Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong
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161 duplicity and secrecy: Affidavit of Tyler Hamilton; Hamilton and Coyle, The Secret Race.
161 “None of your business”: Interview with Jonathan Vaughters, 2013.
162 He told them the drug: Interview with Christian Vande Velde, 2013.
162 Ferrari also had advised: Hamilton and Coyle, The Secret Race, 139.
163 They weren’t properly: World Anti-Doping Agency Independent Observers report, 2003.
163 When drug testers: Affidavit of Jonathan Vaughters.
163 Armstrong had just taken: Interview with George Hincapie, 2013; affidavit of George Hincapie.
163 Other times: Affidavit of Jonathan Vaughters and David Zabriskie; interviews with Jonathan Vaughters and David Zabriskie, 2013.
163 Haven Hamilton knew: Hamilton and Coyle, The Secret Race, 137.
164 “You won’t”: Ibid., 148–149.
164 He also told: Affidavit of Floyd Landis.
164 The EPO test was so new: Interview with Martíal Saugy, 2013.
164 About a year later: Ibid.
165 The UCI set up: Ibid.
165 Saugy explained: Ibid.
166 “Do you realize that”: Ibid.
166 a story by David: David Walsh, “Saddled with Suspicion,” Sunday Times, July 8, 2001.
167 “has had a questionable”: Samuel Abt, “Armstrong Says Doctor Never Talked About Drugs,” New York Times, July 10, 2001.
167 “on dieting”: Ibid.
167 “knows physiology”: Ibid.
168 “proud” and “on a limited basis”: Associated Press, July 10, 2001.
168 “People are not”: Associated Press, July 23, 2001.
168 “If Lance is clean”: David Walsh, “Paradise Lost on Tour,” Sunday Times, July 29, 2001.
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171 An Italian criminal investigation: Affidavit of Renzo Ferrante, a law-enforcement agent with the Italian Carabinieri SAS, USADA reasoned decision.
171 “not gonna get”: Hamilton and Coyle, The Secret Race, 132.
172 In less than two years: Dave Philipps, “Questions Remain About Doping Ties to Armstrong’s Coach,” Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colorado), January 20, 2013.
172 He said he woke up one night: Interview with Chris Carmichael, 2006.
173 In November or December 1999: J.T. Neal audiotapes; interview with Frances Neal, 2013.
173 many people in: J.T. Neal audiotapes; interviews with Lance Armstrong, John Korioth and a person with knowledge of the situation.
173 One wire transfer: USADA reasoned decision, 107.
174 In 1999, her company: J.T. Neal audiotapes.
174 Kristin Armstrong urged: Ibid.
174 Now he wouldn’t even: Ibid.
175 To his wife’s dismay: Ibid.
176 “Always have loved you”: Armstrong Kelly, with Rodgers, No Mountain High Enough, 255.
177 “one of the few people”: Ibid., 255.
177 she called Armstrong: Ibid., 256–257.
177 “He’s out swinging”: Ibid., 257.
178 “looked shell-shocked”: Ibid., 257.
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181 “Yes, you will”: Interview with David Zabriskie, 2013.
183 selling marijuana and cocaine: Ibid.; interview with Sheree Hamik (formerly Sheree Zabriskie), David Zabriskie’s mother, 2013; records from Salt Lake City police department.
184 “Look, some guy’s”: Interview with David Zabriskie, 2013.
188 “Oh, man, it’s bad”: Ibid.; interview with Matt DeCanio, 2013.
190 “tons of human growth”: Interview with David Zabriskie, 2013.
191 injections came from: Ibid. Affidavit of Michael Barry, 2013.
193 “You are a pussy”: Interview with David Zabriskie, 2013.
194 “Look, Dave”: Ibid.
194 “No, it’s not”: Ibid.
194 “It’s just how it is”: Ibid.
194 “Don’t you trust”: Affidavit of Michael Barry; interview with Michael Barry, 2012.
194 he had found: Interview with Michael Barry, 2012.
195 Hincapie, who became close: Affidavit of Michael Barry.
195 Bruyneel and del Moral: Ibid.; interviews with David Zabriskie, 2013, and Michael Barry, 2012; affidavit of David Zabriskie.
195 “Be careful when you”: Ibid.; interview with Michael Barry, 2012; Michael Barry affidavit.
195 As the administrator: Interview with David Zabriskie, 2013; interview with Michael Barry, 2012.
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198 he might drink: Interview with George Hincapie, 2013.
