCA Promotions, Inc., January 17, 2006.
87 “Betsy, please, I’ve never taken”: Interview with Betsy Andreu, 2006.
87 Several of his former teammates: Interviews with Stephen Swart, Lance Armstrong and two other Motorola riders who wanted to remain anonymous because they didn’t want to be seen tattling on a former teammate, 2013.
88 Men have a 1-in-270: American Cancer Society, Web site primer on testicular cancer.
88 Growth hormone stimulates: Interview with Dr. Arjun Vasant Balar, 2013.
88 a research paper: Lucio Tentori and Grazia Graziani, Department of Neuroscience, University of Rome Tor Vergata, “Doping with Growth Hormone/IGF-1, Anabolic Steroids or Erythropoietin: Is There a Cancer Risk?” January 26, 2007.
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89 Stapleton suggested: J.T. Neal audiotapes; interview with a person with knowledge of the situation, but who wants to remain anonymous because of ongoing business dealings with Stapleton’s firm and wanting to remain in Stapleton’s good graces.
90 Knaggs encouraged: Interview with John Korioth, 2013.
90 he offered $200: J.T. Neal audiotapes and several interviews with people who were friends with both Neal and Armstrong, 2013.
92 Neal’s oldest daughter: Interviews with the Neal family, 2013.
93 Kevin Kuehler, a competitive: Bonnie DeSimone, “From ‘Big C’ Back to Big-Time Cycling,” Chicago Tribune, February 7, 1998.
93 “Did you call for my advice”: Ibid.
94 “I think it’s phenomenal”: Ibid.
94 On his blog: runfordori.blogspot.com/2007/08/lance-issues-wake-up-call.html.
94 “I don’t like that big frenzy”: Interview with Lance Armstrong, 2013.
95 “Where are you?”: J.T. Neal audiotapes; interviews with Neal’s family, 2013.
95 “Um, I can’t make it:” J.T. Neal audiotapes.
95 He had backstage passes: Ibid.
95 to help figure out: J.T. Neal audiotapes.
96 who had been replaced: Ibid.
96 He doubted his drug: Interview with John Korioth, 2013.
97 Weisel accepted: Armstrong, with Jenkins, It’s Not About the Bike, 184.
97 “Lance isn’t just a cyclist”: Suzanne Halliburton, “Austin Cyclist Back on Track After Cancer,” Austin American-Statesman, October 27, 1997.
98 “Look how he got it”: J.T. Neal audiotapes.
98 he was looking for a way: Ibid.
99 Garvey offered: Ibid.
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100 Steffen had been in: Interview with Prentice Steffen, 2013; David Walsh, “Saddled with Suspicion,” Sunday Times, July 8, 2001.
100 Steffen considered this: Interview with Prentice Steffen, 2013.
101 which was known as: Interview with Jonathan Vaughters, 2013; interview with Christian Vande Velde, 2013.
101 Darren Baker and Scott Mercier went: Interviews with Darren Baker and Scott Mercier, 2013.
102 At the 1992 Olympics, he received: Affidavit of George Hincapie in USADA case.
103 he saw a Belgian: Interview with George Hincapie, 2013.
103 Another teammate: Ibid.
105 so fierce that: Matt Smith and Lance Williams, Center for Investigative Reporting, “Will Thomas Weisel, Who Owns Lance Armstrong’s U.S. Postal Team, Get Charged With Fraud?” Bloomberg Businessweek, January 15, 2013.
105 Baker said: Interview with Darren Baker, 2013.
105 Armstrong feared that: Matt Lawton, “She Was the Whistleblower Who Hauled Him Down, Lance Armstrong Was the Drug Cheat, So What Happened When They Were Brought Together Again by MailOnline?” Daily Mail, November 18, 2013.
107 Celaya handed: Interview with Scott Mercier and his wife, Mandie, 2013.
109 “I was strong most of”: Samuel Abt, “Tour of Spain Is ‘Last Chance’: U.S. Rider Hopes for a Happy Finale,” New York Times, September 4, 1997.
