Lance Armstrong camp changed tack, Sunday, saying a report on a long date his former teammate from the alleged remarks to the federal authorities were the result of network TV "unpardonable zeal to besmirch" the winner of the Tour of France seven times.
CBS said Friday that George Hincapie had joined other members of the circle of Armstrong by claiming that he used performance-enhancing drugs.
Then, a prosecutor Armstrong released a statement indicating that, because it was the confidential testimony, it is impossible to know what had been said.
But on Sunday with a further 24 hours to discuss the report, spokesman for Armstrong and counsel Mark Fabiani issued a statement to fight vehemently.
This can memoirs as week Lance Armstrong has finally lost control of the team of USPS officially dissolved years earlier, writes Bonnie d. Ford of ESPN.com. History
"CBS has also attacked the reputation of George Hincapie", said the statement. "We are confident that the statements attributed to Hincapie are inaccurate and that the reports of his testimony are unreliable".
New revelations of former team-mates to Armstrong on "60 Minutes", combined to recent requests by the federal authorities for evidence in France, have fueled a sense more difficult for most famous cyclist in the world.
Another of the former Armstrong teammates, Tyler Hamilton, said "60 Minutes" he saw Armstrong used EPO in her first victory of the Tour in 1999.
The exhibit "60 Minutes", which was broadcast in full Sunday, has also used sources not identified in the report that Hincapie, a close friend and teammate Armstrong during the seven triumphs to the Tower of France, testified to a grand jury that he and Armstrong each other provided with EPO enhances endurance and discussed after having used testosteroneAnother banned substance, to prepare for the races.
When the parts of these details were released on "cbs Evening News", the Thursday and Friday, Hincapie released a statement saying, that he did not speak to "60 Minutes".
"As for the merits of what in the history of the ' 60 Minutes, I cannot comment on anything regarding the ongoing investigation,"he says."
The spokesman reitered Armstrong of Hincapie claim Sunday and in addition chastised the report.
"The only others with access to the testimony of Hincapie - government investigators and prosecutors - have even assured us that they are not the source of the information given by CBS for Hincapie," said the statement. "CBS reports on this subject has been filled of broken promises, assurances false and selective dependence of the witnesses on which no journalist renowned do rely." This alleged revelation is not more reliable that CBS claims earlier.
Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.
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