Feds drop Lance Armstrong doping case
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Lance Armstrong speaks at the Amgen Tour of California news conference on Thursday at the Sheraton Grand Sacramento. -
lance Armstrong of team Astana turns the corner at 19th Street and N Street during the first stage of the Amgen Tour of California bicycle race in Sacramento on Saturday, February 14, 2009. -
Lance Armstrong of Team Astana adjusts his glasses in the start house before his prolouge during the first stage of the Amgen Tour of California bicycle race in Sacramento on Saturday, February 14, 2009. -
Lance Armstrong broke away from the pack late in the race while on the uphill on Commercial Street on Sunday afternoon at the Nevada City Bicycle Classic in Nevada City, California on June 21, 2009. -
Lance Armstrong raises his arms as he crosses the finish line as the winner of the Nevada City Bicycle Classic in Nevada City, California on Sunday afternoon. -
The peloton, with Lance Armstrong center, take a hairpin turn on Salmon Falls Road during the Amgen Tour of California May 15, 2010 in El Dorado Hills, Calif. -
Lance Armstrong looks out at the fans prior to the start of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California in Nevada City on Sunday. -
Lance Armstrong, right, chats with Andy Schleck prior to the start of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California on Sunday in Nevada City. -
In this July 7, 2005, seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong of Austin, Texas, rides through the countryside during the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Troyes and Nancy, eastern France. Federal prosecutors said, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, they are closing a criminal investigation of Armstrong and will not charge him over allegations the seven-time Tour de France winner used performance-enhancing drugs. -
In this July 24, 2005, file photo, overall leader Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, signals seven for his seventh straight win in the Tour de France cycling race, as he pedals during the 21st and final stage of the race between Corbeil-Essonnes, south of Paris, and the French capital. Federal prosecutors said, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, they are closing a criminal investigation of Armstrong and will not charge him over allegations the seven-time Tour de France winner used performance-enhancing drugs. -
In this July 23, 2005 file photo, overall leader Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, crosses the finish line to win the 20th stage of the Tour de France cycling race, a 55.5-kilometer (34.5-mile) individual time trial looping around north of Saint-Etienne, central France. Federal prosecutors said, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, they are closing a criminal investigation of Armstrong and will not charge him over allegations the seven-time Tour de France winner used performance-enhancing drugs. -
In this July 25, 2004 file photo, overall leader Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, rides down the Champs Elysees avenue past U.S. flags during the 20th and last stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Montereau, southeast of Paris, and the Champs-Elysees in Paris. Federal prosecutors said, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, they are closing a criminal investigation of Armstrong and will not charge him over allegations the seven-time Tour de France winner used performance-enhancing drugs. -
In this July 22, 2004, file photo, overall leader Lance Armstrong reacts as he crosses the finish line to win the 17th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bourd-d'Oisans and Le Grand Bornand, French Alps. Federal prosecutors said, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, they are closing a criminal investigation of Armstrong and will not charge him over allegations the seven-time Tour de France winner used performance-enhancing drugs. -
In this July 22, 2004, file photo, overall leader Lance Armstrong reacts as he crosses the finish line to win the 17th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bourd-d'Oisans and Le Grand Bornand, French Alps. Federal prosecutors said, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, they are closing a criminal investigation of Armstrong and will not charge him over allegations the seven-time Tour de France winner used performance-enhancing drugs. -
In this Feb. 28, 2011, file photo, former cycling champion Lance Armstrong smiles during a news conference at the Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. Federal prosecutors said, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, they are closing a criminal investigation of Armstrong and will not charge him over allegations the seven-time Tour de France winner used performance-enhancing drugs. -
In this Jan. 24, 2011, file photo American cyclist Lance Armstrong prepares for a fundraising ride through the streets of Brisbane, Australia. Federal prosecutors said, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, they are closing a criminal investigation of Armstrong and will not charge him over allegations the seven-time Tour de France winner used performance-enhancing drugs. -
In this July 17, 2009, file phot, seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong reacts as he answers questions of reporters prior to the start of the 13th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 200 kilometers (124.3 miles) with start in Vittel and finish in Colmar, central France. -
The winner of the 1999 Tour de France, Lance Armstrong OF THE US, raises a glass of champagne with celebrating his win during his honor lap on the Champs Elysees in Paris, 25 July 1999. -
Seven time winner of the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong, talks before taking part in a fun walk at Cal Expo to kick off the Governors Summit on Health, Nutrition and Obesity, Thursday Sept. 15, 2005. -
Lance Armstrong of the US rides towards the Arc de Triomphe during the parade after the 20th and last stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 102.5 kilometers (63.7 miles) with start in Longjumeau and finish in Paris, France, Sunday, July 25, 2010. -
