Lance Armstrong Heads to France but Not Before Attacking Federal Grand Jury and Jeff Novitzky

Lance Armstrong is on his way to France for the final days of the Tour De France. I am sure he is happy at the overall results, which shows Alberto Contador with a large three minute plus deficit on the yellow jersey just a few days before Paris. Contador was prematurely labeled the greatest stage racer in the history of the sport, but it is now apparent it's going to be hard to make that case of Lance Armstrong.

Of course, the United States government is working to help Contador, who also comes with controversy surrounding the use of performance enhancement drugs. Lance Armstrong is under an unconstitutional grand jury investigation for doping. Unconstitutional because witnesses to date have never reported Lance doped in the United States, only in Europe outside of the the FDA's jurisdiction. Of course that hasn't stopped federal bureaucrat Jeff Novitzky from racking up the frequent flier miles to Europe on the taxpayer dime.

Armstrong had some words for Novitzky and the federal government before leaving for France. Armstrong's attorneys filed a 20 page document providing evidence of leaks by the federal government in hopes of turning public opinions against Armstrong.

The document filed in federal court accuses people in the inner circle of the investigation, which is looking into allegations of performance-enhancing drug use in professional cycling, of "flouting the law requiring grand jury secrecy" by sharing details about the investigation. The brief calls for the court to hold a hearing on the matter.

Lance will return home after the Tour De France to ride RAGBRAI in Iowa, an event I have ridden in seven times and was fortunate enough to catch up with the champion on one leg a few years ago.