A 2-year investigation connected with Armstrong and his teammates was closed

The case against Lance Armstrong connected with doping is announced to be closed. This person remains to be considered a champion that won at the Tour de France 7 times.
It is known that federal prosecutors tried to determine whether this racing cyclist and his teammates have participated in a doping program. The duration of the investigation has been about 2 years.
Lance Armstrong denied that he has doped. The accusations against this cyclist threatened not only to his athletic career but also to his Foundation of cancer research and support. The efforts to prove that Lance Armstrong administrated steroids were in vain.
Lance Armstrong said that he had heard that the US Attorney’s Office made a decision to close the case. He confirmed that it was a right decision. Armstrong concluded that he was waiting to continue his usual life, being a father, a competitor and an advocate in the fight against cancer.
Andre Birote, an attorney announced during a press conference that the US Attorney’s Office closed the investigation linked with the case of Lance Armstrong. This attorney didn’t note about any reason of this decision. But he indicated that come previous similar investigations were also closed.
For example, the investigation connected with Barry Bonds was claimed to be less-than-successful. Prosecutors couldn’t prove that this athlete had cheated about administration of steroids. As for the case connected with Roger Clemens, the trial was indicated for another time because the judge proclaimed about previous mistrial.
Investigators suspected that a doping program was formed by Armstrong’s team. They tried to define whether it was so as they suspected. Authorities investigated whether Lance Armstrong encouraged or promoted doping.
In fact, prosecutors put efforts to determine whether Lance Armstrong and his team violated federal conspiracy and fraud charges. While Barry Bonds testified before a federal grand jury and Clemens testified before Congress, Armstrong was not forced to testify before a grand jury. Barry Bonds and Clemens were charged with lying under oath.
 Frank, a former teammate of Lance Armstrong, and her wife Betsy Andreu accused Armstrong in administration of controlled substance. They noticed that they were shocked by the decision to close the investigation. They concluded that such situations happened due to power of money.