@article{ref1,
title="Why Lance Armstrong? Historical context and key turning points in the 'cleaning up' of professional cycling",
journal="International journal of the history of sport",
year="2014",
author="Dimeo, Paul",
volume="31",
number="8",
pages="951-968",
abstract="The US Anti-Doping Agency published its evidence against Lance Armstrong in October 2012 after a lengthy investigation and a series of testimonies from his former US Postal Service teammates. This article aims to understand the development processes - local and global - that led eventually to his 'confession' in January 2013 on the Oprah Winfrey show. By taking a chronological approach from the 1980s onwards, the following key themes will be addressed: the doping state of play when Armstrong began his career; the incremental confessions of other cyclists that helped break down cycling's secret doping culture; the broader organisational changes in anti-doping; the reasons why Armstrong became the focal point of anti-doping efforts; and the implications for professional cycling and anti-doping in the near future. Thus, the aim is to synthesise macro-and micro-level developments to explain the outcomes, and to further understand the consequences of this 'scandal'.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0952-3367",
doi="10.1080/09523367.2013.879858",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09523367.2013.879858"
}