Shower may cost Armstrong Tour start
LANCE ARMSTRONG was yesterday making light of his latest run-in with French doping authorities that could possibly rule him out of the Tour de France.
But the allegations against him of misconduct in an anti-doping test taken last month are no joke, with officials considering punishing him because he breached protocol by leaving the tester's company to take a shower at the house he was renting in the south of France after a training ride on March 17.
Tests of the seven-time Tour winner's blood, urine and hair taken did not detect banned substances. But the Agence Francaise de Lutte contre le Dopage said Armstrong, who has been tested 24 times since announcing his comeback last September, could be punished because he "did not respect the obligation to remain under the direct and permanent observation" of the tester. Armstrong said he took a shower while his sports director, Johan Bruyneel, checked that the tester was bona fide and not "just some French guy with a backpack and some equipment".
Earlier this week, Armstrong vehemently denied he was evading the control. He labelled the accusation "outrageous" and said the tester gave him permission to have a shower that took 20 minutes.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/shower ... 48238.htmlWhy didnt he just enjoy his retirement? Its been down hill for him since he stepped back in the field.