Armstrong dope conspiracy biggest in sport: USADA
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Lance Armstrong listens to National Anthem on National Anthem on the podium following his victory of the Tour de France cycling race. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Astana rider Lance Armstrong of the US (left) is seen with his girlfriend Anna Hansen (right) and their son Max after the final 21st stage of the 96th Tour de France cycling race between Montereau-Fault-Yonne and Paris on July 26, 2009. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Astana rider Lance Armstrong of the US waits for the start of the 262km tenth stage of the Giro d'Italia from Cuneo to Pinerolo, on May 19, 2009. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Discovery Channel team rider Armstrong of the United States (US) and his three children stand of the podium after the 21st and final stage of stage of the Tour de France cycling race. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Lance Armstrong of the U.S. is taken out from an ambulance as he arrives at Hospital Clinico in Valladolid, central Spain on March 23, 2009. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong hosts the 2006 ESPY Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on July 12, 2006. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Astana rider Lance Armstrong of the US arrives at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel before the Tour of Ireland cycling race in Enniskerry near Dublin on Aug 20, 2009. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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U.S. Postal Service Team rider Lance Armstrong of the United States raises his arms as he crosses the finish line to win the 204.5km long 17th stage of the Tour de France from Bourd-d'Oisans to Le Grand Bornand, France, on July 22, 2004. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Lance Armstrong speaks to the crowd prior to a run with his fans at Mount Royal park in Montreal on Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Lance Armstrong (centre) signs autographs following a run with his fans at Mount Royal park in Montreal on Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong awaits the start of the 2010 Cape Argus Cycle Tour in Cape Town on March 14, 2010. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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"Overwhelming" evidence shows Lance Armstrong engaged in the biggest doping conspiracy in sports history to win the Tour de France seven times, the United States (US) Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Wednesday. -- FILE PHOTO: AFP
Lance Armstrong listens to National Anthem on National Anthem on the podium following his victory of the Tour de France cycling race. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Astana rider Lance Armstrong of the US (left) is seen with his girlfriend Anna Hansen (right) and their son Max after the final 21st stage of the 96th Tour de France cycling race between Montereau-Fault-Yonne and Paris on July 26, 2009. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Astana rider Lance Armstrong of the US waits for the start of the 262km tenth stage of the Giro d'Italia from Cuneo to Pinerolo, on May 19, 2009. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Discovery Channel team rider Armstrong of the United States (US) and his three children stand of the podium after the 21st and final stage of stage of the Tour de France cycling race. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Lance Armstrong of the U.S. is taken out from an ambulance as he arrives at Hospital Clinico in Valladolid, central Spain on March 23, 2009. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong hosts the 2006 ESPY Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on July 12, 2006. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Astana rider Lance Armstrong of the US arrives at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel before the Tour of Ireland cycling race in Enniskerry near Dublin on Aug 20, 2009. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
U.S. Postal Service Team rider Lance Armstrong of the United States raises his arms as he crosses the finish line to win the 204.5km long 17th stage of the Tour de France from Bourd-d'Oisans to Le Grand Bornand, France, on July 22, 2004. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Lance Armstrong speaks to the crowd prior to a run with his fans at Mount Royal park in Montreal on Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Lance Armstrong (centre) signs autographs following a run with his fans at Mount Royal park in Montreal on Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong awaits the start of the 2010 Cape Argus Cycle Tour in Cape Town on March 14, 2010. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
"Overwhelming" evidence shows Lance Armstrong engaged in the biggest doping conspiracy in sports history to win the Tour de France seven times, the United States (US) Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Wednesday. -- FILE PHOTO: AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP) - "Overwhelming" evidence shows Lance Armstrong engaged in the biggest doping conspiracy in sports history to win the Tour de France seven times, the United States (US) Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Wednesday.
USADA chief executive Travis T. Tygart said USADA has submitted a report on why it banned Armstrong for life in August to the International Cycling Union (UCI) and World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and released more than 1,000 pages of evidence gathered in a probe of Armstrong and the US Postal Service team.
"The evidence of the US Postal Service Pro Cycling Team-run scheme is overwhelming," Mr Tygart said.
"The evidence shows beyond any doubt that the US Postal Service Pro Cycling Team ran the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen."
