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Posted: 5/3/2013 6:48:29 AM EST
FILE - In this July 20, 2004 file photo, Lance Armstrong waves from the podium after winning the 15th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Valreas, southern France, and Villard-de-Lans, French Alps. Armstrong is facing the federal government in a legal fight with tens of millions of dollars at stake, and a loss could bankrupt the cyclist who until last year ranked among the wealthiest and most popular athletes in the world. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
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Posted: 5/3/2013 6:48:29 AM EST
FILE - In this July 20, 2004 file photo, Lance Armstrong reacts as he crosses the finish line to win the 15th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Valreas, southern France, and Villard-de-Lans, French Alps. Armstrong is facing the federal government in a legal fight with tens of millions of dollars at stake, and a loss could bankrupt the cyclist who until last year ranked among the wealthiest and most popular athletes in the world. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
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Posted: 5/2/2013 10:23:35 AM EST
Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins of Britain poses for a photograph during a media opportunity ahead of the Giro d'Italia cycling race which begins in Naples, Italy on May 4, at at a hotel in Wigan, England, Monday, April 29, 2013. Wiggins will be hoping to complete a childhood dream when the 96th Giro d’Italia starts in Naples on May 4. The Tour de France winner has made no secret of the fact the Giro is his main aim for this year and he will be supported by a strong Team Sky lineup. (AP Photo/PA, Martin Rickett) UNITED KINGDOM OUT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE
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Posted: 5/2/2013 10:23:35 AM EST
Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins of Britain poses for a photograph during a media opportunity ahead of the Giro d'Italia cycling race which begins in Naples, Italy on May 4, at at a hotel in Wigan, England, Monday, April 29, 2013. Wiggins will be hoping to complete a childhood dream when the 96th Giro d’Italia starts in Naples on May 4. The Tour de France winner has made no secret of the fact the Giro is his main aim for this year and he will be supported by a strong Team Sky lineup. (AP Photo/PA, Martin Rickett) UNITED KINGDOM OUT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE
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Posted: 5/2/2013 6:09:43 AM EST
Ivan Basso of Italy awaits the start of the eight stage of the 99th Tour de France cycling race between Belfort and Porrentruy July 8, 2012. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
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Posted: 4/17/2013 2:30:12 PM EST
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong awaits the start of the 2010 Cape Argus Cycle Tour in Cape Town March 14, 2010. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
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Posted: 4/15/2013 10:26:20 AM EST
Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador attends the presentation of the itinerary of the 2013 Tour de France cycling race in Paris October 24, 2012. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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Posted: 4/11/2013 5:45:58 PM EST
Astana rider Lance Armstrong of the U.S. awaits the start of the 19th stage of the 96th Tour de France cycling race between Bourgoin-Jailleu and Aubenas, July 24, 2009. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel
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Posted: 4/4/2013 3:05:01 PM EST
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong awaits the start of the 2010 Cape Argus Cycle Tour in Cape Town March 14, 2010. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
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Posted: 3/29/2013 12:28:03 AM EST
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong awaits the start of the 2010 Cape Argus Cycle Tour in Cape Town in this March 14, 2010 file photo. A spate of troubling stories in the first quarter of 2013 show an altogether darker and more disturbing side to the glamorous, multi-billion-dollar global sport industry. In January, American cyclist Armstrong admitted in a television interview that he had doped before each of his record seven Tour de France victories. His confession after years of denial followed the United States Anti-Doping Agency's (USADA) decision to strip him of the title and accuse him of being at the centre of the "most sophisticated, professionalised and successful doping programme that sport has ever seen". REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/Files
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Posted: 3/20/2013 11:38:53 AM EST
Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador attends the presentation of the itinerary of the 2013 Tour de France cycling race in Paris October 24, 2012. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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Posted: 3/9/2013 12:10:48 PM EST
Tour De France race director Christian Prudhomme announces the route of the 2014 tour's Grand D'epart during a media conference in Leeds, northern England January 17, 2013. REUTERS/Nigel Roddis
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Posted: 2/28/2013 10:45:41 AM EST
The pack of riders cycles past fields during the 4th stage of the 93rd Tour de France cycling race between Huy, Belgium, and Saint-Quentin, France, July 5, 2006. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini
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Posted: 2/22/2013 1:38:24 PM EST
FILE - In this June 14, 2003 file photo, U.S. Postal Service leader Lance Armstrong puts on the overall leader's yellow jersey after the 6th stage of the 55th Criterium du Dauphine Libere cycling race between Challes Les Eaux and Briancon, French Alps. Lawyers for Armstrong say the Justice Department has joined a lawsuit against the cyclist. The lawsuit alleges the former Tour de France champion concealed his use of performance-enhancing drugs for over a decade and defrauded his long-time sponsor, the U.S. Postal Service. (AP Photo/Patrick Gardin, File)
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Posted: 2/22/2013 1:38:24 PM EST
FILE - In this July 25, 2004 file photo, U.S. Postal Service cycling team leader and 2004 Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, and teammate George Hincapie, right, ride the victory lap on Champs Elysees boulevard in Paris, France. Lawyers for Armstrong say the Justice Department has joined a lawsuit against the cyclist. The lawsuit alleges the former Tour de France champion concealed his use of performance-enhancing drugs for over a decade and defrauded his long-time sponsor, the U.S. Postal Service. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
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Posted: 2/2/2013 6:38:51 AM EST
Rabobank Cycling Team rider Luis Leon Sanchez of Spain cycles in a break away during the 14th stage of the 99th Tour de France cycling race between Limoux and Foix, July 15, 2012. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
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Posted: 1/30/2013 5:23:25 PM EST
FILE - In this June 28, 2012 file photo, cyclist Frank Schleck of Luxembourg looks up during a press conference at the team hotel in Francorchamps, Belgium during the Tour de France cycling race. Luxembourg's anti-doping authorities have suspended RadioShack Nissan Trek leader Frank Schleck until July 14 after he tested positive for a banned substance during last year's Tour de France. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani, file)
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Posted: 1/26/2013 8:16:46 PM EST
Discovery Channel team rider Armstrong passes the Arc de Triomphe in Paris after winning his seventh Tour de France in this July 24, 2005, file photo. An attorney for Lance Armstrong said the disgraced cyclist will not meet the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's deadline for him to answer questions under oath, and suggested his client would rather participate in international efforts to "clear the air."REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
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Posted: 1/26/2013 10:20:18 AM EST
Discovery Channel team rider Alberto Contador of Spain, overall winner, cycles up the Champs Elysees to celebrate his victory after the final 20th stage of the 94th Tour de France cycling race between Marcoussis and Paris, July 29, 2007. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
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Posted: 1/26/2013 1:32:08 AM EST
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong awaits the start of the 2010 Cape Argus Cycle Tour in Cape Town March 14, 2010. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
