Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong

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  312 later admitted: Jacquelin Magnay, “Spanish Cyclist Jesús Manzano Says He Was Given Dog, Cattle and Horse Medications by Eufemiano Fuentes,” Telegraph, February 13, 2013.

  313 “If I’m willing to come forward”: Interview with Travis Tygart, 2012.

  313 “We were all doing it”: Ibid.

  313 “the guys that want to”: Ibid.

  314 Landis recalled: Ibid.; interviews with law enforcement agents involved in the case, who are not authorized to speak publicly about the matters they’ve worked on.

  315 “See all these security”: Interview with George Hincapie, 2013; interview with Christian Vande Velde, 2013; interview with David Zabriskie, 2013.

  315 Thanks in part: Interview with a close friend of Williams’s and a colleague of Williams’s who don’t want to be identified for fear of betraying Williams’s trust, 2013.

  319 “What an idiot!”: Interview with a person on the RadioShack team, who was not authorized to speak about any private conversations on the team bus, 2013.

  319 “I can’t believe it”: Los Angeles Daily News, “Cyclists: Doping Charges Outlandish,” May 22, 2010.

  320 “They’re going to”: Interview with David Zabriskie, 2013.

  320 “Why don’t you just deny”: Interview with George Hincapie, 2013.

  320 Armstrong stared: Ibid.

  320 “How do you feel?”: YouTube video of Armstrong taken from the RadioShack team car, Bicycling, published on the Web on May 14, 2012. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLor65LUslg.

  CHAPTER 21

  328 Danielson, once dubbed: Affidavit of Tom Danielson.

  328 “Lance called the shots”: Affidavit of Christian Vande Velde.

  329 “I want to clear my”: Bonnie D. Ford, “Landis Admits Doping, Accuses Lance,” ESPN.com, May 21, 2010.

  329 “If I don’t say something”: Ibid.

  332 Landis, would do it all: Paul Kimmage, “Complete Transcript: Paul Kimmage’s Interview of Floyd Landis,” VeloNews, February 1, 2011.

  332 “feel guilty at all”: Ford, “Landis Admits Doping, Accuses Lance.”

  333 “You know, don’t tell”: Interview with David Zabriskie, 2013.

  CHAPTER 22

  334 They wanted George Hincapie: Interviews with several investigators with knowledge of the case. They didn’t want their names used because they aren’t authorized to speak publicly about their cases.

  334 He served him with a subpoena: Interview with Chris Manderson, Hamilton’s lawyer, 2013.

  335 Landis’s claims that: Reed Albergotti and Vanessa O’Connell, “The Case of the Missing Bikes,” Wall Street Journal, July 3, 2010.

  336 a story in the New Yorker: Michael Specter, “The Long Ride,” the New Yorker, July 15, 2002.

  338 “You’re the first person”: Interview with Chris Manderson, 2013.

  339 “I might be distracted”: Neal Rogers, “Lance Armstrong: Crashes Not Result of Distraction by Federal Inquiry,” VeloNews, July 18, 2010.

  341 Doug Miller, the main: Interviews with several people involved in the case who are not authorized to talk publicly about the matter, 2012 and 2013.

  343 Herman would pay: Reed Albergotti, “Armstrong Lobbying Targeted Investigator,” Wall Street Journal, February 19, 2013.

  343 First, he told Armstrong: Interview with two people with knowledge of Fabiani’s conversation with Armstrong. Those people wanted to remain anonymous so as not to be seen as breaching Armstrong’s trust.

  348 “You are not a rat”: Interview with Chris Manderson, 2013.

  349 “How much are they”: Hamilton and Coyle, The Secret Race, 258–259.

  349 “Run don’t walk”: Affidavit of Levi Leipheimer.

  349 Within a week of taking Armstrong on: Interview with two lawyers present at the meeting, who are not authorized to talk publicly about it, April 2013.

  350 “You’re going to have a hard time prosecuting”: Ibid.

  350 “You know you guys are going to”: Ibid.

  350 They were 99 percent sure: Interviews with two people with direct knowledge of the investigation who aren’t authorized to speak publicly about the case, 2013.

  351 Birotte told one investigator: Interview with the investigator who spoke to Birotte, 2013. He didn’t want his name published because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the investigation or its outcome.

