Landis admits doping, Armstrong denies claims

Lance Armstrong has denied allegations made by disgraced American cyclist Floyd Landis, who accused the seven-time Tour de France champion of doping.



With his longtime coach Johan Bruyneel standing next to him, Armstrong says Landis seemingly pointed the finger at everyone still involved in the sport.



Landis was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title for doping, yet always denied cheating until now. He recently sent e-mails to cycling officials and sponsors detailing his blood doping.



He also claimed that Armstrong and Bruyneel paid an International Cycling Union official to cover-up a test in 2002 after Armstrong purportedly tested positive for the blood-boosting drug EPO.



In an e-mail Landis sent to USA Cycling chief Steve Johnson, he said Armstrong\'s positive EPO test was in 2002, around the time he won the Tour de Suisse.



Armstrong won the Tour de Suisse in 2001, not 2002.



Landis also implicated other cyclists, including longtime Armstrong confidant George Hincapie, and acknowledged using human growth hormone starting in 2003.