111 She helped the entire: Interviews with Jonathan Vaughters and Christian Vande Velde, 2013.
111 “Lance’s wife is rolling”: Affidavit of Jonathan Vaughters in the USADA case; interview with Christian Vande Velde, 2013.
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112 He carried: Willy Voet and William Fotheringham, “Observer Sports Monthly: Drugs in Sport,” Observer, May 6, 2001.
113 “Maybe the reason”: Interview with Jonathan Vaughters, 2013.
113 Celaya, a mild-mannered: Interview with a rider who was in the camper with Celaya, but who didn’t want his name published because he wanted to stay out of the doping controversy.
114 He knew a police raid: Ibid.
114 he was going to flush: Affidavits of Emma O’Reilly and George Hincapie.
114 “one last huge dose”: Interview with a rider who was in the camper with Celaya, but who didn’t want his name published because he wanted to stay out of the doping co
ntroversy.
114 Viatcheslav Ekimov, a Russian: Ibid.
114 “My God, I thought he’d”: Ibid.
115 “He wants to take your”: Affidavit of Jonathan Vaughters in USADA case.
115 They also shared: Interview with Jonathan Vaughters, 2013.
115 feigned laughter: Interviews with Jonathan Vaughters and Christian Vande Velde, 2013.
115 “Hey, do you want”: Affidavit of Christian Vande Velde in USADA case.
116 “You’re going to need”: Interview with Christian Vande Velde, 2013.
117 Armstrong just said: Affidavit of Christian Vande Velde in USADA case; interview with Christian Vande Velde, 2013.
117 Now he understood why: Interview with Christian Vande Velde, 2013.
117 “What the hell”: Ibid.
118 Nuñes gave in: Interview with Jonathan Vaughters, 2013.
118 “We’re going to use EPO”: Ibid.
119 Like Armstrong, Vaughters: Ibid.
120 a Postal rider left: Affidavit of Emma O’Reilly in USADA case.
120 “Ten years down”: Samuel Abt, “Tour de France Ends for Riders on the Storm,” New York Times, August 3, 1998.
121 “Hey, 49, JV?”: Interview with Jonathan Vaughters, 2013.
121 to fetch him a cortisone pill: Ibid.; affidavits of Jonathan Vaughters and Christian Vande Velde in USADA case.
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125 In the weeks before: David Walsh, Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong (London: Simon & Schuster, 2012), 41.
125 It has ten wooden: Photos of the chapel on the Web site of Le Figaro, lefigaro.fr.
125 “the Tour de Farce”: David Walsh, “Inspired Armstrong Brings Hope to Beleaguered Tour Organizers,” Sunday Times, July 4, 1999.
126 “It’s been a long year”: Ibid.
127 “Riders take them when”: David Walsh, “Racing Clean, Riding High,” Sunday Times, July 11, 1999.
127 the aggressive new doping: USADA reasoned decision, 115.
128 which had a reputation: Interviews with Jonathan Vaughters and Christian Vande Velde, 2013.
128 Armstrong and his teammates: Interview with Jonathan Vaughters, 2013.
128 “Um, I’m peeing”: Ibid.; affidavit of Jonathan Vaughters in USADA case.
128 “no-holds-barred”: Interview with Jonathan Vaughters, 2013.
130 “It’s a professional”: Ibid.; interviews with Jonathan Vaughters, Christian Vande Velde and David Zabriskie, 2013.
130 “was like looking in”: Johan Bruyneel, We Might as Well Win (Boston: Mariner Books, 2009), 30.
130 had no out-of-competition: Interview with Enrico Carpani, spokesman for the International Cycling Union, 2012.
131 The difference between Bruyneel: Interview with Jonathan Vaughters, 2013; interview with Christian Vande Velde, 2013.
131 “You are doping”: Interview with Jonathan Vaughters, 2013.
132 “The code word is butter”: Ibid.; affidavit of Jonathan Vaughters in USADA case.
