‘Our cancer has returned.’ ibid. journalist
The undertow of Floyd’s [Landis] resentment would in the end lead to the downfall of Lance Armstrong. ibid.
‘He tried to wreck their lives.’ ibid. colleague
2010: Armstrong’s comeback brought all of his enemies out of the woodwork. ibid. under testimony
He is a person who gets into people’s heads. And he knows that. He likes that. It’s just the core of his identity that he’s able to do that. Storyville: Lance, Bonnie Ford, BBC 2021
Since admitting in 2013 that he used performance enhancing drugs, Lance Armstrong has been fighting multiple lawsuits. The final lawsuit alleged that Armstrong defrauded the US Postal Service by accepting sponsorship money while doping. ibid. captions
I educated myself on what was being given and I chose to do it. ibid. Lance
Teen triathlete able to compete with the top pros. ibid. newspaper article
I enjoyed the escape of being on a bike … I can get in a faraway place. ibid. Lance
Lance Armstrong, 21 years of age, is America’s second only world ever road-race champion. ibid. race commentary
Tour de France: This circus at the boundary of human performance. ibid. Peter Flax
It was just ingrained in the culture of the sport. ibid.
Every headline starts with the word ‘disgraced’. Or some version of that word ‘disgraced’. Storyville: Lance II
The balance of power was really established in that first 2000 Tour and it never really changed, and in fact as time went by Armstrong’s superiority complex increased and Ulrich’s inferiority complex decreased. ibid. Daniel Friebe
Hey, it could be worse. I could by Floyd Landis. Waking up a piece of shit every day. ibid. Lance
When Lance won the prologue to the 1999 Tour, I was close to tears. When I heard he was working with Michele Ferrari, I was devastated. If Lance is clean, it is the greatest comeback in the history of sport. If he isn’t, it would be the greatest fraud. ibid. Greg LeMond
LeMond-Armstrong dispute heads to court: The long-standing allegations of drug use that have sullied the world of professional bicycle racing have led to a public falling out between Tour de France winner Greg LeMond and Trek Bicycle Corp, over seven-time tour winner Lance Armstrong. ibid. Minneapolis Star Tribune article David Phelps
What is the worst thing? … Probably the way I treated and spoke about Emma O’Reilly. [former soigneur US postal service] ibid.
Mr Armstrong, tested positive for EPO and made a financial agreement with Mr Verbruggen to keep the positive test hidden … during the Tour de France the entire team did transfusions. ibid. Floyd Landis
Then the Lance doping scandal erupted, and I had to put the film aside ... Why did he come back? The Armstrong Lie, Channel 4 2014
‘It’s very hard to conceal the truth for ever.’ ibid.
The comeback was not a new beginning but the beginning of the end. ibid.
Armstrong’s comeback brought all of his enemies out of the woodwork. ibid.
[They] were willing to be fooled ... loved the beautiful lie more than the ugly truth. ibid.
In 2003 the US Department of Justice joined Floyd Landis in suing Lance Armstrong for defrauding the US Postal Service. Armstrong faces damages of over $100 million. ibid.
‘I don’t care what we have to do; I wanna win.’ The Dark Side, athlete Tim Montgomery, Al Jazeera 2015
A box of drugs banned in sport – we’ve just bought them from medical professionals who say they work with top level athletes. ibid.
We infiltrate a network who claim their scientific expertise can cheat the system. ibid.
What athletes call the Dark Side – the secret world of doping. ibid.
‘The NFL is the US – that’s kind of a market we’re going after.’ ibid. doping doctor
His most astonishing allegation concerns an icon of American sport [Peyton Manning] ibid.
Lanced! Armstrong to be striped of 7 Tour wins. Icarus ***** 2017, The New York Post front page
Teammates Testify Against Armstrong. ibid. newspaper headline
Unfortunately the drugs work. ibid. tester
We talk a few times. He’s in Moscow. And that set off this whole chain of events. ibid.
You should be able to see a 15-20% improvement. ibid. supervisor
German TV Alleges 99% of Russian Olympians Doping. ibid. newspaper headlines
It is not too good to show our camera to them. ibid. at the Russian lab
‘Overwhelming portions of the allegations made on the ARD programme have been found by the Independent Commission to be true. It’s worse than we thought.’ ibid. Dick Pound, press conference
‘State-sponsored doping.’ ibid. news
CNN Visits Secretive Russian Lab. ibid. CNN report
‘I need to escape and to walk the walk.’ ibid. Russian dude
‘I was part of a system.’ ibid.
May 7-10 2016: Grigory spends three days with the US Department of Justice providing detailed information about state-sponsored doping in Russia. ibid. caption
‘Our KGB officers brought all the clean urines of our athletes.’ ibid. Russian dude
‘Putin was very much happy.’ ibid.
‘Putin will kill me.’ ibid.
May 17 2016: The US Department of Justice officially launches an investigation into Russian doping allegations based on Grigory’s testimony. ibid. caption
There never was anti-doping in Russia. ibid.
This is Yuliya Stepanova and Vitaliy Stepanov and their small son Robert. In their native Russia they don’t feel safe any more. Because they’ve given away a secret. The Secrets of Doping: How Russia Makes Its Winners, ARD 2015
Vitaliy Stepanov loves his job at the Russian Anti-Doping Agency. ibid.
‘You must dope. That’s how it’s done in Russia.’ ibid. Vitaliy
The fairytale of clean sport will be refuted for all time. ibid.
I even receive audio files of conversations between top coaches and athletes. ibid.
‘The athlete has no choice.’ ibid. coach
It looks increasingly like a system. ibid.
RUSADA is part of the fraud scheme which he experienced as an employee. ibid.
I now receive growing evidence from Russian informants. ibid.
Fear and intimidation appear to belong to the system. ibid.
He [Eddie Merckx] was disqualified for a positive drugs test. Sporting Greats – Eddie Merckx
In August 2010 this famous ground was the scene of one of the most scandalous test matches of all time. One of the central characters in the narrative was an eighteen-year-old fast bowler from Pakistan who was on the verge of greatness. The Mohammad Amir Interview, Sky News
‘Salman [Butt] had asked me twice. Once he asked me like a joke.’ ibid.
I didn’t take any of it seriously. ibid.
‘Suddenly he [Salman Butt] said, “Oh, Bro, you’ve got yourself in big trouble. You’re trapped and your career is at stake”.’ ibid.
‘That’s when he said, “Can you do me a favour?” I asked him what favour. He replied, “Do two no-balls for me”.’ ibid.
‘I’d like to say how stupid I was.’ ibid.
‘He didn’t mention money at all.’ ibid.
‘I couldn’t think straight. I panicked.’ ibid.
‘Dead: that’s how I was feeling then.’ ibid.
‘My entire life was destroyed.’ ibid.
‘Everyone thinks that I did it for the money. I want to clarify that is not the case.’ ibid.