Bicycling champion and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong, at podium speaks during a news conference in Los Angeles Monday, Feb. 28, 2011. Armstrong is backing a new California tax initiative on tobacco which looks to increase taxes on cigarettes by $1 a pack to raise more than $500 million a year that would fund research on cancer and tobacco-related illnesses. At left is Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. -
This July 19, 2009, file photo shows seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong as he crosses the finish line during 15th stage of the Tour de France cycling race, in Verbier, Switzerland. The seven-time Tour de France winner, arguably the greatest performer in the history of cycling, is a focal point of a federal investigation that combines old allegations with new claims and testimony, all of which will come together over the next several months to either topple or vindicate him. Or simply lead to more questions. -
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong strains to take a fourth place during the prologue of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial over 8,9 kilometers (5.5 miles) in the port city of Rotterdam, Netherlands, Saturday July 3, 2010. -
Lance Armstrong, left, chats with Levi Leipheimer during the Amgen Tour of California news conference on Thursday at the Sheraton Grand Sacramento. -
Cyclist Lance Armstrong is helped up after crashing during the fifth stage of the Tour of California cycling race in the outskirts of Visalia, Calif., Thursday, May 20, 2010. -
This is a Thursday, July 27, 2006 file photo of former Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, eats a piece of coconut cream pie during a seven-day bike ride across Iowa in Sully, Iowa. Running on empty may not be such a bad idea after all. Running on empty may not be such a bad idea after all. Though many athletes eat before training, some scientists say that if you really want to get rid of more fat, you should skip the pre-workout snack. Muscles usually get their energy from carbohydrates, which is why athletes like Armstrong and Michael Phelps eat enormous amounts of food before a race. But if you haven't eaten before exercising, your body doesn't have many carbohydrates in reserve. That forces it to burn fat instead, scientists say. -
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong of the US trains on the time trial track in the center of Rotterdam, Netherlands, Friday July 2, 2010. The race starts on Saturday July 3 with an individual time trial over 8,9 kilometers (5.5 miles) in Rotterdam. -
Cyclists Lucas Euser (107) and Lance Armstrong, top center, fall after crashing during the fifth stage of the Tour of California cycling race in the outskirts of Visalia, Calif., Thursday, May 20, 2010. -
Cyclist Lance Armstrong is tended to after crashing during the fifth stage of the Tour of California cycling race in the outskirts of Visalia, Calif., Thursday, May 20, 2010. -
Seven-time Tour de France cycling classic winner US Lance Armstrong from RadioShack team rides during the first stage of the 58th "Circuit de la Sarthe" between Sablé-sur-Sarthe and Varades, western France, on April 6, 2010. Spanish Luis Leon Sanchez from Caisse d'Epargne team won the first stage. -
American Lance Armstrong, front, leads Oscar Pereiro of Spain during the Cancer Council Helpline Classic at the 2010 Tour Down Under Cycling Classic in Adelaide, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010 . -
This is a May 9, 2009, file photo showing Lance Armstrong leading the Astana team during the first stage of the Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, in Venice Lido, Italy. If judged solely on physical endurance, Lance Armstrong would hands-down win The Associated Press' Athlete of the Decade award. -
Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong rides during the 7.7-kilometer ( 4,78 miles) individual time-trial of the 79th International Criterium cycling race in Porto Vecchio, southern Corsica island, Sunday, March 28, 2010. -
In this July 24, 2005 file photo, Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, holds the winner's trophy after winning his seventh straight Tour de France cycling race, during ceremonies on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, after the 21st and final stage of the race between Corbeil-Essonnes, south of Paris, and the French capital. Armstrong is getting back on his bike, determined to win an eighth Tour de France. The Tour "is the intention," Armstrong's spokesman Mark Higgins told The Associated Press, "but we've got some homework to do over there." -
Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, holds the winner's trophy as his son Luke, rear right, his twin daughters Grace, right, and Isabelle, look on, after winning his seventh straight Tour de France cycling race, during ceremonies on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, after the 21st and final stage of the race between Corbeil-Essonnes, south of Paris, and the French capital, Sunday, July 24, 2005. The Arc de Triomphe is seen behind. -
** FOR USE AS DESIRED WITH YEAR-END STORIES -- FILE -- ** US Postal Service team leader and five-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, reacts as he crosses the finish line to win the 15th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Valreas, southern France, and Villard-de-Lans, French Alps, Tuesday, July 20, 2004. Armstrong takes the overall lead of the race. -
Overall leader Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, foreground, cools himself off, followed by Jan Ullrich of Germany, right, in the ascent of the Port de Pailheres pass during the 13th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Toulouse, southwestern France, and Ax-3 Domaines, French Pyrenees, Saturday, July 19, 2003. -
Overall leader Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, reacts on the podium after winning the 15th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bagneres-de-Bigorre and Luz-Ardiden, French Pyrenees, Monday, July 21, 2003.
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