198 Landis battled: Interviews with many Postal Service riders, including David Zabriskie and Jonathan Vaughters. Many didn’t want their names used because they didn’t want to get entangled in the Armstrong doping scandal. Interview with Allen Lim, 2013.
198 he had popped: Interviews with David Zabriskie, 2013, and Allen Lim, 2013.
198 “His fucking money”: Interview with David Zabriskie, 2013.
198 he wanted “to end it all”: Ibid.
200 “Such an aggressive”: Exhibit A, affidavit of Floyd Landis.
200 Armstrong told Landis: Floyd Landis affidavit in USADA case.
200 “Look, Floyd”: Paul Kimmage, complete transcript of his interview of Floyd Landis, VeloNews, February 1, 2011.
200 For his first nineteen: Floyd Landis, with Loren Mooney, Postitively False: The Real Story of How I Won the Tour de France (New York: Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2007), 3.
201 “Why is it that half”: Ibid.
201 lay on the opposite side: Affidavit of Floyd Landis in USADA case.
202 to inject themselves: Interviews with Christian Vande Velde and George Hincapie, 2013.
202 “was remade”: Samuel Abt, “Over the Years, the World According to Lance,” New York Times, July 26, 2005.
202 “It’s the organization”: Ibid.
202 “France’s motto”: Washington Times, July 29, 2002.
202 “We have a sponsor”: Samuel Abt, “Getting Things Right, So No One Can Follow,” New York Times, July 29, 2002.
203 “Luke’s name is Armstrong”: Armstrong, with Jenkins, Every Second Counts, 93–94.
203 The two were on a beach: Interview with Mike Anderson, Armstrong’s former bike mechanic/personal assistant, 2013.
204 Kristin had signed: Lawyers involved with Armstrong’s legal cases, 2012 and 2013.
204 In 2004, Anderson: Mike Anderson, “My Life with Lance Armstrong,” Outside Online, August 31, 2012.
205 Livingston—in his: Interview with Jonathan Vaughters, 2013.
210 The specific timing was contrived: Interviews with several people involved in the project. They didn’t want to give their names because they don’t want to be seen as damaging Livestrong or its mission.
210 Together with his foundation: Ibid.
211 “worst journalist”: Claire Cozens, “Top Cyclist to Sue Sunday Times Over Doping Claims,” Guardian, June 15, 2004.
212 “inappropriate”: Suzanne Halliburton, “Discovery Channel to Back Team,” Austin American-Statesman, June 16, 2004.
212 “If we’re fucking lying”: Daniel Coyle, Lance Armstrong’s War (New York: Harper, 2004), 186.
214 A second after Betsy: Betsy Andreu affidavit in USADA case.
214 “To go around”: Exhibit in the Armstrong v. SCA Promotions, Inc. case.
214 “You know your wife”: Ibid.
215 Wilcockson told Walsh: David Walsh, Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong (London: Simon & Schuster, 2012), 281–282.
216 the team bus came: Affidavit of Floyd Landis, 2013; interview with George Hincapie, 2013.
217 “You made a mistake”: Affidavit of Filippo Simeoni.
218 “was protecting”: Justin Davis, “Armstrong Settles Score with Simeoni,” Agence France-Presse, July 23, 2004.
218 “I was surprised by what”: Samuel Abt, “Armstrong Takes Time to Satisfy a Grudge,” New York Times, July 24, 2004.
219 “
I thought he was”: 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.
219 “I cannot understand”: Exhibit in the Armstrong v. SCA Promotions, Inc. case.
219 and had even introduced: Interviews with George Hincapie and Frankie Andreu, 2013.
221 he told Johnson: Interview with David Zabriskie, 2013.
221 He later said to me: Interview with Steve Johnson, 2013.
222 he had deposited: Testimony of Tyler Hamilton in the Operación Puerto doping ring case in Spain, 2012.
222 “a horror movie”: Hamilton and Coyle, The Secret Race, 214.
222 “It felt like my skull”: Ibid.
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232 “whether they’re paying”: Interview with Richard Young, partner at Bryan Cave law firm in Colorado Springs, former partner at Holme Roberts & Owen and an outside counsel for USADA.
235 “This is bullshit”: Interview with Travis Tygart, 2013.
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239 flew to Belgium to: United States of America ex. rel. Floyd Landis v. Tailwind Sports Corporation, Tailwind Sports, LLC, Montgomery Sports, Inc., Capital Sports & Entertainment, Thomas Weisel, Lance Armstrong, Johan Bruyneel, William Stapleton and Barton Knaggs, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 2010.
