Texas Judge Rejects Armstrong’s Motion in Anti-Doping Case

In June, USADA informed Armstrong and four other members of the U.S. Postal Service professional cycling team, including three team doctors, of allegations of anti-doping violations. Armstrong responded by suing the USADA in federal court in July, arguing it had no jurisdiction to pursue the matter. Armstrong must decide by Thursday whether to take USADA’s allegations to arbitration or accept its sanctions, which are likely to include a lifetime ban and the loss of his seven titles in the Tour de France. He could also appeal Monday’s ruling.

“We are pleased that the federal court in Austin, Texas has dismissed Lance Armstrong’s lawsuit and upheld the established rules which provide Congressionally-mandated due process for all athletes,” USADA’s CEO Travis T. Tygart said in a statement released Monday. “The rules in place have protected the rights of athletes for over a decade in every case USADA has adjudicated and we look forward to a timely, public arbitration hearing in this case, should Mr. Armstrong choose, where the evidence can be presented, witness testimony will be given under oath and subject to cross examination, and an independent panel of arbitrators will determine the outcome of the case.”