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| Armstrong on Ferrari |
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| By Podofdonny |
| Date: 7/10/2002 |
| Armstrong on Ferrari |
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In an interview in L’Equipe, three times Tour de France winner Lance
Armstrong defended his relationship with the notorious “Sports Doctor"
Ferrari. The Italian has long been at the centre of suspicion of prescribing
forbidden products, particularly EPO. In one interview, Ferrari
compared the danger of EPO with that of orange juice ("everything is a question
of dosage"). It was revealed during last year's Tour de France that Armstrong
had been cooperating for several years with the training analyst and physician.
"Where is the proof against Ferrari that he is a doper?" Armstrong asks in
the interview. "Everything is based on the statements of the Italian professional
Filippo Simeoni. The police found him with drugs and a book, in which Simeoni
had noted what he had taken since 1992. But he had only worked with Ferrari
in 1997 and during this time his blood samples were well within the
permitted limit, contrary to earlier times. When Simeoni was threatened
with a two year ban, he got offered a deal for a three month ban if he implicated
Ferrari - that is the truth," said Armstrong.
"Ferrari is a friend, a councillor, a brilliant physician and training analyst.
He has experience like no one else. The Italian law will acquit Ferrari,"
avowed Armstrong.
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