239 bikes-for-cash deal: Affidavit of Floyd Landis in USADA case; Reed Albergotti and Vanessa O’Connell, “The Case of the Missing Bikes,” Wall Street Journal, July 3, 2010.
240 When he called Trek: Wall Street Journal, July 3, 2010.
240 Bruyneel was furious: Ibid.
240 dumped one of Landis’s: Ibid.; interviews with Jonathan Vaughters and David Zabriskie, 2013.
241 “Fuck, dude”: Interview with Allen Lim, 2013.
242 “Good, dude”: Ibid.
242 “You don’t have to suffer”: Interview with David Zabriskie, 2013.
243 “There’s a system”: Interview with Allen Lim, 2013.
244 Landis admitted that: Ibid. Affidavit of Levi Leipheimer in USADA case.
244 his father-in-law: Bonnie D. Ford, “ESPN.com’s Q&A with Floyd Landis,” ESPN.com, May 24, 2010.
245 “Sometimes to beat the devil”: Interview with Allen Lim, 2013.
246 “Hey, Al, you’re not”: Ibid.
247 “That’s the stupidest”: Ibid.
248 “No, stay”: Ibid.
248 “If you leave”: Ibid.
250 He would help Leipheimer: Ibid.; interview with David Zabriskie, 2013; affidavit of Levi Leipheimer in USADA case.
253 Landis surmised: Interviews with Allen Lim, Jonathan Vaughters and David Zabriskie, 2013, affidavit of Levi Leipheimer in USADA case.
253 “Holy shit, remember”: Interview with Allen Lim, 2013.
254 It began a string: Exhibit to the affidavit of Jonathan Vaughters in USADA case.
256 Leipheimer, who had transfused: Interview with Allen Lim, 2013.
257 “People say, I see”: Kim Horner, “Banded Together Worldwide Army of Supporters Is United by Goal,” Dallas Morning News, July 5, 2005.
257 Stores were requesting: Two people who work for Nike who do not want their names used because they are not authorized to speak publicly about company business.
259 The number of riders: Statistics provided by USA Cycling.
260 “If not for Lance”: Richard Sandomir, “Stages in the Global Branding of the Tour de Lance Are About to Begin,” New York Times, July 26, 2005.
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262 SCA balked after Hamman: Interviews with Bob Hamman, Chris Hamman and Jeff Tillotson, 2006 and 2013.
263 First, he hammered at Hamman’s: Capital Sports and Entertainment advertisement, Sports Business Journal, September 2004.
264 Stapleton frequently made trips: Interviews with a person close to Stapleton who did not want to be identified for fear of retribution, and two people who worked at the UCI who also did not want to be identified because they fear for their job security.
265 McQuaid said that in 2002: Stephen Farrand, “McQuaid Reveals Armstrong Made Two Donations to the UCI,” Cyclingnews, July 10, 2010.
265 part of Verbruggen’s: Reed Albergotti and Vanessa O’Connell, “New Twist in Armstrong Saga,” Wall Street Journal, January 17, 2013.
265 “stink to high heaven”: Ibid.
266 “I’m so embarrassed”: Interview with Jeff Tillotson, 2013.
267 “preposterous”: Jim Vertuno, “Armstrong Gets Strong Backing from USA Cycling,” Associated Press, August 26, 2005.
267 “Kafkaesque”: Interview with Dick Pound, 2012.
268 “proven scientific facts”: John Rawling, “Nasty Postscript to Hero’s Tale,” Guardian, August 29, 2005.
268 “He owes explanations”: Ibid.
272 “How’s it going to look”: Interview with Frankie Andreu, 2013.
274 he perjured himself: Interviews with Stephen Swart, Lance Armstrong and George Hincapie, 2013.
275 First, they announced: Indiana University, News Release, October 27, 2005.
275 Nichols said he: Affidavit of Craig Nichols.
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278 Even before the press: Interview with Jeff Tillotson, 2013.
279 “In no way will”: Toby Sterling, “Dutch Lawyer Vows Independent Investigation into Armstrong Doping Allegations,” Associated Press, October 10, 2005.
280 “he may have been right”: Arthur Max, “Report Clears Armstrong of Doping in 1999 Tour de France,” Associated Press, June 1, 2006.
280 “Sweet Vindication”: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, “Sweet Vindication,” June 5, 2006.
281 “so lacking in professionalism”: Associated Press, June 2, 2006.
281 “Somebody send the photos”: “Armstrong Picks Up Honorary Degree,” Associated Press, May 22, 2006.