  351 The Justice Department had received: Letter from the Justice Department regarding a Freedom of Information Act request.

  CHAPTER 23

  356 whose services Hincapie: Interview with a close friend of Williams’s who doesn’t want to be identified for fear of betraying Williams’s trust, and with two people with knowledge of the situation who aren’t authorized to speak about it, 2013.

  357 “Can you believe all this”: Interviews with Christian Vande Velde, February 2013, and George Hincapie, July 2013.

  361 The ever-stubborn Gunderson: Interview with Micki Rawlings, Gunderson’s sister, 2013.

  361 “I can’t assure you”: Ibid.

  362 Ulman chatted with Senator Kay Bailey: Pete Yost, “Influence Game: Armstrong’s Lobbying Circle,” Associated Press, July 17, 2012.

  362 Among his next several stops: Interviews with staff members, including Philip Schmidt, of Representative Serrano’s office.

  363 “substantially if not all”: Ibid.

  363 “Livestrong was supposed”: Ibid.

  364 Stapleton asked USOC officials: Interview with two USOC officials and two USADA officials who didn’t want to be named because they are not authorized to speak publicly on behalf of their organization, 2013.

  365 Upon advice from Washington lawyer: Interview with Lance Armstrong, 2013; interview with a person on Armstrong’s legal team who was not authorized to speak about the case.

  CHAPTER 24

  367 Fabiani, the spokesman, blamed: Interviews with several people with direct knowledge of the reaction to the USADA report’s going online, 2013. Those people didn’t want their names published for fear of losing Armstrong’s trust.

  370 Armstrong and his team quietly: Ibid.

  372 Just before 2 p.m.: Interview with Annie Skinner, spokeswoman for USADA, 2013.

  373 Armstrong clicked: Interviews with several people with direct knowledge of the reaction to the USADA report’s going online, 2013. Those people didn’t want their names published for fear of losing Armstrong’s trust.

  CHAPTER 25

  377 though he was the person: Interview with Lance Armstrong, 2013.

  378 foundation board members who had formed: Interview with Mark McKinnon, 2013.

  378 “If Lance doesn’t leave”: Ibid.

  382 Ungerleider helped broker: Interviews with two people involved in the meeting and several people briefed on the meeting, 2013. They didn’t want their names used because they are not authorized to speak publicly about the meeting.

  383 Even USADA: Ibid.

  383 “Travis, you’re a”: Ibid.

  384 Tygart said he could: Ibid.

  385 “At the end of the day”: Ibid.

  386 “I can’t get up in the”: Ibid.

  388 He was sick of: Interview with Lance Armstrong, 2013.

  388 “So-and-so said this”: Interview with Adam Wilk, 2013.

  388 “I’m sorry for everything”: Interview with Doug Ulman, Livestrong CEO, June 2013.

  392 He offered them $1 million: Interviews with Bob Hamman and Jeff Tillotson, April 2013.

  392 “We’re all suckers”: CBS News, July 19, 2013.

  393 First, he offered the government: Interviews with two people involved in the case, 2013. They didn’t want to be interviewed because the case is ongoing.

  EPILOGUE

  399 He’d shoot me an e-mail: Lance Armstrong e-mail message to author, October 10, 2006.

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  Coyle, Daniel. Lance Armstrong’s War. New York: HarperCollins, 2005.

  Hamilton, Tyler, and Daniel Coyle. The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs. New York: Bantam Books, 2012.

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  World Anti-Doping Agency. World Anti-Doping Code, 2009.

  INDEX

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  Abt, Sam, 109

  Ali, Muhammad, 281, 396

  Allen, Mark, 29

  Anders, David, 356–57

  Anderson, Mike, 204

  Anderson, Phil, 43

  Andreu, Betsy Kramar, 82–88, 145–47, 156, 158–61, 171, 208, 213–15, 219–20, 236–37, 262, 271–74, 276, 284–86, 287, 289–90, 326, 344, 353, 379–80, 389–91, 392, 396

