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Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond says he testified in a court case involving Lance Armstrong because the Texan had threatened him, according to L'Equipe Dimanche on Sunday.
Last week, French newspapers published claims by the wife of a former Armstrong teammate alleging that the seven-Time Tour winner had admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs in 1996.
Betsy Andreu claimed that Armstrong, days after he underwent brain surgery in 1996, had told a doctor he had used the blood-boosting hormone EPO and other drugs.
Armstrong denied the allegations made in sworn statements by Andreu, the wife of former teammate Frankie Andreu, before an arbitration panel in January.
In a two-page denial released Friday, Armstrong called the allegations "stale, unfounded and untrue."
Her testimony came in a legal dispute over whether Armstrong was owed a $5 million bonus for winning the 2004 Tour. The bonus had been withheld due to claims Armstrong had cheated.
After three weeks of testimony in the case, Armstrong was awarded $7.5 million.
In the weekly edition of L'Equipe Dimanche, LeMond outlined his reasons for testifying in the case.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/more/06/25/bc.eu.spt.cyc.lemond.armstrong.ap/index.html
Last week, French newspapers published claims by the wife of a former Armstrong teammate alleging that the seven-Time Tour winner had admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs in 1996.
Betsy Andreu claimed that Armstrong, days after he underwent brain surgery in 1996, had told a doctor he had used the blood-boosting hormone EPO and other drugs.
Armstrong denied the allegations made in sworn statements by Andreu, the wife of former teammate Frankie Andreu, before an arbitration panel in January.
In a two-page denial released Friday, Armstrong called the allegations "stale, unfounded and untrue."
Her testimony came in a legal dispute over whether Armstrong was owed a $5 million bonus for winning the 2004 Tour. The bonus had been withheld due to claims Armstrong had cheated.
After three weeks of testimony in the case, Armstrong was awarded $7.5 million.
In the weekly edition of L'Equipe Dimanche, LeMond outlined his reasons for testifying in the case.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/more/06/25/bc.eu.spt.cyc.lemond.armstrong.ap/index.html