USADA Case against Lance Armstrong | Evidence against Armstrong

by Jeremy Clare

The overall purpose of USADA’s Reasoned Decision was to present the evidence it gathered in order to justify the sanctions against Mr. Armstrong. The Reasoned Decision gives both, a detailed account and an extensive summary of the evidence.

USADA had sworn statements from more than two dozen witnesses. The witnesses include fifteen professional cyclists and Armstrong’s former masseuse. Eleven of those cyclists were members of Armstrong’s cycling teams. The evidence also includes banking and accounting records from one of Armstrong’s former doctors, email communications between Armstrong and his doctor, laboratory test results, and expert analysis of Mr. Armstrong’s blood test results. USADA gathered evidence to support allegations that Mr. Armstrong used erythropoietin (EPO), participated in a blood doping program, and used testosterone in violation of the World Anti-Doping Code.

The following is a list of the testimony USADA gathered. Keep in mind that many of the witnesses provided testimony for multiple years.

• 1998 – Seven eyewitnesses from the 1998 US Postal Service cycling team. Testimony from two Italian professional cyclists.

• 1999 – Seven eyewitnesses from the 1999 US Postal Service cycling team. Testimony from two Italian professional cyclists.

• 2000 – Five eyewitnesses from the 2000 US Postal Service cycling team. Testimony from one Italian professional cyclist.

• 2001 – Five eyewitnesses from the 2001 US Postal Service cycling team. Testimony from one additional US professional cyclist. Testimony from one additional former US Postal Service team member.

• 2002 – Five eyewitnesses from the 2002 US Postal Service cycling team.

• 2003 – Five eyewitnesses from the 2003 US Postal Service cycling team. Records from one of Armstrong’s former doctors. Testimony from two of Armstrong’s friends.

• 2004 – Four eyewitness from the 2004 US Postal Service cycling team. Testimony from two additional professional cyclists. Testimony from two of Armstrong’s friends.

• 2005 – Three eyewitnesses from the 2005 Discovery Channel cycling team. Testimony from three additional professional cyclists. Testimony from two of Armstrong’s friends.

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Jeremy Clare is a law clerk at Karl Bayer, Dispute Resolution Expert. Jeremy received his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 2012 and received a B.A. from the University of South Carolina where he studied political science.