  Andreu, Frankie, Jr., 145, 272, 286

  Andreu, Frankie “Ajax,” 38, 42, 67, 69–70, 82–83, 84–87, 88, 103, 116, 134, 135, 146, 147, 156, 159–61, 171, 192–93, 212–14, 215, 219–20, 254–56, 271–75, 276, 278, 284–92, 312, 325, 341, 345, 353, 376, 379, 380, 390–91, 399, 403

  Anquetil, Jacques, 53, 109, 377

  Arenas, Jose, 13

  Argentin, Moreno, 64

  Armstrong, Grace, 5, 8–9, 260, 272, 391

  Armstrong, Isabelle, 5, 8–9, 260, 272, 391

  Armstrong, Kristin Richard, 5, 7, 8, 91–92, 110–11, 132, 148, 156, 158–59, 173–75, 178, 201, 203–4, 265, 270, 273, 309, 368, 387

  Armstrong, Linda Mooneyham Gunderson, 13–20, 21–22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33–34, 37, 38, 46, 76–77, 98, 110, 173–75, 176–77, 178, 373, 387, 393, 404

  Armstrong, Luke, 8–9, 175, 203, 260, 272, 388, 391

  Armstrong, Max, 3, 8–9, 272

  Armstrong, Olivia, 8–9, 272

  Armstrong, Tami, 34

  Armstrong, Terry “Sales,” 13, 18–19, 21–27, 29, 31–34, 38, 394, 405

  Ashenden, Michael, 271

  Baker, Darren, 101–2, 104, 105–6, 108–10, 332

  Balar, Arjun Vasant, 88

  Ballester, Pierre, 210, 212, 260, 270

  Barry, Michael, 181, 194–95, 309, 326

  Basso, Ivan, 301

  Bassons, Christophe “Mister Proper,” 138–39, 218, 225, 248

  Beloki, Joseba, 208–9, 402

  Berzin, Evgeni, 64

  Birdsong, Michael, 392

  Birotte, André, Jr., 350–51

  Bisceglia, Gerard, 267

  Biskup, Paul, 113

  Bloomberg, Michael, 297

  Bock, Bill, 278, 352, 366–67, 368–69, 383, 384

  Bohlmann, Andy, 57

  Bonds, Barry, 235, 314, 347–48

  Bono, 256

  Bordry, Pierre, 297

  Boren, Buddy, 257

  Borysewicz, Eddie, 36, 56, 100, 101

  Breen, Sean, 371

  Brinkley, Douglas, 293

  Bruyneel, Johan, 9, 128, 130–32, 140, 153, 162, 163, 164, 165, 181–83, 189–90, 192, 193–94, 195, 196, 202–3, 207, 220, 239, 240, 243, 245, 255, 289, 296, 308, 309, 315, 318–19, 320–21, 326, 327, 328, 330, 331, 342, 345, 356, 359, 381, 393

  Bubka, Sergey, 267

  Buck, Monica, 72–73, 74

  Burch, Tory, 294

  Burton, Rick, 150

  Carlisle, Mike, 219

  Carmichael, Chris, 6, 41, 57–58, 75, 86, 90, 98, 145, 171–73, 236–37, 273, 370

  Carmichael, Paige, 86, 273

  Carpenter, Connie, 298

  Carter, David, 150

  Casartelli, Fabio, 74–75

  Casey, Dylan, 117, 192

  Catlin, Don, 54–56, 295, 297, 301

  Celaya, Pedro, 101, 106–7, 113–15, 121, 127, 129, 345, 356, 359

  Chirac, Jacques, 125

  Clemens, Roger, 347–48

  Clinton, Bill, 151, 256, 297, 343, 346

  Conconi, Francesco, 73

  Contador, Alberto, 302–3, 345

  Coppi, Fausto, 109, 377

  Costas, Bob, 268–70

  Coyle, Daniel, 212, 374

  Crawford, Rick, 26–28, 29

  Creed, Mike, 393

  Crow, Sheryl, 10, 218, 256, 269–70, 272, 277, 294, 346, 387

  Cruz, Tony, 198

  Danielson, Tom, 316, 327, 329, 333, 334, 354, 357, 358

  Davis, Josh, 178

  Dean, Julian, 190

  DeCanio, Matt, 188

  de Ceurriz, Jacques, 164

  del Moral, Luís García, 127–30, 133, 136, 140–41, 153, 156, 162, 181, 191, 193–94, 195, 207, 239, 244, 249–50, 251–52, 359