288 The story ran: Juliet Macur, “2 Ex-Teammates of Cycling Star Admit Drug Use,” New York Times, September 12, 2006.
288 “a hatchet job”: Jim Litke, “Armstrong Says Report Teammates Used EPO Was ‘Hatchet Job,’ ” Associated Press, September 12, 2006.
289 “a severe lack”: Sal Ruibal, “Armstrong Chops Back at ‘Hatchet Job,’ ” USA Today, September 13, 2006.
289 “Well, that’s what we’ve”: Interview with Betsy Andreu, 2006.
290 He had doped with: Interview with David Zabriskie, 2013.
290 Both men felt pressure: Ibid.
291 Witt was his source: In a Q&A between Landis and Bonnie D. Ford published on May 24, 2010, on ESPN.com, Landis said Witt “was involved, and he helped” with Landis’s doping.
291 “If you ever do drugs”: Interview with David Zabriskie, 2013.
292 “Shit, well, I guess”: Interview with Allen Lim, 2013.
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293 Speaking for an hour: Chuck Salter, “Livestrong Leverage: How the $50 Million Foundation Helped Texas Win $3 Billion in Cancer Funding,” Fast Company, November 3, 2010.
293 “It’s only fun”: Ibid.
293 “a regular 365-days-a-year”: Douglas Brinkley, “Lance Armstrong Rides Again,” Vanity Fair, September 9, 2008.
294 “The Tour was a bit”: John Wilcockson, Lance: The Making of the World’s Greatest Champion (New York: Da Capo Press, 2009), 6.
295 “Athletes still get away”: Brian Alexander, “The Awful Truth About Drugs in Sports,” Outside, July 1, 2005.
296 “You don’t have the”: Interview with Doug Ellis, 2012.
296 “You’re spending”: Ibid.
297 Pierre Bordry, the head: Interviews with several antidoping scientists who worked with Bordry. They didn’t want their names used because their conversation with Bordry was supposed to remain confidential.
298 He and Armstrong had talked: Interview with Lance Armstrong, 2013; interview with Jonathan Vaughters, 2013.
300 “Us former riders generally”: Agence France-Presse, “Cycling: Why Are You Coming Back
, Lance? Asks Leblanc,” September 30, 2008.
303 “did more in five minutes”: Suzanne Halliburton, “Wait Till Next Year,” Austin American-Statesman, July 27, 2009.
303 he had threatened: Interviews with Lance Armstrong, 2012 and 2013; interview with Johan Bruyneel, 2010.
303 he began threatening other: Ibid.; interviews with George Hincapie, Jonathan Vaughters, and David Zabriskie, 2013.
304 Williams felt bad: Interview with a close friend of Williams’s who doesn’t want to be identified for fear of betraying Williams’s trust, 2013.
304 paid $200,000: Reed Albergotti and Vanessa O’Connell, “For Cycling’s Big Backers, Joy Ride Ends in Grief,” Wall Street Journal, December 18, 2010.
304 “We can’t let Floyd”: Interview with a close friend of Williams’s who doesn’t want to be identified for fear of betraying Williams’s trust, 2013.
305 “To be honest”: Albergotti and O’Connell, “For Cycling’s Big Backers, Joy Ride Ends in Grief.”
305 Williams was livid and vowed: Interview with a close friend of Williams’s who doesn’t want to be identified for fear of betraying Williams’s trust, 2013.
305 Williams told a friend: Ibid.
306 “No, I’m sorry, man”: Interview with David Zabriskie, 2013.
306 Landis felt safe: Ibid.; Interviews with Jonathan Vaughters and David Zabriskie, 2013.
307 He could exact: Interview with a close friend of Williams’s who doesn’t want to be identified for fear of betraying Williams’s trust, 2013.
307 Williams had previously denied: Albergotti and O’Connell, “For Cycling’s Big Backers, Joy Ride Ends in Grief.”
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308 Armstrong had eavesdropped: Affidavit of David Zabriskie; interview with David Zabriskie, 2013.
308 On Friday, April 30: Affidavit of Floyd Landis in USADA case, Exhibit B.
309 In 2006, Landis told: Ibid.
311 “I used performance-enhancing drugs”: Interview with Andrew Messick, 2012.
311 Landis said he spent: Sara Corbett, “The Outcast,” New York Times Play Magazine, August 19, 2007.
311 including at least $478,354: United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of California, Press Release: “Former Pro Cyclist Floyd Landis Admits Defrauding Donors and Agrees to Pay Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Restitution,” August 24, 2012.
311 “When you’re in the Mafia”: Interview with Andrew Messick, 2012.