Armstong possessed banned substance: Anderson
Armstong possessed banned substance: Anderson
Armstong possessed banned substance: Anderson
Friday, April 1, 2005 (Texas):
A former personal assistant to Lance Armstrong has alleged that he discovered a banned substance in the star's apartment in Spain last year.
Armstrong's attorney, Timothy Herman, called the allegation false and "absurd."
Mike Anderson, who is involved in a legal fight with Lance Armstrong over alleged promises the cyclist made to help Anderson start a bike shop, made the claim in a brief filed in state district court.
Armstrong, who is currently in Europe, has maintained that he is drug-free.
Soured ties
Anderson met Armstrong more than four years ago.
They became friends, often riding together, and Anderson regularly worked on Armstrong's bikes before becoming his personal assistant in November 2002.
Anderson, who says he had a key to Armstrong's apartment in Girona, Spain, alleges he was cleaning the bathroom in "early 2004" when he found a white box labelled "like any other prescription drug" that did not have a doctor's prescription attached.
Written on the box was the trademark name "Androstenine, or something very close to this," Anderson said.
"What I had in my hand was probably a steroid and I was very upset about it. I didn't really quite know what to do," he said.
Anderson looked up the name on the internet to confirm what he had found was a listed banned substance. But, fearing he would be fired, Anderson did not confront Armstrong about it.
Anderson believes that Armstrong knew about the alleged discovery because their relationship began to deteriorate almost immediately.
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