Lance Armstrong

Two former teammates of American cycling star Lance Armstrong admitted that they used drugs to help them race. In an article in today's New York Times Frankie Andreu and another teammate (who would not give his name) said they used a drug called EPO when they raced with Armstrong during the Tour de France in 1999. Armstrong, who retired from cycling last year, won the Tour de France seven times. Many people think he also used drugs to help him race better. New Words. former teammates ______________________________ a cycling star ___________________________________ to admit (admitted) _____________________________ to use (used) _________________________________ drugs _______________________________________ an article ____________________________________ another _____________________________________ during ______________________________________ to retire (retired) ______________________________ to win (won) _________________________________ also ________________________________________ better ______________________________________

Questions. 1. Who is Lance Armstrong?

2. What did his teammates say? 3. Why did they use drugs? 4. What is the name of the newspaper in the story? 5. What is the name of the drug they used? 6. Who is Frankie Andreu? 7. When did they race with Amstrong? 8. How many times did Amstrong win the Tour de France? 9. What do some people think?