Greg LeMond accuses Lance Armstrong of doping, condemns authorities for remaining silent...

Former Tour de France champion Greg LeMond reiterated doping accusations against fellow-American rider Lance Armstrong and accused the ruling body UCI of remaining silent.

LeMond said in an interview with Saturday's edition of Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) daily that Armstrong had submitted a positive doping test in 1999, the year he won his first of seven straight Tour titles.

He alleged donations to the UCI by Armstrong, two of them now confirmed by the ruling body and worth $125 000, were effectively corruption, saying: "Remain silent, pay - it's almost like the mafia." More...

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