Cycling commentator Phil Liggett has once more opened up about his relationship with former professional and banned-for-life cyclist, Lance Armstrong.
Roughly once a year, Liggett is asked, usually during the Tour Down Under, about his history with Armstrong, who he defended throughout years of drug allegations during the Texan’s career.
Armstrong was eventually banned by USADA in 2012, losing all seven of his Tour de France titles and confessing to years of drug use in an interview with Oprah Winfrey.
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Speaking directly to the New Zealand Herald, Liggett said: "I built him up. I created him into a great cyclist, and he was, even though he took drugs.
"On the other hand, I feel hurt and cheated that we made him look better than he should've and turned him into a star.
Liggett, who once claimed that a Federal investigation into Armstrong was a waste of time and that WADA’s and USADA’s later pursuit of the former rider would waste money, told the New Zealand Herald that most of the top riders who raced against Armstrong were also doping.
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