132 “Don’t worry”: Ibid.
133 “The whole team is ready”: Ibid.
133 “You know, Emma”: Affidavit of Emma O’Reilly in USADA case.
133 she had seen her fellow: Ibid.
133 His real job: Ibid.
133 a drug courier: Ibid.
134 “they would have a riot”: Affidavit of Emma O’Reilly in USADA case.
134 pick up a bottle: Ibid.
134 Just before the team’s: Ibid.
135 “How do you like”: Armstrong, with Jenkins, It’s Not About the Bike, 243.
136 “They want me to crack”: Associated Press, July 22, 1999.
136 she heard him: Ibid.
136 team owner Thomas Weisel: Susanne Craig, “Banker Behind Armstrong Says He Was Unaware of Doping,” New York Times, January 17, 2013.
137 “This is a real problem”: Matt Lawton, “She Was the Whistleblower Who Hauled Him Down, Lance Armstrong Was the Drug Cheat, So What Happened When They Were Brought Together Again by MailOnline?” Daily Mail, November 18, 2013.
137 “mostly clean”: Robin Nicholl, “Tour de France: Tour Has Test for New Drug,” Independent, July 17, 1999.
138 nearly all of the nine: Interview with Jonathan Vaughters, 2013.
138 “This has got to stop!”: James Startt, “Bassons: ‘People Now See I Wasn’t Lying,’ ” Bicycling, October 16, 2012.
138 a salary that would: Ibid.
138 “What are you, another”: Affidavit of Jonathan Vaughters.
139 “What you are saying”: Startt, “Bassons: ‘People Now See I Wasn’t Lying.’ ”
139 “If I made a mistake”: Ibid.
139 “died at the stake”: Alexander Wolff, “My Sportsman: Christophe Bassons,” Sports Illustrated, November 12, 2012.
140 A Frenchman named Philippe: Affidavit of Tyler Hamilton.
140 Maire would follow the Tour: Ibid.
140 the A team could inject: USADA reasoned decision, 33.
140 shove the syringes: Affidavit of Tyler Hamilton.
140 The “B” team received: Affidavit of Frankie Andreu; interview with Frankie Andreu, 2013.
141 the whole team was taking: Interviews with Jonathan Vaughters and Christian Vande Velde, 2013.
142 “What can I do”: “Grace Under Pressure: Armstrong Feels Stress of Yellow Jersey, Drug Accusations,” Associated Press, July 19, 1999.
143 “I can emphatically”: Poststage interview with Armstrong after Stage 14, posted on YouTube.
143 “Monsieur Le Monde”: Jenny E. Heller, “Armstrong Makes His Position in Race—and on Drugs—Clear,” Los Angeles Times, July 22, 1999.
143 “They say stress causes”: Samuel Abt, “Armstrong Is Engulfed by Frenzy Over Salve,” New York Times, July 22, 1999.
144 “He’s understandably upset”: Sal Ruibal, “Armstrong Rises Above Tour’s Shame,” USA Today, July 22, 1999.
144 “its healer after last”: Christopher K. Hepp, “Tour de France Finds Its Healer After Last Year’s Drug Scandal,” Philadelphia Inquirer, July 17, 1999.
144 “doing his best to ignore”: John Niyo, “Armstrong an Inspiration: Besides Overcoming Cancer, He’s on a Roll in the Tour de France,” Detroit News, July 16, 1999.
144 “a cancer survivor and”: Anne Swardson, “Armstrong Rides Tour to the Top,” Washington Post, July 15, 1999.
144 “an outspoken opponent”: Samuel Abt, “Armstrong’s Tour de France Tour de Force Rolls on Uphill,” New York Times, July 14, 1999.
145 “This guy is so clean-living”: “Armstrong’s Spirit Fuels Comeback,” Associated Press, July 14, 1999.
145 “It’s like a miracle”: William Fotheringham, “Armstrong Rebuffs Drugs Slur,” Guardian (London), July 16, 1999.
