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"Bay Area investment banker Thom Weisel, who financed Lance Armstrong's cycling teams, knew of Armstrong's efforts to cover up his doping as early as 1999, according to a sworn affidavit submitted to a federal court in one of the lawsuits against the fallen cyclist."

"Former UCI president Hein Verbruggen has hit back at doping cover-up claims made by Lance Armstrong and said his own reputation is being destroyed."

"Croatian Marin Cilic's announcement during Wimbledon that he was pulling out of the tournament due to a knee injury was to avoid "adverse publicity" from the fact he had failed a drugs test, the full findings of the case have revealed."

"Former UCI president Hein Verbruggen has questioned the credibility of now-banned cyclist Lance Armstrong after the rider implicated the Dutchman in covering up doping at the 1999 Tour de France."

"Hein Verbruggen, the former UCI President who is accused of covering up Lance Armstrong's positive drug test, has revealed the "misery" he has suffered since the allegations emerged and said he had written to Armstrong seeking an apology."