The International Cycling Union said today it will
investigate reports of positive drug tests at the 1999
Tour de France, but stopped short of naming seven-time
winner Lance Armstrong.
The allegations, which surfaced last week in the French
daily sports newspaper L'Equipe, said Armstrong used
the performance-enhancing drug EPO to help win his first
Tour de France in 1999. Armstrong, a frequent target
of L'Equipe, has denied the allegations. The UCI said
it regretted the breach of confidentiality in the disclosure
of samples, but said it was pressing ahead with its
own assessment. Cycling's world body said it "will
communicate its conclusions on this case within the
next 10 days."
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