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Were there like 20 or 30 other cycling cheaters that were caught alongside lance Armstrong?
by ushiroda80 2y ago
Were there like 20 or 30 other cycling cheaters that were caught alongside lance Armstrong?
- ipaddr 2y agoAlberto Contador (2010, ban upheld in 2012) – Stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title due to clenbuterol use. Jan Ullrich (2012) – Officially found guilty of doping in connection with Operation Puerto, though his offenses dated back to the 2000s. Frank Schleck (2012) – Tested positive for a banned diuretic during the Tour de France. Johan Bruyneel (2018) – Armstrong’s former team director was banned for life for his role in systematic doping. Chris Froome (2017 case, cleared in 2018) – Found with high levels of salbutamol; later cleared by the UCI and WADA. Jarlinson Pantano (2019) – Tested positive for EPO and received a four-year ban. Nairo Quintana (2022) – Disqualified from the Tour de France for tramadol use, though it was not classified as a doping offense. The sport was tainted before Lance and still is.