Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong on Thursday defiantly denied charges made by disgraced former teammate Floyd Landis that he had used performance-enhancing drugs. Armstrong then dramatically crashed out of the Amgen Tour of California, caught in a tangle of at least 20 falling cyclists, leaving the race with a bloodied eye and swollen elbow.
Whether Armstrong’s reputation will withstand these latest accusations is expected to be a continuing story as he pursues an eighth Tour de France title this summer.
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