Before the US Anti-Doping Agency found that his team ran "the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen," Lance Armstrong did what no one had ever done: He won the Tour de France seven times, and he did so consecutively, from 1999 to 2005.
As we know now, his victories were aided by a variety of performance-enhancing drugs.
But Armstrong didn't act alone, and it was, darkly so, a true team effort. A calculating tactician, Armstrong handpicked teammates carefully, and together they represented sport's most dominant team. An indelible image from the era was that of the US Postal Service's "Blue Train" setting a blistering pace at the front of the peloton, one that for years no one could match, let alone beat.
More than a decade later, many of the key riders who served under Armstrong's tainted reign are still involved in the sport.
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Tyler Hamilton helped Armstrong win Tours by leading him through the Alps and Pyrenees. He later admitted doping during his career.
Source: USADA
He now lives in Missoula, Montana, and runs a company that coaches cyclists. He wrote a tell-all best-seller, "The Secret Race," about his doping adventures with Armstrong.
Sources: TylerHamilton.com, "The Secret Race"
Christian Vande Velde rode on the first two of Armstrong's Tour-winning teams. He later admitted doping during his career.
Source: USADA
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