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Lance Armstrong Bullied His Cycling Teammates Into Doping, Claims USADA Report

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May 28 2018, Updated 10:07 a.m. ET

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By Debbie Emery - Breaking Celebrity News Reporter

Lance Armstrong's fall from glory took another shocking tumble on Thursday when it was revealed that he and his cohorts allegedly strong-armed teammates into getting injections of potentially dangerous drugs.

The allegations are part of the highly anticipated United States Doping Agency report that accused the U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team of running the "most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen," according to a statement from chief executive Travis Tygart.

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As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, it was recommended that the seven-time Tour de France winner be stripped of his titles and banned from competition for life in August in the wake of the drugs scandal.

Front and center in the 1,000 pages of evidence is testimony from 11 of the 40-year-old cycle champ's teammates, including Christian Vande Velde, who embarrassingly said in light of the scandal, "I have failed and I have succeeded in one of the most humbling sports in the world, and today is the most humbling moment of my life."

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According to ESPN.com, Velde was ambivalent about using the performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) recommended by Italian trainer Michele Ferrari, but was told to literally get with the program or get off the team.

"The conversation left me with no question that I was in the d