The International Cycling Union (UCI) has asked several national federations to investigate doping-related allegations made by disgraced rider Floyd Landis.
David Witt, 57, the stepfather of Landis' wife, Amber, died on Tuesday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, San Diego Police said.
Tour de France winner Floyd Landis has tested positive for the male sex hormone testosterone.
The US government filed court documents Tuesday laying out its case against cyclist Lance Armstrong, who is accused of defrauding the Postal Service by taking millions of dollars in sponsorship money while flouting professional cycling rules by doping.
Former professional cyclist Floyd Landis, who implicated teammate Lance Armstrong in a doping scheme, agreed to a plea deal in federal court in San Diego on Friday, admitting he defrauded supporters out of nearly $500,000 by claiming that he himself had not doped, prosecutors said.
Lance Armstrong is confident the ongoing federal investigation into alleged doping will go his way, the seven-times Tour de France champion said on Thursday. The American rider has hired criminal defence attorney Brian Daly, a former US federal prosecutor, following allegations made by fellow countryman and ex-team mate Floyd Landis.
Lance Armstrong fired back at former team mate Floyd Landis, who has publicly accused him of using performance enhancing drugs, following reports he is now working with law enforcement agencies. Armstrong's lawyers issued a statement on the cyclist's team's website countering Landis' claims that Armstrong cheated during his seven Tour de France wins.
Bicyclist Floyd Landis, stripped of his 2006 Tour de France win after testing positive for testosterone, is the subject of a federal investigation into a $450,000 ( 276,582) defence fund he created and later abandoned, a legal source said on Friday.
Disgraced Tour de France winner Floyd Landis has called on cycling authorities to legalise doping because he believes testers will always struggle to uncover the cheats.
Lance Armstrong is not losing any sleep over a US federal investigation into allegations of doping in his team, the seven-times Tour de France champion said on Saturday ahead of his final international race.
Taking his accusations against cycling ace Lance Armstrong to the airwaves for the first time, Floyd Landis slammed the seven-time Tour de France champion with his most blunt attack yet.
Seven-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has dismissed claims by former team-mate Floyd Landis that he used performance-enhancing drugs.
A French judge has issued an international arrest warrant against American rider Floyd Landis for suspected hacking into an anti-doping laboratory computer, French anti-doping agency head Pierre Bordry said on Monday.
Disgraced Tour de France winner Floyd Landis has sent a series of e-mails to cycling officials and sponsors admitting to the use of performance enhancing drugs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The report said the American's e-mails detailed his systematic use of the drugs during his career.
Landis issued a press release calling Pound's comments "defamatory and absurd" and accusing Pound of branding him as guilty.
Landis returned home on Thursday and will immediately begin a six weeks of physical therapy to strengthen the hip and increase its range of movement, spokesman Michael Henson said.
Disgraced Tour de France winner Floyd Landis claims the test was not carried out correctly.
If the positive tests are confirmed, the American would be stripped of his Tour de France victory.
The American took over the Tour de France yellow jersey after Russian Denis Menchov won the tough 206.5-km 11th stage.
The American cyclist will not participate in any race in France till the end of his disciplinary hearing.
The American has been officially stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title after being found guilty of doping, a cycling source said.
American rider Floyd Landis was banned for two years after being found guilty of doping by a US arbitration panel.
Tour de France winner Floyd Landis's Phonak cycling team is to be disbanded in the wake of his positive doping test for testosterone, a team spokesman said today.
Floyd Landis is likely to lose his Tour de France title after he failed the second drugs test.
Tour de France winner Floyd Landis has pulled out of Jyske Bank Grand Prix in Denmark
The Phonak rider crossed the line five minutes and 42 seconds ahead of Spaniard Carlos Sastre in the 17th stage of the Tour de France.
Floyd Landis would love nothing more than to win a second Tour de France to make up for the bittersweet memories of last year's victory.
American Floyd Landis sealed his first Tour de France triumph after Sunday's 20th and last stage won by Norway's Thor Hushovd on the Champs-Elysees.
American Floyd Landis re-ignited his chances of winning the Tour de France after a solo effort handed him the stage victory
Frank Schleck of Luxembourg powered away with two kilometres left to claim the 15th stage of the Tour de France.
Armstrong has left himself plenty to do over the final three stages of the Georgia Tour if he is to defend his crown.
Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has reached a settlement with an insurance company over $3 million in performance bonuses paid to him from 1999 to 2001, his spokesman said on Wednesday.
Disgraced retired cyclist Lance Armstrong has yet to hand back his Sydney 2000 Olympic medal to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) nine months after he was stripped of it, officials said on Monday.
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