Lance Armstrong denies steroid use

The case against Lance Armstrong connected with doping is announced to be closed. He remains to be considered a champion that won at the Tour de France 7 times.
It is known that federal prosecutors put efforts to determine whether this cyclist and his teammates have taken part in a doping program. The duration of the investigation has been about 2 years.
Lance Armstrong denied that he has doped. The accusations against Lance Armstrong threatened not only to his athletic career but also to his Foundation of cancer research and support. The efforts to prove that this athlete took steroids were in vain.
Lance Armstrong noted that he had heard that the US Attorney’s Office decided to close the investigation. He confirmed that it was a right decision. Armstrong concluded that he was waiting to continue his usual life, being a father, a competitor and an advocate in the fight against cancer.
The attorney Andre Birotte proclaimed during a press conference that the US Attorney’s Office closed the investigation linked with the case of Lance Armstrong. This person didn’t notice about any reason of this decision. But he indicated that come previous similar cases were also closed.
For example, the case connected with Barry Bonds was claimed to be less-than-successful. Prosecutors couldn’t prove that this athlete had lied about intake of steroids. As for the case connected with Roger Clemens, the trial was indicated for another time because the judge announced about previous mistrial.
Investigators suspected that a doping program was organized by Armstrong’s team. They wanted to determine whether it was so as they thought. Authorities investigated whether Lance Armstrong encouraged or promoted doping.
In fact, prosecutors put efforts to define whether Armstrong and his team broke federal conspiracy and fraud charges. While Barry Bonds testified before a federal grand jury and Clemens testified before Congress, Armstrong wasn’t forced to testify before a grand jury. Barry Bonds and Clemens were accused in lying under oath.
Frank, a former teammate of Lance Armstrong, and her wife Betsy Andreu charged Armstrong with intake of performance-enhancing drugs. They claimed that they were shocked by the decision to close the case. They concluded that such situations happened due to money and corruption.