WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The Lance Armstrong team that dominated the Tour de France
Tyler Hamilton helped Armstrong win Tours by leading him through the Alps and Pyrenees. He later admitted doping during his career.
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
He still lives in Illinois and now works as a commentator calling bike races for NBC.
Sources: christianvdv.com, Comcast
Kevin Livingston was a climber who rode on two of Armstrong's Tour-winning teams. A French Senate report accused Livingston of using EPO in the 1998 Tour.
He now lives in Austin, Texas, where he runs a company that coaches cyclists; it's located in the basement of Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop, which is owned by Armstrong.
Source: PedalHard.com
Floyd Landis was an all-rounder who helped Armstrong win Tours and won one himself. He, too, was stripped of his Tour title because of PEDs.
Source: USADA
Levi Leipheimer was an all-rounder who rode with Armstrong on a few different teams at the Tour. He later admitted doping during his career.
Source: USADA
He now lives in Santa Rosa, California, where he runs a mass-participation bike ride.
Sources: levination, Levi's GranFondo
Dave Zabriskie was a strong time-trial rider and a teammate of Armstrong for a few years. He later admitted doping during his career.
Source: USADA
He now lives in Los Angeles, where he runs a company that makes chamois cream.
Source: DaveZabriskie.com
Jonathan Vaughters took the start with Armstrong's Tour-winning team in 1999, but he crashed out on stage two. He later admitted doping during his career.
Source: USADA
He now manages Cannondale-Garmin, a top team that competes in the Tour de France.
Source: Slipstream Sports
Tom Danielson was hailed as "the next Lance Armstrong," and though he didn't ride the Tour de France as a teammate of Armstrong, they were teammates for a few years. He later admitted doping during his career.
Sources: The New York Times, USADA
He still races, for Vaughters' Cannondale-Garmin team, and lives in Boulder, Colorado.
Source: Slipstream Sports
Frankie Andreu was a cocaptain of the US Postal team with Armstrong in 1998, 1999, and 2000. He later admitted doping during his career.
Source: USADA
He still lives in the Detroit area and now works in domestic cycling as a race commentator, announcer, and journalist.
Source: FrankieAndreu.com
George Hincapie was Armstrong's most loyal and trusted teammate, and the only person to ride on all seven of Armstrong's Tour-winning teams. He admitted doping during his career.
Source: USADA
He now lives in Greenville, South Carolina, where he runs a cycling-apparel company and a mass-participation bike ride. He wrote a book, "The Loyal Lieutenant," about his career.
Sources: Amazon, GeorgeHincapie.com, "The Loyal Lieutenant"
He now lives in Madrid and London. USADA handed him a 10-year ban from cycling for being "at the apex of a conspiracy to commit widespread doping."
Armstrong made history by winning a record seven Tours de France but was later stripped of his titles because he used performance-enhancing drugs.
Source: USADA
He now owns multimillion-dollar properties in Aspen, Colorado, and Austin, Texas, but he's facing a $100 million lawsuit that could bring financial ruin. He is banned for life from cycling. He said he has sought counseling since his doping confession.
Sources: Business Insider, The Telegraph
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The Lance Armstrong team that dominated the Tour de France
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