Lance Armstrong's Personal Assistant: Lance Doped.
by Shannon KeirnanUh oh!
With Lance Armstrong being stripped of his tours, America has been in an uproar about the “witch hunt” against the cyclist.
Now, however, Armstrong’s ex personal assistant has come forward with some surprising and disturbing news.
Mike Anderson has come forward to say, “I was Lance’s personal assistant for two years, during the height of his racing career. Do I think he cheated? Yep. But my real problem is something that diehard fans seem unable to grasp: the vengeful tactics he uses against people who tell the truth about him, on and off the bike.”
Apparently Armstrong would “destroy” anyone who spoke out against him, including “a former teammate and his wife, who swore under oath during a deposition that they ‘heard Armstrong tell doctors in an Indianapolis hospital room that he’d used EPO, human growth hormone, cortisone, steroids, and testosterone.”
Anderson’s article details his life with Armstrong, and the discovery of steroids in the cyclist’s bathroom. He discusses the deterioration of his friendship with the “Dodgeball" actor, and the backlash of speaking out against Armstrong, who many consider a hero.
He also mention's Armstrong’s anger when Anderson refused to sign an agreement that would gag order him from speaking about his experiences as Armstrong’s assistant.
“There was a pattern. Anyone who challenged him or disagreed with him would eventually feel his wrath,” he says.
Worst of all to Anderson was the breaking of Armstrong’s promise to help Anderson open his own bike shop, crushing the man’s dreams.
So do we believe Anderson or Armstrong? Will the truth come out, and if it does—will it ruin Armstrong’s squeaky clean, all-American image?
You can read all of Anderson's article here, and decide for yourself.