Lance Armstrong's journey from cancer survivor to Tour de France champion was marred by persistent doping allegations. Despite adamantly denying these claims for years, he confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs during an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2013. This landmark admission ignited a comprehensive investigation by the Cycling Independent Reform Commission into systematic doping in cycling, implicating both Armstrong and the UCI. Early incidents, like his positive cortisone test during the 1999 Tour, highlighted the complexities and widespread nature of doping in the sport, which Cyclingnews has thoroughly documented.
Allegations of doping hounded Lance Armstrong from the start of his comeback from cancer to win the Tour de France in 1999 through to his retirement and beyond.
The confession started a period of reckoning for professional cycling - with a full independent investigation by the Cycling Independent Reform Commission into the widespread use of doping products in pro cycling.
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