  Deramé, Pascal, 287

  Draaijer, Annalisa, 71

  Draaijer, Johannes, 71

  Eder, Scott, 28, 29–32

  Eichner, Daniel, 313

  Einhorn, Lawrence, 94, 145, 149

  Ekimov, Viatcheslav, 114, 154

  Ellis, Doug, 295–96

  Els, Ernie, 264

  Empfield, Dan, 360

  English, Alan, 211, 392–93

  Espinoza, Zap, 260

  Evanshine, Jeff, 42

  Fabiani, Mark, 343, 346, 352, 367

  Fager, Jeffrey, 348

  Fairey, Shepard, 299

  Fedrigo, Pierrick, 343

  Ferrari, Michele, 64, 72–74, 75, 80–81, 96, 129, 133, 145, 157, 158, 159–60, 162, 166–68, 170, 171, 172–73, 176, 202, 208, 213, 217, 239, 273, 309, 328, 334, 345, 356, 359, 373, 377, 390

  Ford, Bonnie, 329

  Fraser, Angus, 102–3

  Fuentes, Eufemiano, 222–23, 238, 240

  Furlan, Gio
rgio, 64

  Gaggioli, Roberto, 44–45

  Garvey, Jeff, 90, 98–99, 375, 379

  Geisler, Nancy, 40

  Gorski, Mark, 101, 130, 136, 145, 155

  Gretzky, Wayne, 396

  Griffith, Clark, 364

  Gunderson, Eddie Charles “Sonny,” 13–18, 20, 21, 360–61, 404

  Gunderson, Micki. See Rawlings, Micki Gunderson

  Gunderson, Mr. (Lance’s paternal grandfather), 14, 16

  Gunderson, Willine. See Harroff, Willine Gunderson “Mom-o”

  Gunn, Odessa, 286, 349

  Hamilton, Bill, 223–24

  Hamilton, Haven, 156–57, 158, 163, 238–39, 338

  Hamilton, Tyler, 100, 102, 104, 129, 135, 140, 153–54, 156–57, 158, 161, 163–64, 171, 199, 202, 209, 221–24, 236, 238–39, 240, 246, 283, 334–35, 337–38, 341–43, 347, 348, 349, 353–54, 370, 374–75, 390, 401, 403

  Hamman, Bob, 262–64, 265–66, 270–71, 276, 278

  Hamman, Chris, 263

  Haney, LaTrice, 316–17

  Hansen, Anna, 8–9, 299–300, 335, 351, 394

  Harroff, Willine Gunderson “Mom-o,” 14, 15, 16, 17–20

  Heiden, Eric, 92

  Hendershot, John, 58–63, 67–68, 69, 75, 78–79, 81, 103, 346

  Hendrix, Jimi, 193

  Herman, Tim, 343, 358, 367, 371, 381, 383–84

  Higgins, Mark, 302

  Hincapie, George “Big George,” 38, 40, 42, 63, 64–65, 102–4, 105, 108, 114, 116, 133–34, 135, 142, 147, 163, 190, 195, 196, 202, 216, 217, 219–20, 255, 303–4, 305, 309, 315, 319, 320, 328–29, 330, 332–33, 334, 345, 354–58, 370, 373, 375, 381, 403–4

  Hincapie, Mrs. (mother), 103

  Hincapie, Ricardo, 102, 103

  Hincapie, Rich, 102

  Hirst, Damien, 6, 299

  Hood, Andy, 215

  Hoyt, Jim, 30–31

  Hudson, Kate, 294

  Huet, Hugues, 154

  Hutchison, Kay Bailey, 362

  Ikwuakor, Onye, 352

  Indurain, Miguel, 71

  Jalabert, Laurent, 217

  Jansen, Dan, 92

  Jemison, Marty, 100–101, 190

  Johnson, Ben, 86

  Johnson, Steve, 186, 187, 220–21, 291, 308, 309–10, 315

  Jones, Larry “Chipper,” 229, 231, 232

  Jones, Marion, 235, 314, 315

  Jordan, Michael, 150, 263, 396

 

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