145 “cutting-edge techniques:” Ruibal, “Armstrong Rises Above Tour’s Shame.”
145 “more revolutions:” Rachel Alexander, “Tour de Lance Is the Toast of France; Inspirational Armstrong: Cancer Survivor to Race Leader,” Washington Post, July 22, 1999.
146 “Oh my God”: Interview with Betsy Andreu, 2006.
147 “Who’d I end”: Ibid.
147 “Did she say anything”: Deposition of Frankie Andreu in Armstrong v. SCA Promotions, Inc, 2005.
148 “I’m in shock”: Suzanne Halliburton, “American in Paris Wins It All: Armstrong’s Tour Victory Emotional,” Cox News Service, July 26, 1999.
148 “We can return to what”: Jocelyn Noveck, “Vive La Lance! Armstrong Completes a Grand Tour,” Associated Press, July 25, 1999.
148 “Fifty percent of this”: Christopher K. Hepp, “Armstrong Triumphs,” Philadelphia Inquirer, July 26, 1999.
149 “We’re so proud”: Bill Sullivan, “Lone Star Makes Texas Governor proud,” Houston Chronicle, July 26, 1999.
149 “If Hollywood makes a movie”: Alexander, “Tour de Lance Is the Toast of France.”
149 “petty slander”: Bernie Lincicome, “Hot Times This Summer for American Athletes,” Chicago Tribune, July 2
6, 1999.
150 One shop owner: Beatriz Terrazas, “Going Postal,” Dallas Morning News, July 31, 1999.
150 General Mills said: Bruce Horovitz, “Armstrong Rides to Market Gold,” USA Today, May 4, 2000.
150 “millions and millions”: Ibid.
150 “all-American”: Ibid.
150 “He’s the kind of guy”: Ibid.
150 “And we haven’t even”: Halliburton, “Vive la Lance!”
150 Bristol-Myers Squibb: Ibid.
151 For the year 2000: Frank Litsky, “Hectic, but Armstrong Spins Along,” New York Times, August 22, 1999.
151 “a business entity”: Armstrong, with Jenkins, Every Second Counts (New York: Broadway Books, 2003), 9.
152 “If you ever get”: Philip Hersh, “Cyclist Rides to a Miracle,” Chicago Tribune, July 26, 1999.
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153 flew by private jet: Affidavit of Tyler Hamilton.
153 in a deserted luxury beach hotel: Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle, The Secret Race (New York: Bantam Books, 2012 ), 122–125.
154 “Frankenstein-ish”: Ibid., 120.
154 In the media room: Suzanne Halliburton, “Lance Says Hello to Yellow,” Austin American-Statesman, July 11, 2000.
155 “The substances on people’s”: Erica Bulman, “IOC Bans Product at the Center of Armstrong Controversy,” Associated Press, December 12, 2000.
155 “Everything I had”: Armstrong, with Jenkins, Every Second Counts, 93.
155 the team had kept Actovegin: Ibid., 79.
155 Gorski insisted: “Armstrong Team Assures Tour de France Champ Will Return,” Associated Press, December 17, 2000.
157 Tyler would later admit: Hamilton and Coyle, The Secret Race, 166–167.
157 who fought constantly: Interview with Christian Vande Velde, 2013.
157 “It’s just so hard!”: Interview with Alisa Schmidt (formerly Alisa Vaughters), 2013.
158 “I’m not surprised”: Interview with Betsy Andreu, 2006.
158 Armstrong, Hamilton: Affidavit of Frankie Andreu.
158 “I don’t want to”: Interview with Betsy Andreu, 2006.
159 “Wow”: Ibid.
159 “Liquid gold”: Interview with Betsy Andreu, 2006; Betsy Andreu testimony in the SCA Promotions case, 2005.
159 “It’s so the fucking press”: Ibid.
159 “My numbers are great”: Ibid.
159 Armstrong told Frankie: Ibid.
160 “get serious”: Interview with Frankie Andreu, 2009.
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