The OFFICIAL USADA Investigation of Lance Armstrong thread

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Can we get a sticky on this? Thanks.

From the cyclingnews room breaking news bits. The USADA are set to take up the fight against Armstrong where the US FDA has declined.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lance-armstrong-inquiry-concludes-with-no-charges-filed

The case may not be concluded for Armstrong, however, as the US Anti-doping Agency (USADA) has announced that it is "looking forward to obtaining the information" which was gathered through the grand jury investigation.

CEO of USADA, Travis Tygart indicated that today's decision by the US Attorney may help his agency pursue Armstrong on doping violations..

"Unlike the U.S. Attorney, USADA’s job is to protect clean sport rather than enforce specific criminal laws," read the statement from Tygart. "Our investigation into doping in the sport of cycling is continuing and we look forward to obtaining the information developed during the federal investigation."

That information includes the statements of several of Armstrong's former teammates and staff members, including Tyler Hamilton, who later appeared on the television news show "60 Minutes" with details about the doping at US Postal including an eye witness account of Armstrong using EPO.

A doping sanction based upon "non-analytical positives" is not unprecedented: Former Rock Racing rider Kayle Leogrande, whose home was searched in an early part of the same investigation that involved the USPS team, was given a two-year suspension based upon anecdotal evidence from his team and associates.

 

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Sorry but we are keeping one Armstrong thread for now, hence the reason I closed the "official" one. The status of the USADA investigation can be continued in the other thread, it isn't exactly a new story.