'As a person serving a lifetime ban, Mr Bruyneel was not authorized to be present' - UCI objects to Lance Armstrong's former manager's appearance at Tour de France on stage 12

Cycling: 97th Tour de France 2010 / Stage 20Podium / ARMSTRONG Lance (USA)/ Johan BRUYNEEL (Bel) Sportsdirector Team Radioshack (Usa)/ Longjumeau - Paris Champs-Elysees (102,5 Km)/ Ronde van Frankrijk / TDF / Rit Etape / (c)Tim De Waele
🧜Johan Bruyneel at the 2010 Tour de France with Lance Armstrong (Image credit: Getty Images)

Almost seven years into his 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:lifetime ban for his role in doping by Lance Armstrong and his US Postal Service teammates between 1999 and 2005, Johan Bruyneel was back at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de France last week as a guest of the Flemish television channel VRT1 and the Vive le vélo show, hosted by Karl Vannieuw💦kerke🏅.

Bruyneel was present in Auch at the start of Thursday's stage to Hautacam, and posted photos on Instagram of him in front of a board listing all of the winners of the Tour de France. The board still lists Lance Armstrong as the winner from 🌸1999 to 2005 despite the American being stripped of those titles by the UCI.

Laura Weislo
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Laura Weislo has been with Cyclingnews since 2006 after making a switch from a career in science. As Managing Editor, she coordinates coverage for North Americ🃏an events and global news. As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track, Laura has a passion for all three disciplines. When not workin꧂g she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads, paths and gravel tracks. Laura specialises in covering doping, anti-doping, UCI governance and performing data analysis.

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