Lance Armstrong at the 2003 Tour de France (Watson)
The chief executive of the US Anti-Doping Agency has dismissed claims that Lance Armstrong was the subject of a “witch hunt” when he was banned from cycling for life.
The accusation was made by former UCI president, Pat McQuaid, on BBC Radio 5 Live after Armstrong gave an interview to the corporation - two years after his doping confession.
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