“The classic omerta move right? Actions speak louder than words,” Tygart told VeloNews on Tuesday. “On the one hand, they say the congratulate him on coming forward, [but] their action terminating him for being truthful speaks a lot louder than their words.”
Tygart said the Belgian team’s statement that it had only recently learned of Leipheimer’s past doping as part of his testimony to USADA was “absolutely not true,” adding that Leipheimer and a USADA attorney told the team months ago of the investigation, and of Leipheimer’s role. “To say they were unaware is inaccurate,” Tygart said.

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